Resposta Menininhas De Monte Sossego
Cesária Évora Lyrics


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Quês mninina de Monte Sossego
Pá tude manera ês tem perdão
Ca bocês fala mal dêss
Pamod ês ta tude na sês razon

Ês ta bêm té morada
Limpinhas d'certeza
Se es fazê fantasia
Tud êss ta na moda

Criticá é falso quês pôs
Talvez alguém que crê-s mal




Ó Frank bô ê tão mau
Deus ta na céu quê pal oiá

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cesaria Evora's song “Resposta Menininhas De Monte Sossego” translate to "The little girls of Monte Sossego forgive everyone in all ways. You all speak about them badly because they are all in their own way. Their houses are very clean, and they live in certainty. If they make fantasies, that’s the trend. It’s false to criticize because anyone who thinks badly is maybe worse off than Frank, whom you all say is bad. God is in the sky, watching everything."


This song addresses the criticism and gossip towards the little girls of Monte Sossego, which is a neighborhood in Mindelo, a city in Cape Verde. The song defends the little girls and their way of living, saying that they forgive everyone and live in certainty. Their homes are clean, and if they like to create fantasies, that’s fine because it's the trend. This song talks about not criticizing a person or a group without knowing them or understanding their way of life. It also mentions the religious belief of God watching everything, meaning any harm done or said to others will eventually have repercussions.


Line by Line Meaning

Quês mninina de Monte Sossego
These girls from Monte Sossego


Pá tude manera ês tem perdão
Forgiveness is always available in every way


Ca bocês fala mal dêss
Because you speak ill of them


Pamod ês ta tude na sês razon
As they are everything in their own right


Ês ta bêm té morada
They live in a good place


Limpinhas d'certeza
Certainly clean


Se es fazê fantasia
If they make a fantasy


Tud êss ta na moda
Everything is fashionable


Criticá é falso quês pôs
Criticism is fake, you know


Talvez alguém que crê-s mal
Maybe someone who misunderstands


Ó Frank bô ê tão mau
Oh Frank, you're so bad


Deus ta na céu quê pal oiá
God is watching from heaven




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