Mana

Mother

Mana

Mother, you're so beautifulMana sta nóba bunita
You always dream of a better lifeManxi ta sunha kordadu
Even if poverty isn't for youFla ma pobréza ka pa el
But work makes you feel so damn tiredMa trabadju kre sta-l mutu kansadu

Mother, you're so beautifulMana sta nóba bunita
You always dream of a better lifeManxi ta sunha kordadu
Even if poverty isn't for youFla ma pobréza ka pa el
But work makes you feel so damn tiredMa trabadju kre sta-l mutu kansadu

So, you make a new dressNton, e fasi un bistidu nobu
And you step out in styleE sai di si kutélu
To Santa Maria BeachBa Praia Santa Maria
To celebrate a weddingBa ranja kazamentu

You make a new dressE fazi un bistidu novu
And you step out in styleE sai di si kutélu
To Santa Maria BeachBa Praia Santa Maria
To celebrate a weddingBa ranja kasamentu

Mother, in the big cityMana ba sidadi grandi
You find peace in the sacramentFla amen na sakramentu
If no one knows about itSe mai nen ka sabi del
Dad's just full of disappointmentPai dja duenti so disgostu

Mother, in the big cityMána ba sidadi grandi
You find peace in the sacramentFla amen na sakramentu
Only the scars of your strugglesSo ki skese di si gintis
Leave you in sufferingK'e dexa na sufrimentu

Mother doesn't want what’s for herMana ka kre kel k'é di-sel
She just keeps pushing throughÉ so ta djobi pa ladu
What the North gives her is little for herKel ki Nhordés da-l é poku pa el
And she says I'm feeling so damn worn outE fla m'e sta mutu mal kalsadu

Mother doesn't want what’s for herMana ka kre kel k'é di-sel
She just keeps pushing throughÉ so ta djobi pa ladu
What the North gives her is little for herKel ki Nhordés da-l é poku pa el
And she says I'm feeling so damn worn outE fla m'e sta mutu mal kalsadu

So, you make a new dressNton, e fazi un bistidu nobu
And you step out in styleE sai di si kutélu
To Santa Maria BeachBa Praia Santa Maria
To celebrate a weddingBa ranja kazamentu

You make a new dressE fazi un bistidu novu
And you step out in styleE sai di si kutélu
To Santa Maria BeachBa Praia Santa Maria
To celebrate a weddingBa ranja kazamentu

Mother, in the big cityMana ba sidadi grandi
You find peace in the sacramentFla amen na sakramentu
If no one knows about itSe mai nen ka sabi del
Dad's just full of disappointmentPai dja duenti so disgostu

Mother, in the big cityMána ba sidadi grandi
You find peace in the sacramentFla amen na sakramentu
Only the scars of your strugglesSo ki skese di si gentis
Leave you in sufferingK'e dexa na sofrimentu

Mother, in the big city, ohMana ba sidadi grandi, o
You step out to the dance floorTiru sai-l pa kulatra
You step out to the dance floorTiru sai-l pa kulatra