Текст и перевод песни Cesária Évora - Fidjo Maguado

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.

Sorroful Son

My land, you cannot imagine
The sadness my son feels,
Now that you are far and suffering,
My soul cannot resist it.

But I still have faith in Our Lord,
That this sadness, this pain,
This profound suffering,
Which has no other in the world,
He will one day end
So that we may feel joy
So that we may live
As all people believe.

Far away I pray with feeling
Every day I ask God with love
To end this suffering
To bring joy to this suffering people.