Paroles et traduction Elida Almeida - Sapatinha (Nha Mininensa)

Sapatinha (Nha Mininensa)

Ntem sodadi
Kantar di galu ta kordam
Na kompasu di serenata
Di txota ku passarinhu

Nta lembra kantu
Kebra djudjum tinha sustentu
Pa guentam tudo jornada

Na kambar di sol
Ora ki galu dja deta
Ki grilu dja ronka
Sapu ta komesa pupa

Vizinhança rumadu
Di mas grandi ti pikinoti
Tobi storia dondonu
Di ti lobu ku xibinhu

Sapatinha rubera riba
Sapatinha rubera baxu

Little Shoe (Nha Mininensa)

I miss
Singing when the rooster crowed
To the rhythm of the serenade
Of the sparrows' chirping

I remember singing
To earn a little bread
To sustain me through the day

In the heat of the sun
When the rooster had already crowed
When the crickets were already singing
I would start to sweep

The neighborhood would be quiet
From the oldest to the youngest
Everyone would be telling stories
Of the wolf and the hare

Little red shoes on top
Little red shoes down below