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.
Nutridinha
Cesária Évora Lyrics
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De barriguinha não está mal
Apesar da pouca idade
Já vai pra maternidade
Ó que bela menininha
Mas como está nutridinha
Não esconde a barriguinha
Atendeu ao sentimento
E com muito merecimento
Aproveitou seu momento
E não teve medo de amar
As meninas de hoje em dia
Não ousam de covardia
Vão dançar a coladeira
Com o bebê na algibeira
Olha só, é tão mocinha
Mas como está bonitinha
Dançando até de manhã
E já é futura mamã
The song "Nutridinha" by Cesária Évora tells the story of a young girl who is pregnant but not ashamed of it. She is happy and comfortable with her body, even though she is still very young. Despite her age, she is ready to go to the maternity ward, showing her maturity and readiness for motherhood. The song praises the girl's beauty and confidence in her body, highlighting that she should not be judged for her choices, but rather celebrated for her courage and strength.
The song also talks about the current generation of young girls who are not afraid to take risks and are not ashamed of their bodies. They are brave and confident, and they live their lives to the fullest, even if it means that they will become mothers at a young age. The chorus emphasizes that the girl's beauty and youth should not be used to shame her, but rather to celebrate her strength and resilience.
Overall, "Nutridinha" is a song about acceptance, love, and strength. It celebrates the beauty and resilience of young girls and encourages society to embrace them with love and support.
Line by Line Meaning
A nutridinha do sal
The little girl from the salt, healthy and well-fed
De barriguinha não está mal
Even though she's young, her little belly is growing and healthy
Apesar da pouca idade
Despite her young age
Já vai pra maternidade
She's already on her way to motherhood
Ó que bela menininha
Oh, what a beautiful little girl
Mas como está nutridinha
She is so healthy and well-fed
Não esconde a barriguinha
She doesn't hide her little belly
E vai, toda morna, dançar
And she goes to dance, feeling warm and mellow
Atendeu ao sentimento
She listened to her feelings
E com muito merecimento
And with so much deserving
Aproveitou seu momento
She seized her moment
E não teve medo de amar
And she didn't have fear to love
As meninas de hoje em dia
The girls of today's world
Não ousam de covardia
They don't dare to be cowardly
Vão dançar a coladeira
They go dance the coladeira
Com o bebê na algibeira
With the baby in their pockets
Olha só, é tão mocinha
Look how young she is
Mas como está bonitinha
But how beautiful she looks
Dançando até de manhã
Dancing until morning
E já é futura mamã
And she's already a future mother
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: GREGORIO JOSE GONCALVES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Тамила Родина
Царствия Небесного. Она велика!!! Всегда слёзы наворачиваются.Москва
игорь кретов
ты не одинока мы тоже от неё в восторге Мурманск
Liza Mosienko Violon
Люблю её музыку с детства, по утрам, бывало, физкультурили с родителями под эти заводные песни. Сейчас уже времени не хватает из-за учёбы, работы. Царствия Небесного великой певице. Раньше я даже не догадывалась, что тексты многих её весёлых песен могут быть тоже печальными (эта - о брошенной "залетевшей" женщине)
Тамила Родина
Отличный клип, великая певица. Царствие ЕЙ небесное!!!!
RENATO PIAZZA
Questa canzone trasmette un'allegria che solo Cesaria può dare. Stupenda👏👏
Francisca Charlotte Carrasco Valenzuela
Gracias por tu linda musica que nos dejaste Cesaría. 🇨🇱❤️
Anna Maksimova
Блестяще!Восхитительно!
Catimage's Channel
My mom passed away some days ago, so I dedicate her this song by Cesaria Evoria. She loved this song and Cesaria Evoria.
simona ionescu
I'm sorry for your lost,may she rest in peacw
TheAhkenaten1
She was a true diva. I adore her.