Tambur
Eneida Marta Lyrics


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Badjuda bonito na badja tambur
Badjuda bonito na badja tambur
Badjuda bonito na badja tambur
Korson di tambur, okay

I tardi pa tenta dja kala é nigga (yode)
I sta dja na hora di mundo obil (sukuta)
Kalur na labur, sin tempu pa stika (conbersa)
Es i un kussa maior é ka tene noson

Nô ambison i ka djuntu, é luta i pa bem
És i guerra i pa korson di povo, i ka ten
Bocas malgôs sima djagatu papia
Nô bida dja assunto na djemberem
Ma konta na dedu kin ki dau mon?
Si bu tulu bu ka na aprendi lisson
Ba ta bati cabeça na Bissilon
Dissa pubis bin fala kin ki unson n'tene

Korson di Tambur
I kuru di limaria
Ku djunta ku pó-di-sangui
K'tissinu karmuça
(N'fala n'tene)
Korson di Tambur
I kuru di limaria
Ku djunta ku pó-di-sangui
K'tissinu djambadon
(N'fala n'tene)

Obi, sinti son
Obi, sinti son
Obi son

I tardi pa tenta controla é nigga (yode)
I sta dja na hora di mundo obil (sukuta)
Kalur na labur, sin tempu pa sticka (conbersa)
Es i un kussa maior é ka tene noson

Si n'tchiga na bu alma i na sedu fatal
É son i un flor na paraíso infernal
Djunki na konbersa ki ka di bô, really?
Plano di longo prazo nunka i sedu easy
Bu ka misti be me, believe me, i see it
I tudo ou nada nha povo na pidi
Mintidas panhadu sima pis na ridi
I faladu na topo i ka tudu ki tchibi

Kin ki u Deus?
Oh Lord, hashtag pa orason
K.D.T.
Sinti é beat, kunsa fasi presunçons
Es i na tchôn nigga
Fasi dia di sol ou noti di lua
É tambur ka na kala enquanto vida dura
Turbada na céu pa alma pudi kura, n'tene

Korson di Tambur
I kuru di limaria
Ku djunta ku pó-di-sangui
K'tissinu karmuça
(N'fala n'tene)
Korson di Tambur
I kuru di limaria
Ku djunta ku pó-di-sangui
K'tissinu djambadon
(N'fala n'tene)

Badjuda bonito na badja tambur
Badjuda bonito na badja tambur




Badjuda bonito na badja tambur
Badjuda bonito na badja tambur

Overall Meaning

The song "Tambur" by Eneida Marta seems to be about the power of music, particularly the tambur, a traditional drum from Guinea Bissau. The repeated phrase "Badjuda bonito na badja tambur" seems to translate to "Beautiful Badjuda with her tambur," perhaps referring to the beauty and power of the music created by Badjuda and her drum. The lyrics also touch on themes of struggle and resistance, with lines like "It's a fight to come together, it's war for the heart of the people, and we don't have it" and "We don't speak together, like scattered ants, our lives are discussed in the marketplace."


The song seems to suggest that the music of the tambur, and perhaps music in general, can bring people together and give them strength to fight against oppression and injustice. The use of the phrase "korson di tambur" and "kuru di limaria" point towards a spiritual, almost mystical power attributed to the tambur and its rhythms. The song ends on a note of hope, with the repeated phrase "Obi, sinti son," perhaps suggesting that listeners should feel the power of the music and take strength from it.


Line by Line Meaning

Badjuda bonito na badja tambur
Beautiful Badjuda singing at her tambur


Korson di tambur, okay
Heart of the tambur, okay


I tardi pa tenta dja kala é nigga (yode)
Late to try and tame the night (yode)


I sta dja na hora di mundo obil (sukuta)
It's already the time of the busy world (sukuta)


Kalur na labur, sin tempu pa stika (conbersa)
Heat at work, no time to stick (conversate)


Es i un kussa maior é ka tene noson
It's a bigger matter that doesn't have a solution


Nô ambison i ka djuntu, é luta i pa bem
Our ambition isn't united, the struggle is for the good


És i guerra i pa korson di povo, i ka ten
It's a war for the heart of the people, with no solution


Bocas malgôs sima djagatu papia
Mouths like drums speak


Nô bida dja assunto na djemberem
Our life is already included in the beat


Ma konta na dedu kin ki dau mon?
But tell me bluntly, what do you give?


Si bu tulu bu ka na aprendi lisson
If you always talk without learning a lesson


Ba ta bati cabeça na Bissilon
You'll end up banging your head on a wall in Bissilon


Dissa pubis bin fala kin ki unson n'tene
These people talk about what type of beat there exists


Korson di Tambur
Heart of the Tambur


I kuru di limaria
and the spiral of the limaria


Ku djunta ku pó-di-sangui
with the mixture of blood and dust


K'tissinu karmuça
the magic is hidden


(N'fala n'tene)
(we speak without knowing)


Obi, sinti son
Obi, feel the sound


I tardi pa tenta controla é nigga (yode)
Late to try and control the night (yode)


Si n'tchiga na bu alma i na sedu fatal
If it reaches your soul and your fatal thirst


É son i un flor na paraíso infernal
It's a sound and a flower in a hellish paradise


Djunki na konbersa ki ka di bô, really?
Talking nonsense that's not yours, really?


Plano di longo prazo nunka i sedu easy
Long-term plans are never easy


Bu ka misti be me, believe me, i see it
You don't have to be me, believe me, I see it


I tudo ou nada nha povo na pidi
It's all or nothing that my people are asking for


Mintidas panhadu sima pis na ridi
Lies caught like fish in a trap


I faladu na topo i ka tudu ki tchibi
Speaking from a high place doesn't mean everything will fall into place


Kin ki u Deus?
Who is God?


Oh Lord, hashtag pa orason
Oh Lord, hashtag for pray


K.D.T.
K.D.T.


Sinti é beat, kunsa fasi presunçons
Feel the beat, whatever pretensions


Es i na tchôn nigga
It's on the land, man


Fasi dia di sol ou noti di lua
Making the day like sun or night like moon


É tambur ka na kala enquanto vida dura
The tambur never stops playing while life lasts


Turbada na céu pa alma pudi kura, n'tene
Turbulent in the sky, for the soul to heal, without knowledge


Badjuda bonito na badja tambur
Beautiful Badjuda singing at her tambur




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Juca Delgado, Diima, Dima Abubacar Dahaba

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