Lura was born in Portugal to Cape-Verdean parents in 1975. Her father came from Santiago and her mother from São Nicolau. Initially she wanted to become a dancer or a swimming instructor. She became a singer at the age of seventeen when Juka, an artist from São Tomé and Príncipe, asked her to sing a duet with him for a music album. The album became a success, and subsequently she participated in productions by artists such as Bonga, Tito Paris, Paulo Flores and Paulinho Vieira.
In 1996 she recorded her first album Nha Vida with her own compositions. In 1997 she participated in the AIDS awareness project Red Hot + Lisbon among famous artists such as Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Djavan, Bonga and Teresa Salgueiro. Further album productions and concerts all over Europe followed. In 2007 she sang her song Morna in the film Fados by Spanish film director Carlos Saura.
Nha Vida
Lura Lyrics
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Hoji n`odja homi di nha vida
Ê cenam Ku mon n`fica sima pomba perdida
N`amor bem dam razon di vivi
Bem intchi nha vida di kusa fasi
Nhas horas alegri n`krê passa Ku bó
Nhas horas tristi n`krê passa ku bó
N`amor ami n`naci pam vivi ku bó
Bem pegam no mom
Bem lebam ku bó
N`krê bai na bu ragass
Refrão
Bem inxinam tudo kusa k`inda n`ka sabi
Bem lebam ku bó inxinam tudo kel ki bu prendi na vida
N`amor bem dam razom di vivi
Bem intchi nha vida di kusa fasi
N`sta raserva nha vida pa bó
N`amor ami n`naci pam vivi Ku bó
Refrão
Ó kim sta ku bó pa mim mundo ka existi màss
Ó kim sta ku bó mundo feto só di nôs dôs
The lyrics to Lura's song Nha Vida ("My Life" in English) speak of the singer's desire to share their life with their loved one. The opening lines, "Hoji n`odjal/Hoji n`odja homi di nha vida/Ê cenam Ku mon n`fica sima pomba perdida," which translate to "Come walk with me/Come walk with me, the man of my life/Before I stay here like a lost dove," express the singer's plea for their partner to not let them walk alone in life as they fear feeling lost and alone.
The following lines express the singer's gratitude for their love and their desire to live their life fully: "N`amor bem dam razon di vivi/Bem intchi nha vida di kusa fasi/Nhas horas alegri n`krê passa Ku bó/Nhas horas tristi n`krê passa ku bó/Nha passa tempo n`krê passa ku bó/N`amor ami n`naci pam vivi ku bó" which roughly translate to "My love gives me a reason to live/I fill my life with things to do/I want to spend my happy hours with you/I want to spend my sad hours with you/All my time I want to spend it with you/I was born to live with you."
The chorus speaks of the couple's desire to learn and grow together, and the singer's promise to share all that they know and have learned with their loved one: "Bem inxinam tudo kusa k`inda n`ka sabi/Bem lebam ku bó inxinam tudo kel ki bu prendi na vida" = "I will teach you all that I don't know yet/We will learn together, everything that you have learned in life."
Overall, the song Nha Vida is a beautiful ode to love and companionship, with the lyrics expressing the singer's deep desire to share all aspects of their life with their partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoji n`odjal
Today I woke up
Hoji n`odja homi di nha vida
Today I see myself in my life
Ê cenam Ku mon n`fica sima pomba perdida
I feel like a lost dove
N`amor bem dam razon di vivi
Love is what gives me the reason to live
Bem intchi nha vida di kusa fasi
I realize that my life is made up of simple things
Nhas horas alegri n`krê passa Ku bó
I want to spend my happy hours with you
Nhas horas tristi n`krê passa ku bó
I want to spend my sad hours with you as well
Nha passa tempo n`krê passa ku bó
I want to spend my time with you
N`amor ami n`naci pam vivi ku bó
My love, I was born to live with you
Bem pegam no mom
Let's seize the moment
Bem lebam ku bó
Let's go together
N`krê bai na bu ragass
I want to go to your place
Bem inxinam tudo kusa k`inda n`ka sabi
Teach me everything I don't know
Bem lebam ku bó inxinam tudo kel ki bu prendi na vida
Let's go together and you teach me what you have learned in life
N`sta raserva nha vida pa bó
I reserve my life for you
Ó kim sta ku bó pa mim mundo ka existi màss
With you by my side, my world would not exist
Ó kim sta ku bó mundo feto só di nôs dôs
With you by my side, our world is only for us two
Contributed by Hailey H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Nelson Mutane
@Teresa Matsimbe
Hoji n'odjal
Hoji n'odja homi di nha vida
Ê cenam Ku mon n'fica sima pomba perdida
N'amor bem dam razon di vivi
Bem intchi nha vida di kusa fasi
Nhas horas alegri n'krê passa Ku bó
Nhas horas tristi n'krê passa ku bó
Nha passa tempo n'krê passa ku bó
N'amor ami n'naci pam vivi ku bó
Bem pegam no mom
Bem lebam ku bó
N'krê bai na bu ragass
Refrão
Bem inxinam tudo kusa k'inda n'ka sabi
Bem lebam ku bó inxinam tudo kel ki bu prendi na vida
N'amor bem dam razom di vivi
Bem intchi nha vida di kusa fasi
N'sta raserva nha vida pa bó
N'amor ami n'naci pam vivi Ku bó
Refrão
Ó kim sta ku bó pa mim mundo ka existi màss
Ó kim sta ku bó mundo feto só di nôs dôs
Fonte: Musixmatch
Letras de Nha Vida © Africa Nostra
Avito Augusto Indour
Amo esta linda música 🎷
bento daniel
Muita nostalgia nesta música.
TinoWeb
quem fica emocionado com essa música deixa seu like nesse comentário..
Olga Mazivila
Músicas que escutei na minha adolescência e juventude
Mario Filipe Kiala Mario
Viajei na minha infância - Lura - Magnifica...
Jorge Albano
Esta música leva-me a minha infancia. Desde sempre ouví
Joao de Oliveira José
A lembrar 1996, em 2022; que saudades...é como diz um amigo meu: saudade faz chorar 😔😔😔
Nicole Wanda
Adoro a Lura 🇦🇴❤️🇨🇻
Fórum Jurídico Legal
ouvindo em 2023, quem mais? Oh Lura, sou fã incondicional
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Kandido Maldino
Waww k Paz de espírito esta música transmite