2018.07.21.
My country is my love
Ah that blue sky, that clear water!Come to know a paradise in the form of ten islands
Cape Verde is that land that suits me fine
That sunset is something else when it glows
Nothing like a beautiful Cape Verdean woman, island of vacationers
Needless to say about the island of Sal, from where you can reach Boa Vista
So extremely enjoyable, you're awestruck by the climate
of the islands of Santiago, Brava... come to São Vicente
Maio and São Nicolau, here being carefree is the routine
As for Santo Antão, it needes no introduction, that is my island
Abrão Vicente already told you 'My country, my dear'
On May 1st you can enjoy the banderona festival in Fogo
Gilyto is right, Cabo Verde is now popular
We have a strong culture, our hospitality, our music...
Our culture is always on the top
This country suits me fine
Cape Verde may not have gold or diamonds
It may even be poor, but it suits me fine
That blue sky and that clear water
So much hospitality that it suits me fine
Cape Verde is a lovely country, unparalleled
But many of us don't value it
We may complain about it, but we do nothing to change it
It seems to me that one of these days tourists are coming to buy it
Women street vendors, everyone whom I deal with
Have been cut off, not being able to sell at the doors of schools
Now what are they to do to support their families?
If that was their families' daily bread
Violence is on every corner of these ten islands
If it's not homicide, then it's pedophilia
I don't know how we could walk safely on the streets
Every step you take is a robbery
Cape Verde, I like my country too much
But there are things that are bad and little by little are taken away from me
Young people without anything to do, there is no work
They turn to violence as a shelter for survival
Cape Verde may not have gold or diamonds
It may even be poor, but it suits me fine
That blue sky and that clear water
So much hospitality that it suits me fine
The creole people and slavery are the origin of my people
The city of Ribeira Grande served as a gateaway to the new world
Thanks to our heroes who died on the 20th of January
The 5th of July is now a great day in all the country
That date which we've seized that writ of emancipation
We've overcome many problems, that Cold War has ended
A country full of difficulties but we always laugh
Injustices and problems are not suitable for here
Cape Verde may not have gold or diamonds
It may even be poor, but it suits me fine
That blue sky and that clear water
So much hospitality that it suits me fine