Paroles et traduction Mayra Andrade - Poc Li Dente é Tcheu

Poc Li Dente é Tcheu

Mi ja-m oiá kma vida li tá mut difísil
Má solusom ka emigrá pa bá sofré
Na solabánk di mar, dbóx d′grit d'komandant
I s′bo tchgá na térra é pa lová Nós Senhor Jezus Krist.
Ranja-m trabói m-kré fiká
Mi m-ka mesté pasaport
Nhas dokumént é:
Nxada, martel, má nhas dos bróss.
Ka-nhos pintcha-m pa-m bai,
Fidj ka ta kriá na ninhu sem pai.
Nha pai skrevê-m
Pa-m bá tratónd d'nhas papelada
Má nha korasom
Ja fla kma nãu: kaminh di bai!
Má també m'ka podé, fká li d′riba parbóx
Sempr ta spiá trabói, má um brók d′kaza k'é pa-m morá.
Ranja-m trabói k′é pa-m ganhá
Akel pãu di kada dia
Pok li-dént é tcheu, fortuna la fóra é fantazia.
Ka-nhos pintcha-m pa-m bai,
Fidj ka ta kriá na ninhu sem pai.

Poc Li Dente é Tcheu

My life is so difficult here, I can't seem to make ends meet
But I won't leave to suffer elsewhere
On the vast sea, at the mercy of the captain's shouts
And if I fall overboard, it's up to Our Lord Jesus Christ to save me.
I've worked so hard, but I still have nothing
I don't even have a passport
My only documents are:
A hoe, a hammer, and my two arms.
Don't ask me to leave,
A child cannot grow without a father.
My father wrote to me
To tell me to take care of my paperwork
But my heart
Already knows: the road to take!
But I can't just leave everything behind
I'll always miss my work, but I need a roof over my head.
I've worked hard to earn
My daily bread
Because life here is harsh, and dreams of wealth abroad are just fantasies.
Don't ask me to leave,
A child cannot grow without a father.