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Flor de Lis

from Final Master's Recital by Greg Byers

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Djavan is a popular singer/songwriter in Brazil, combining the rhythmic influence of his homeland with the popular music forms of America. One of his biggest hits, Flor de Lis features a narrator whose world has been turned upside down when a romance ends. Despite the forlorn lyrics, the samba groove makes it difficult to brood too long.

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Valei me deus, e o fim do nosso amor
Perdoa por favor, eu sei que o erro acconteceu
Mas nao sei o que fez tudo mudar de vez
Onde foi que eu errei
Eu so sei que amei, que amei, que amei, que amei

Sera talvez, que minha ilusao
Foi dar meu coracao com toda forca
Pra essa moca me fazer feliz
E o destino nao quis
Me ver como raiz de uma flor de lis
E foi assim que eu vi nosso amor na poeira poeira
Morto na beleza fria de maria

E o de jardim da vida ressecou, morreu
Do que brotou maria ne magarida nasseu


God, help me, our love is over.
Forgive me, I know I did something wrong,
But I don't know what exactly made everything change so suddenly.
Where did I go wrong?
I only know that I loved, and I loved, and I loved like no one else.

Can it be that my mistake was
To give my heart to her with all my soul
So she could make me happy?
But fate did not want to see me be as are roots to a lily flower,
And so I watched our love turn to dust, to dust,
Dying in the coldness of her beauty.
 
And the garden of my life wilted or died.
On that same plant where she once blossomed
Not even a single daisy has grown.

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from Final Master's Recital, released March 29, 2013
Chris Bates - Bass; Greg Byers - Agogo Bell, Cello; Lucia Newell - Shaker, Voice; Chris Olson - Guitar; Kristin Sponcia - Piano; Dave Stanoch - Drums

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