O xote das meninas [English translation]

When mandacaru flourishes in the desert

it's a sign that the rain has come in sertão

when a girl get bored of dolls

it's a sign that love has come into her heart

Long sockings...

She doesn't want low shoes anymore

Tight dresses...

She doesn't want to wear chitão anymore

She only wants...

and thinks about falling in love

She only wants...

and thinks about falling in love

Early in the morning, she's already made up

She's always sighing

and daydreaming

Her father takes the sick daughter to the doctor

She doesn't eat, she can't study

She doesn't sleep, she wants nothing

She only wants...

and thinks about falling in love

She only wants...

and thinks about falling in love

The doctor not even examines her

He calls the father in private

and whispers in his ear

"It's a sickness of her age"

"For such girl,

there is no remedy

in all medicine"

• Artist:Luiz Gonzaga