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.
Homen 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
Um homem na terra d'homem
Cheio di crença n'humanidade
Pensá sô na bem dess mundo
Bô destino bô construi
Ta tentá idja 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
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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 Homen Na Meio Di' Homem speak to the idea of human potential and the importance of having faith in oneself to build a better future. The song tells the story of a man who has entered the world of adulthood and is taking steps to create a better life, guided by a strong sense of faith in humanity. The first verse describes the man as walking confidently towards his future, with the knowledge that both suffering and joy are inevitable parts of life. The second verse speaks to the importance of a person's destiny and their ability to shape the world around them through their actions. The final verse repeats the idea of a person building a new world through their own faith and determination.
The song's message is one of hope and optimism, stressing that everyone has the potential to make a difference in the world if they believe in themselves and the power of humanity as a whole. Cesária Évora's emotive voice adds a layer of depth to the lyrics, conveying the passion and conviction behind the song's message.
Line by Line Meaning
Um homem na meio di homem
A man among men
Bô ta ser nha fidjo, um dia
You will be my child, one day
Oiá sô pa bô lugar
Look only to your place
Luminosamente bô caminhá
Walk luminously
Pa entrá na vida d'home
To enter the life of men
Sem medo e sem angustia
Without fear or anguish
Ah sofrimento é bem certo
Oh, suffering is quite certain
Ma alegria t'existi
But joy also exists
Um homem na terra d'homem
A man on the earth of men
Cheio di crença n'humanidade
Full of belief in humanity
Pensá sô na bem dess mundo
Think only of the good of the world
Bô destino bô construi
Construct your own destiny
Ta tentá idja bô sorte
Try to see your luck
Pa triunfá ness viagem d'vida
To triumph on this journey of life
Ah sô um home cheio di fê
Oh, just a man full of faith
Ta gerá um mundo novo
Will create a new world
Ah sô um mundo cheio di fê
Oh, just a world full of faith
Ta gerá um homem novo
Will create a new man
Contributed by Gavin W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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