LoveFriday - Finding love signs on my hometown streets

Hello dear friends!!

I almost can't believe I didn't post anything this last week! It was a (very) busy week for sure, but I didn't forget you all!

Here I am for another LoveFriday!

Last weekend when visiting my hometown I noticed a new Stencil Art (it may actually not be a new one, but it was for me, as it was the first time I noticed it! I first called this graffiti​, but like @bescouted said it's called "Stencil Art, thanks !!), PERFECT for a LoveFriday!!

First the drawn couple caught my attention...

but there was the writting too, and it was so familiar to me!

"A cidade está deserta _{(The city is deserted)}
E alguém escreveu o teu nome em toda a parte _{(And somebody wrote your name everywhere)}
Nas casas, nos carros, nas pontes, nas ruas. _{(In the houses, in the cars, on bridges, on the streets.)}
Em todo o lado essa palavra, _{(This word is everywhere)}
repetida ao expoente da loucura! _{(repeated to the exponent of madness!)}
Ora amarga, ora doce..._{(Sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet...)}
Para nos lembrar que o amor é uma doença, _{(To remind us that love a disease,)}
quando nele julgamos ver a nossa cura." _{(when we judge him to see our cure.)}

When I got home I searched who had wrote this beautiful poem, just to find out (remember, actually) this was part of a great portuguese rock song (@ 3m03s)!

_{(This morning while writting this post I heard it on the radio, it's not common these days because this music has probably 17-18 years old!)}

And what about the drawn couple!?

"O seu nome era Amaro Vieira"

Who was Amaro Vieira!?

It was the protagonist of the famous portuguese novel "The Crime of Father Amaro" by Eça de Queirós. This novel tells the destructive love story of Amaro Vieira, a Catholic priest and a “handsome, strapping lad,” and lovely Amelia.
_{(Now things got a bit more exciting, haven't they?)}

Their relationship is set against the backdrop of Leiria. _{(my hometown, where this photo was shot)}

The greatness of the novel lies in the breadth and depth of Eça de Queirós.
His eye for detail is striking, whether describing the physical beauty of the Portuguese countryside, the psychology of a character, or the distended bellies of poor children.

He sees the strength and weakness of every character, and although he excoriates the hypocrisy of the Church, sometimes with the blackest humour, he never belittles the importance and power of the true faith.

I also found there is an English translation of this novel by Jull Costa, which seems to be a "brilliant translation that preserves Eça’s sharp, ironic prose and the elegant flavor of his humor" here.

Ahh, someone wrote my name in the streets of Leiria

Strange coincidence, hum?!

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Let's look for love!! More love please!!

This is what I would like to see shared under the #LoveFriday:

• Positivity: That's the main purpose!! In a world were sad stories are pumping everywhere, sharing positivity is even more precious;
• Romantic or not: There is plenty of room for romantism, but not only. It can be a mom and daughter caring gesture, simply someone helping another one, and so on, but proper for all ages (no NSFW please);
• Stories, music, photography and​ any kind of art related: The window of possibilities is enormous, feel free!

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• MonochromeMonday - initiated by @old-guy-photos - check all posts here Monochromemonday
• TreeTuesday - initiated by @old-guy-photos - check all posts here TreeTuesday
• BeachWednesday - leaded by @lizanomadsoul and initiated by @uwelang - check all posts here BeachWednesday
• SunThursday - leaded by @lizanomadsoul and initiated by @uwelang - check all posts here SunThursday
• LoveFriday - initiated by @liliana.duarte - check all posts here LoveFriday

• Colorchallenge (with daily color tags too) - initiated by @kalemandra - check all posts here ColorChallenge

• WeekendPhotos - initiated by @hope777 - check all posts here WeekendPhotos

• MarketFriday - initiated by @dswigle - check all posts here MarketFriday

• SaturdayView - initiated by @luxurylifestyle - check all posts here SaturdayView

• BeerSaturday - initiated by @detlev - check all posts here BeerSaturday

• BeautifulSunday - initiated by @ace108 - check all posts here BeautifulSunday

• MyPictureDay - initiated by @timsaid - check all posts here MyPictureDay

• IntroduceYourHomeTown - initiated by @redtravels - check all posts here IntroduceYourHomeTown

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