Near Fátima or Aljustrel, Cova da Iria, beside Aljustrel, [near] the road [of] macadam, on the north side. Things I witnessed. On 13 June I went there for the first time, but did not arrive in time for the event; however, I spoke with the little girls in the churchyard at Fátima. I questioned them carefully and saw in them something that, it seemed to me, could not possibly be untrue. From that moment I believed that it was the Most Holy Virgin who came there. On 13 July I was present too. At the hour of the apparition [there could be seen] a little mist. The sun lost its strength and stopped giving heat, though until then it had been very hot. And many people said that, when the apparition spoke, they heard her but did not
Cerca da Fátima ou Aljustrel, Cova da Iria, ao lado de Aljustrel, [perto] da estrada [de] macadame, ao lado do norte. Casos presenciados por mim. No dia 13 de Junho fui lá a primeira vez, à qual não fui a tempo ao acto, mas falei com as pequenas no adro da Fátima. Interroguei-as atentamente e vi nelas o que me pareceu impossível não ser verdade. Desde essa hora fiquei crente que era a Virgem Santíssima que ali vinha. No dia 13 de Julho compareci também. À hora da aparição [via-se] uma nevoazinha. O sol perdeu a força deixando de fazer calor, o que até ali fazia muito. E muita gente disse que, quando a aparição falava, ouviam-na mas não
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witness [make out] what She was saying. I only heard when Lúcia said: there She goes! I heard a roar in the air. It seemed like the beginning of a thunderclap. On 13 August I was present too. The little girls and the boy had been arrested. There were a great many people. At the same hours as the apparition, the heavenly bodies and the sun did the same as on the other occasions; and there was a most extraordinary sign in the heavens. On 13 September I was present too. The sun and the heavenly bodies made the same display. The people were full of excitement, looking up into the air, some saying that they saw stars, others that they saw a dove, others that they saw stars running and swallows going along with them. Everyone was excited. Still others [said] that they saw flowers falling. On 13 October it rained almost all morning. Close to the hour of the apparition it stopped raining. The extraordinary things that happened in the sun! Everyone saw them who had their eyes open; whoever closed them saw nothing. And perhaps there were some who saw and said they had not, so as not to give honour to the Mother of Heaven. Whatever mistake there may have been about the war*, the extraordinary [facts] that happened there are undeniable.
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presenciavam [percebiam] o que Ela dizia. Eu só ouvi quando a Lúcia disse: lá vai Ela! Ouvi no ar um rugido. Parecia o princípio de um trovão. No dia 13 de Agosto compareci também. As meninas e o menino foram presos. Estava muita gente. Às mesmas horas da aparição os astros e o sol representaram o mesmo das outras vezes; e um sinal extraordinaríssimo nos astros. No dia 13 de Setembro compareci também. O sol e os astros fizeram a mesma figura. O povo entusiasmado a olhar para o ar, dizendo uns que viam estrelas, outros que viam uma pomba, outros que viam estrelas a correr e andorinhas a acompanhar. Era um entusiasmo em todos. Ainda outros que viam flores a cair. No dia 13 de Outubro choveu quase toda a manhã. À hora próxima à aparição deixou de chover. Os factos extraordinários que se deram no sol! Toda a gente presenciou: quem tinha os olhos abertos; quem os fechou não viu nada. E talvez houvesse quem visse e dissesse que não viu para não dar honras à Mãe do Céu. Haja o equívoco que houver com respeito à guerra, os [factos] extraordinários que lá houve são inegáveis.