Milca Ti Lidia
Cesária Évora Lyrics


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Milca Ti Lidia fla
N'preferi ba guerra na Guiné
Do qui ba pa monda na Monte
Ta quêxa dor na curva

Milca Ti Lidia fla
N'preferi ba guerra na Guiné
Do qui ba pa monda na Monte
Ta quêxa dor na curva

Anda caminho longe
Inda por cima sucur
Enxada na catche
Nha pé dja bira bêdje
Di tanto da topada
Na madrugada
Di tanto da topada
Na madrugada

Anda caminho longe
Inda por cima sucur
Enxada na catche
Nha pé dja bira bêdje
Di tanto da topada
Na madrugada
Di tanto da topada
Na madrugada

Milca Ti Lídia fla
Manha hora qui galo canta
Di sémola so ka nhôs tchoman
Dixan durmi nha sono

Milca Ti Lídia fla
Manha hora qui galo canta
Di sémola so ka nhôs tchoman
Dixan durmi nha sono

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Ta cai um brufinha Cambra t'avisa Port inter
Pa ba labanta parede
Pamo limarias di Morro
Cu Cadjeta ta tchiga Monte
Na madrugada.
Di tanto da topada
Na madrugada

Ta cai um brufinha Cambra t'avisa Port inter
Pa ba labanta parede
Pamo limarias di Morro
Cu Cadjeta ta tchiga Monte
Na madrugada.
Di tanto da topada
Na madrugada
Di tanto da topada
Na madrugada
Di tanto da topada
Na madrugada





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Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Cesaria Evora's song Milca Ti Lidia tell the story of two women named Milca and Lidia who prefer to go to war in Guinea rather than work harvesting crops in the mountains where they feel pain in their backs. The song describes their long journey on foot with their hoe, and the hardships they face on the way, including stumbling in the dark and being tired from lack of sleep. Milca and Lidia talk about how they don't let the rooster's call for breakfast interrupt their sleep, and how they have to lift stones in Port inter to build walls. The inspiration for the song is unclear, but it may draw from the difficult lives many women on the Cape Verdean islands faced due to poverty and political instability.


The repetition of the line "ta quexa dor na curva" contributes to the song's haunting melody and the pain the women experience. The song highlights the determination of these women to fight for what they believe in, even if it means putting themselves in danger. The lines "di tanto na topada na madrugada" show the struggle of walking long distances at night, echoing the daily hardships of working-class women in Cape Verde.


Line by Line Meaning

Milca Ti Lidia fla
The woman named Milca Ti Lidia says


N'preferi ba guerra na Guiné
I prefer to go to war in Guinea


Do qui ba pa monda na Monte
Rather than going to Monte to harvest


Ta quêxa dor na curva
She complains of pain at the curve


Anda caminho longe
Walking a long distance


Inda por cima sucur
Still on top of thorns


Enxada na catche
With a hoe in the hand


Nha pé dja bira bêdje
My foot has turned black


Di tanto da topada
From so much stumbling


Na madrugada
In the early morning


Milca Ti Lídia fla
Milca Ti Lidia says again


Manha hora qui galo canta
When the rooster crows early in the morning


Di sémola so ka nhôs tchoman
You won't have my porridge


Dixan durmi nha sono
Let me sleep


Ta cai um brufinha Cambra t'avisa Port inter
A little bug falls, Cambra warns you of the Port entrance


Pa ba labanta parede
To build a wall


Pamo limarias di Morro
Because of the limarias on the hill


Cu Cadjeta ta tchiga Monte
With Cadjeta they reach Monte


Na madrugada.
In the early morning.


Di tanto da topada
From so much stumbling


Na madrugada
In the early morning


Di tanto da topada
From so much stumbling


Na madrugada
In the early morning




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Sol Star

2019 Ninguna como Cesaria. Cantante, interprete, genio de la melodia. Todavia sigue vigente. Incomparable, aun desaparecida puede competir con jovencitas y otros estilos de musica y las deja lejos. Ejemplo para las nuevas cantantes.

Maria Gloria Cervantes

completamente de acuerdo contigo es extraordinaria

Maria Eugenia Hidalgo

Única Cesaría. Tocas las fibras del corazón.

Martine Agnez

quelle voix, quelle chanson, quel rythme, quels musiciens ! Fantastique Césaria !

hilda Martin

GRACIAS MIL GRACIAS; POR TAN DULCE VOZ.

Edina Roggero

Maravilhosa Cesaria Evora. Descanse em paz

Pedro Pablo Tobon Gomez

LA ORQUESTA DE CESARIA ERA HECHA PARA ELLA. GRANDIOSO TALENTO HUMANO

campeonpp

Extraordinaria Evora y una orquesta de otro mundo

Fernandes Kim

Linda musica muito obrigado cesaria evora

Светлана Нусиповна

........ Леди богиня любви вселенной !!!!!!! 💅💅💅👒👑🎶💎💄🚬 ........

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