Fidjo Maguado - Cesária Évora traduction en anglais

Fidjo Maguado

Nha terra bô ca ta imaginâ
Tristéza k'mi bo fidjo m'ta sinti,
Ora k'm t'odjob ta sofrê,
Nha alma ka ta podê resisti.
Ma m'tem fé na Nô S'nhor,
K'ess tristeza, ess dor,
Sofrimento profundo,
Que ca tem ôte na mundo,
El ta caba um dia
Pa nô sinti ligria
Pa nô podê vivê
Sima tude gente ta crê.
Lâ longe m'ta reza c'sentimento
De joêdjo m'ta pdi Deus c'amor
Kê pal caba-bo k'ess sofrimento
Pa ligria dess povo sofredor.

Fidjo Maguado

My land you cannot know
The sadness that I feel for my children,
When you are far away and suffering,
My soul cannot bear it.
But I have faith in Our Lord,
That this sadness, this pain,
This deep suffering
That has no other in the world,
He will end one day
So that we may feel joy
So that we may be able to live
As all people believe.
Far away I pray with all my heart,
With every tear I ask God with love,
To please end this suffering
For the joy of these suffering people.