Amália Rodrigues, was a Portuguese singer and
actress. She was known as the Rainha do Fado ("Queen of Fado") and was
most influential in popularizing the fado worldwide. She was one of the
most important figures in the genre's development,and
enjoyed a 50-year recording and stage career. Amália' performances and
choice of repertoire pushed fado's boundaries and helped redefine it and
reconfigure it for her and subsequent generations. In effect, Amália
wrote the rulebook on what fado could be and on how a female fadista —
or fado singer — should perform it, to the extent that she remains an
unsurpassable model and an unending source of repertoire for all those
who came afterwards. Amália enjoyed an extensive international career
between the 1950s and the 1970s, although in an era where such efforts
were not as easily quantified as today. (in Wikipedia)
Estranha Forma de vida (strange way of life) - Lyrics translation
It was by God's will
I live in this anxiety.
That all my woes are mine,
That is all my longing.
It was by God's will.
What a strange way of life
Has this heart of mine:
Lives by lost form;
Who would give you the privilege?
What a strange way of life.
Independent heart
Heart that I do not command:
Live lost between us,
Stubbornly bleeding,
Independent heart.
I do not accompany no more:
Stop, stop beating.
If you do not know where you are going,
Why you stubborn to run,
I do not follow you no more.
