Tchintchiroti Na Figueira
Cesária Évora Lyrics


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Odjá menina A bô catem comparação
Bô ta papiá di mas
Si ma tchintchirote na figuera
Ess bô má flado
Tudo alguem ja ta conchêl
Qu' ess boca grande ragonhode
Bô ta papiá mas quì ninguem
Ma flado flá
Mi nha boca ca está là
Na nha porta'm ca qu're odjá-bô
Nem mantenha ca bô fla-me
Gossi qui bô quei na bô asnera
Guentà na bô rabo
Pa mô mim 'm tem medo
Di tribunal

TCHINTCHIROTE

(pequeno pássaro
Das Ilhas de Cabo Verde)
Ouve, minha menina
Como tu não há igual Falas demais
Como o tchitchirote na figueira
A tua fama
Já todo o mundo a conhece
Com essa boca gran de
Tu falas mais que ninguém
Mas p'ra mexericos
A minha boca não dá
Não te quero à minha porta
Nem para me saudar
Agora que caiste em asneira
Tens de aguentar sozinha




Ouanto a mim, tenho medo
Do tribunal

Overall Meaning

The song "Tchintchiroti Na Figueira" by Cesária Évora is a Cape Verdean morna, which is a mournful ballad. The lyrics of the song are about someone who talks too much and spreads gossip like a tchintchirote, a small bird found in Cape Verde. The song's narrator is warning this person to stay away because they don't want to be associated with their negative talk. The line "ma flado fla, mi nha boca ca está là" meaning "speak if you will, but my mouth won't say anything," shows the singer's reluctance to engage in the gossip.


The song also touches on the idea of consequences for one's actions, as the singer warns the person who talks too much that they must face the repercussions of their actions alone. They express fear of getting involved and being brought to trial for something they didn't do. Overall, the song serves as a warning about the dangerous consequences of spreading rumors and engaging in negative talk.


Line by Line Meaning

Odjá menina A bô catem comparação
Listen girl, there is no one like you


Bô ta papiá di mas
You talk too much


Si ma tchintchirote na figuera
Like the small bird in the fig tree


Ess bô má flado
Everyone knows about you


Tudo alguem ja ta conchêl
Everyone has heard about you


Qu' ess boca grande ragonhode
Your big mouth keeps running


Bô ta papiá mas quì ninguem
You talk more than anybody else


Ma flado flá
But I can't speak ill of you


Mi nha boca ca está là
I won't let you in my house


Na nha porta'm ca qu're odjá-bô
I don't want to see you at my door


Nem mantenha ca bô fla-me
Don't even bother to greet me


Gossi qui bô quei na bô asnera
Now that you're in trouble


Guentà na bô rabo
You have to deal with it by yourself


Pa mô mim 'm tem medo
As for me, I'm afraid


Di tribunal
Of the court




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