Pomba
Cesária Évora Lyrics


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M'compra camisa tabelado
M'compra boina na monti limpo
Pa m'ba ronca na Somada

M'compra calça pano bitcho
M'compra camisa tabelado
M'compra boina na monti limpo
Pa m'ba ronca na Somada

Subi Somada
A bô di diante, a mi ditras
Corrê pa pê la n'Arturo Santos

Subi Somada
A bô di diante, a mi ditras
Corrê pa pê la n'Arturo Santos

Oi pomba, oi pomba
Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!

Oi pomba, oi pomba
Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!

M'compra calça pano bitcho
M'compra camisa tabelado
M'compra boina na monti limpo
Pa m'ba ronca na Somada

M'compra calça pano bitcho
M'compra camisa tabelado
M'compra boina na monti limpo
Pa m'ba ronca na Somada

Subi Somada
A bô di diante, a mi ditras
Corrê pa pê la n'Arturo Santos

Subi Somada
A bô di diante, a mi ditras
Corrê pa pê la n'Arturo Santos

Oi pomba, oi pomba
Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!

Oi pomba, oi pomba
Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!

Subi Somada
A bô di diante, a mi ditras
Corrê pa pê la n'Arturo Santos

Subi Somada
A bô di diante, a mi ditras
Corrê pa pê la n'Arturo Santos

Oi pomba, oi pomba
Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!

Oi pomba, oi pomba
Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!

Oi pomba, oi pomba
Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!





Oi pomba, oi pomba
Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cesária Évora's song Pomba are about a man who is asking someone to buy him clothes, including a hat and a clean shirt, because he wants to go out and party in Somada. Somada is a neighborhood or an area in a city, and the man seems excited to be going there. He repeats the lines about buying him clothes several times throughout the song, as if he wants to ensure that the person buying him clothes doesn't forget anything. The chorus, "Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!" translates to "Oh dove, the dove is new to me!" which may be a reference to feeling youthful and rejuvenated, or to the fact that the man is going somewhere he hasn't been before.


The repeated lines about buying clothes could represent the man's excitement for the occasion and his desire to look good for it. The mention of Somada and Arturo Santos suggests that these names are significant to the man or the culture he belongs to, although it is unclear what they represent. Overall, the song seems to be about enjoying life and celebrating by going out and having a good time, perhaps with a sense of anticipation for what lies ahead.


Line by Line Meaning

M'compra camisa tabelado
Buy me a T-shirt with stripes


M'compra boina na monti limpo
Buy me a beret on the clean mountain


Pa m'ba ronca na Somada
So I can sleep in Somada


M'compra calça pano bitcho
Buy me pants made of coarse fabric


Subi Somada
Climbed up Somada


A bô di diante, a mi ditras
You in front, me behind


Corrê pa pê la n'Arturo Santos
Run towards Arturo Santos


Oi pomba, oi pomba
Hey dove, hey dove


Oi pomba, pomba sta nobo mê!
Hey dove, this dove is new to me!




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Георгий Токарев

Голос Cesária Évora будут слушать многие поколения людей, потому что её песни трогают сердце. Вечная память Прекрасной певице и Доброму человеку! Огромное спасибо талантливым музыкантам - это такой Ансамбль, её друзьям!

wilson bard

RIP cesaria , i really enjoyed listening to your songs

Emmet Ray

Queen of Music

Giuseppe G Dolce

canzone meravigliosa

Maxim Utkin

самый талантливый, а самое главное, искренний исполнитель нашего времени

Kiskeya Productions

We miss you.

Fridrich Koganoff

👍🖐️

Eduardo Camilo

cantiga di bedjo. ta fazem lembra djabraba

Xristos Kostakis

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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