A keresés eredménye

Rainbow

He woke up
At dawn to hear thunder
A smiling face: the rain has come
And with it, hope for my land
 
José went
With his spade slung around his neck
We’re getting the seed ready
It’s time to sow
 
Young people, let’s go
And dig furrows
This time, we’ll plant pumpkin
To color our catchupa dishes
 
The rainbow catches the water
Don’t point at it
The rainbow catches the water
Don’t point at it
 

Prevention

Watch out, open your eyes
If you don’t, you’ll catch it
And you’ll have no reason to complain
Because you’re asking for it, Miguilin
 
You chase the girls too much
Like a little dog Yesterday,
late in the afternoon
I saw you come out of Bilinha’s house
 
Take care
Stay out of those dark places
You go in with your chest outthrust
And leave with your back bent
 
Some advice from a friend
There’s a new sickness
And they say it can’t be cured
Open your eyes, Miguel
 
Some advice from a friend
Don’t let anyone bite you
Don’t let the sickness
Into your home
Into your home
 

Umbilical Cord

The dust of this ground
Holds my navel
Given by my mother
To be kept by Mother Earth
Eternally
 
The strongest bond
Is the umbilical cord
Knotted by God
Eternally
 
Don’t cut my roots
Don’t take me from my land
Don’t let my sap,
My life, dry up
It’s my land that I love
 
Tell my why
Why
You would deny me
My right
 

A New Vision

So much the better
If that’s the way it is
I’ll still want it
I won’t waste time
 
If that’s the way it is
So much the better
I’ll look for a way
To find the time
 
If affection comes my way
Let it stay until my dawn
The sea will no longer weep for me
And sodade will no longer kill me
 
If there are more and more eyes
A new, surer vision will appear
Inspired by the trust
We had forgotten
 
From neighborhood to neighborhood
District to district
Hillside to hillside
It will wander
 
If affection comes my way
Let it stay until my dawn
The sea will no longer weep for me
And sodade will no longer kill me
 

Saint Anthony

Oh, Saint Anthony
Guide us today
Light our way
To a better life
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Bring peace to society
And harmony to our people
Understanding and unity
Will make us strong
 
Feel the energy of our people
With their joy and willpower
Who, in this New Year
Celebrate their tradition
We also ask you, Saint Anthony
To grant us life and health
With faith in God
We’ll return next year
 
We’re small but our hearts are big
To celebrate, we know each other
Even with nothing, we manage
Our wealth is our tradition
 

Guitarist

If you were a guitarist
I would have serenaded you
But since you’re a fisherman
I’ll bring you a little blue sea
So you can lie down in peace
Covered in blue sky
With faith in God
And the hope
Of better days
 
The heart of the fisherman
Is buried
Deep in the sea
His troubled soul
Wanders over the world
In every direction
Please, guitarist
Play me a sad melody
So I can sing a prayer
That will bring back My fisherman
 

I'm crazy about you, Cabo Verde

I never saw such a place
A paradise like a painting
Our blue sea like a bridge
Crossed by fishermen and sailors
Brave, strong and full of fight
 
If the rain falls, the corn grows
The scenery is wonderful
Here in this tropical land
Of laborers and farm workers
Students and intellectuals
 
I’m crazy about you, Cabo Verde
And about you, too, my love
Leave me with my sun and arid mountains
My Creole and my blue sea
 
Land of morna and coladera
Batuque, cola-Sanjon and funana
Charming Creoles full of affection
Who enchant me with their beauty
 
Europe is lovely and America a world
But paradise is here, oh Creole
São Nicolau, Santiago, Sal, Boavista
Fogo, Brava, Maio, Santo Antão
And São Vicente that I love with all my heart
 
I’m crazy about you, Cabo Verde
And about you, too, my love
Leave me with my sun and arid mountains
My Creole and my blue sea