Paroles et traduction Cesária Évora - Fidjo maguado (inedit)

Fidjo maguado (inedit)

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 (inedit)

My land, you cannot imagine
The sadness that my son has
Now that he's far away suffering,
My soul cannot resist.
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 someday
For us to feel joy
For us to be able to live
As all people believe.
Far away I pray with feeling
On my knees I ask God with love
To end this suffering
For the joy of these suffering people.