I wasn't just an ordinary girl and I wasn't looking for some ordinary lad. I was a girl with a wreath on her head. I was looking for a lad with splendid high boots. When I went to dance with a lad, the earth was shaking under my feet, the rue was blooming on my head, and the rings were glistening on my fingers. When I went to dance with a widower, the earth was breaking open, the rue withered on my head, and the rings on my fingers tarnished.
A lost masterpiece of Brazilian music, from an artist who remains a mystery to this day, get second life via a glorious reissue. Bandcamp Album of the Day Sep 23, 2016