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Cesária Évora (pronunciation in IPA: [sɨ'zaɾiɐ 'ɛvuɾɐ]) (born Mindelo, São Vicente Island, Cape Verde, 27 August 1941), is a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the “barefoot diva” for her preference for performing without shoes,[1] Évora is perhaps the best internationally-known practitioner of morna.
Dicography
* La Diva Aux Pieds Nus (1988)
* Distino di Belita (1990)
* Mar Azul (1991)
* Miss Perfumado (1992)
* Cesária (1995)
* Cabo Verde (1997)
* Café Atlantico (1999)
* São Vicente di Longe (2001)
* Voz d'Amor (2003)
* Rogamar (2006)
Saudade
Cesaria Evora Lyrics
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Quem mostra' bo
Ess caminho longe?
Quem mostra' bo
Ess caminho longe?
Ess caminho
Pa São Tomé
Sodade sodade
Sodade
Dess nha terra Sao Nicolau
Si bô 'screvê' me
'M ta 'screvê be
Si bô 'squecê me
'M ta 'squecê be
Até dia
Qui bô voltà
Sodade sodade
Sodade
Dess nha terra Sao Nicolau
The lyrics to Cesária Évora's song "Saudade" are in Cape Verdean Creole, a language spoken in Cape Verde, a small island country off the coast of West Africa. The song is about longing for one's homeland and asking who will show the way back to São Nicolau, the island where the singer was born. The repeated refrain, "Sodade," is a word in Cape Verdean Creole that means a deep feeling of nostalgia and missing someone or something.
The singer asks if anyone can show her the way back to São Tomé, which is a nearby island, but also possibly symbolic of a place of comfort or safety. The lyrics express a deep yearning for home and for someone to write and remember the singer until they are reunited. The song is a beautiful and emotional expression of the pain of separation and longing for one's roots.
Line by Line Meaning
Quem mostra' bo
Who will show you
Ess caminho longe?
That long path?
Quem mostra' bo
Who will show you
Ess caminho longe?
That long path?
Ess caminho
The path
Pa São Tomé
To Sao Tome
Sodade sodade
Longing, longing
Sodade
Longing
Dess nha terra Sao Nicolau
For my land Sao Nicolau
Si bô 'screvê' me
If you write to me
'M ta 'screvê be
I will write back to you
Si bô 'squecê me
If you forget about me
'M ta 'squecê be
I will forget about you
Até dia
Until the day
Qui bô voltà
You return
Sodade sodade
Longing, longing
Sodade
Longing
Dess nha terra Sao Nicolau
For my land Sao Nicolau
Writer(s): AMANDIO DOS SANTOS CARDOSO CABRAL, LUIS RAMOS MORAIS
Contributed by Madison P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mbekunaev7883
Куда ведет
Ess caminho longe?
Эта длинная дорога?
Quem mostra' bo
Куда ведет
Ess caminho longe?
Эта длинная дорога?
Ess caminho
Эта дорога
Pa Sao Tome
В Сан-Томе
Sodade sodade
Грусть, грусть,
Sodade
Грусть
Dess nha terra Sao Nicolau
По родной земле Сан-Николау
Si bo 'screve' me
Если ты напишешь мне,
'M ta 'screve
Я тебе отвечу,
Si bo 'squece me
Если позабудешь,
'M ta 'squece
Позабуду и я,
Ate dia
Однажды
Qui bo volta
Ты, может, вернешься
Sodade sodade
Грусть, грусть,
Sodade
Грусть
Dess nha terra Sao Nicolau
По родной земле Сан-Николау
*Текст оригинала на кабовердийском креольском — диалекте португальского языка
Источник: https://www.amalgama-lab.com/songs/c/cesaria_evora/sodade.html
© Лингво-лаборатория «Амальгама»: www.amalgama-lab.com/.
@jonathansitali1121
Simply magical! This song goes straight to my heart….even though I have no clue what she is saying….. 2024 and still listening
@wendikassim6813
Mar 12 2024 encore ecoute
@user-dx1fg6bc9m
Великая Сезария-рыдающая женская душа,завораживает,каждый звук рвет сердце,хочется слушать бесконечно. Вечная память❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Omouja
Escutando essa obra de arte em 2022 alguém mais?
@michelmarie-helenehabasque7554
oui, moi!
@danylueke1518
Eu
@rames184
Oui mouja je connaissais pa cette artiste d'origine cap Vert,super artiste paix à son âme 🇫🇷🇩🇿
@Zactiv
Я слушаю. Португальский красивый язык. 🎶🇷🇺
@user-km6zm3fe6p
Конечно, слушаю. Красиво очень.
@HannoverXavi
Viva Cesária Evora, Viva Cabo Verde 🇨🇻 Um abraço do Brasil! 🇧🇷