Tudo tem se limite
Cesária Évora Lyrics


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Bô pápá ca foi foguêr
Nem tampóc rochegadôr
Nem marinhêr nem catraêr
Nem carpinter nem pêdrêr
Nem pêder nem pescadôr
E nem tembê um catadôr
Dificuldade bô ca conchêl
Pobreza pa bô ê lenda de gente gentil
Bô liberdade bô ca brigál
Bem dzêm'quem bô ê na vida
Pa julgá realidade
Dess nôss pais

Pa móde cristôm ta estód calóde
E justiça de povo nunca tem voz
Lá de bô tribuna bô ta insultá
E caluniá'tê Deus na ceu
Ma cma debóxe de ceu tudo tem seu limite




Bô pudêr ca ê infinito
O li ê que ê Cabo Verde

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cesária's song "Tudo tem se limite," which can be translated to "Everything has its limit," speak about the limitations and struggles of different professions and societal issues. The first verse talks about various professions, such as a fireman, a mechanic, a sailor, a carpenter, and a fisherman, that face their own struggles and limitations. The chorus acknowledges poverty as a legend of gentle people and emphasizes the freedom to not fight. The second verse addresses the lack of justice and the inability of the people to have a voice in society. It talks about how those in power often insult and defame people from their tribunes, but everything has its limit, and power is not infinite. The song ends with a statement about Cabo Verde (Cesária's home country) that everything is limited but that is what makes it unique.


Line by Line Meaning

Bô pápá ca foi foguêr
Your father wasn't a fireman


Nem tampóc rochegadôr
Nor a shoemaker


Nem marinhêr nem catraêr
Nor a sailor or a farmer


Nem carpinter nem pêdrêr
Nor a carpenter or a mason


Nem pêder nem pescadôr
Nor a miner or a fisherman


E nem tembê um catadôr
Not even a scavenger


Dificuldade bô ca conchêl
You don't know difficulties


Pobreza pa bô ê lenda de gente gentil
Poverty is a legend of kind people to you


Bô liberdade bô ca brigál
You don't struggle for your freedom


Bem dzêm'quem bô ê na vida
People say that you live


Pa julgá realidade
To judge reality


Dess nôss pais
From our ancestors


Pa móde cristôm ta estód calóde
So that Christianity remains warm


E justiça de povo nunca tem voz
And justice of the people never has a voice


Lá de bô tribuna bô ta insultá
From your podium, you insult


E caluniá'tê Deus na ceu
And blaspheme against God in heaven


Ma cma debóxe de ceu tudo tem seu limite
But even above the sky, everything has its limit


Bô pudêr ca ê infinito
Your power is not infinite


O li ê que ê Cabo Verde
This is what Cape Verde is




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