She collected the song in the early 1990s from Ilie Zugrăvescu , a traditional folk singer (rapsod) from Vâlcea.
Mariana Ionescu Căpitănescu - Neică, știi când ți-eram dragă Ionescu Capitanescu Nu Stii Tu Neiculita
The core of the story is the contrast between the intensity of her feelings and his total lack of awareness. She collected the song in the early 1990s