Born on the 27th August 1941 in the port town of Mindelo, Cape Verde, on the island of São Vicente. Long known as the queen of the morna, a soulful genre (related to the Portuguese fado) sung in Creole-Portuguese, she mixed her sentimental folk tunes filled with longing and sadness with the acoustic sounds of guitar, cavaquinho, violin, accordion, and clarinet. Évora's Cape Verdean blues often spoke of the country's history of isolation and slave trade, as well as emigration; almost two-thirds of the million Cape Verdeans alive live abroad.
Évora's voice, a finely-tuned, melancholy instrument with a touch of hoarseness, highlighted her emotional phrasing by accenting a word or phrase. Even audiences who do not understand her language could be held spell-bound by the emotions evident in her performances.
In 2004 she won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.
A heavy smoker for decades, Évora was diagnosed with heart problems in 2005. She suffered strokes in 2008 and in September 2011, when she announced she was retiring. She died at the age of seventy in São Vicente, Cape Verde on the 17th December 2011 from respiratory failure and hypertension. A Spanish newspaper reported that forty-eight hours before her death she was still receiving people in her home in Mindelo, popular for always having its doors open.
Homem Na Meio di Homem
Cesária Évora Lyrics
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Bô ta ser nha fidjo, um dia
Oiá sô pa bô lugar luminosamente bô caminhá
Pa entrá na vida d'home
Sem medo e sem angustia
Ah sofrimento é bem certo
Ma alegria t'existi
Cheio di crença n'humanidade
Pensá sô na bem dess mundo
Bô destino bô construí
Ta tentá ijda bô sorte
Pa triunfá ness viagem d'vida
Ah sô um home cheio di fê
Ta gerá um mundo novo
Ah sô um mundo cheio di fê
Ta gerá um homem novo
Um homem na meio di homem
Bô ta ser nha fidjo, um dia
Oiá sô pa bem dess mundo
Luminosamente bô caminhá
Pa entrá na vida d'home
Sem medo e sem angustia
Ah sofrimento é bem certo
Ma alegria t'existi
Ah sô um home cheio di fê
Ta gerá um mundo novo
Ah sô um mundo cheio di fê
Ta gerá um homem novo
Ah sô um home cheio di fê
Ta gerá um mundo novo
Ah sô um mundo cheio di fê
Ta gerá um homem novo
Ah sô um home cheio di fê
Ta gerá um mundo novo
Ah sô um mundo cheio di fê
The lyrics to Cesária Évora's song "Homem Na Meio di Homem" reflect on the importance of a man finding his place in the world and embracing his humanity. The song expresses the idea that one day, the listener will become the singer's child and will walk confidently and brightly through life, unafraid and without anguish. While suffering is certain, joy also exists.
The lyrics suggest that the man should be filled with belief in humanity and constantly strive for the betterment of the world. The destiny of the individual is to build their own path and triumph in the journey of life. The song emphasizes the importance of faith in generating a new world and a new man.
Overall, the lyrics convey a message of hope and optimism, encouraging the listener to embody the qualities of a true man and to contribute positively to the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Um homem na meio di homem
A man in the midst of men
Bô ta ser nha fidjo, um dia
You will be my child one day
Oiá sô pa bô lugar luminosamente bô caminhá
Look only at your place as you walk luminously
Pa entrá na vida d'home
To enter the life of a man
Sem medo e sem angustia
Without fear and without anguish
Ah sofrimento é bem certo
Oh suffering is very certain
Ma alegria t'existi
But joy exists
Um homem na terra d'homem
A man in the land of men
Cheio di crença n'humanidade
Full of belief in humanity
Pensá sô na bem dess mundo
Thinking only of the good of the world
Bô destino bô construí
Your destiny you build
Ta tentá ijda bô sorte
Trying to find your luck
Pa triunfá ness viagem d'vida
To triumph in this journey of life
Ah sô um home cheio di fê
Oh, just a man full of faith
Ta gerá um mundo novo
Creating a new world
Ah sô um mundo cheio di fê
Oh, just a world full of faith
Ta gerá um homem novo
Generating a new man
Ah sô um home cheio di fê
Oh, just a man full of faith
Ta gerá um mundo novo
Creating a new world
Ah sô um mundo cheio di fê
Oh, just a world full of faith
Ta gerá um homem novo
Generating a new man
Ah sô um home cheio di fê
Oh, just a man full of faith
Ta gerá um mundo novo
Creating a new world
Ah sô um mundo cheio di fê
Oh, just a world full of faith
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GERARD DAHAN, TEOFILO CHANTRE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Haim Elghanayan
many years ago i heard her singing somewhere her song sodade. i was like hypnotize by her voice. but i didn't know who was the singer with the fantastic voice. not until a wile ago as i discovered her on youtube......since than i listen to her playlist almost every day. thank you so much for sharing this great voice with the public.!!! G-D bless you man!!!!!
zlajaijc
what a beautiful song, thanks for upload
zito andrade
83gemis, obrigado por isso é fantastico . cabo verde------->cesaria-------> mundo
Vladimir Vasilchenko
best