Manu

Manu

Manu

Manu had to leave his momManú teve ki dexa se mai
He had to leave his land to go to a faraway placeEl teve ki dexa se térra pa-l ba pa térra lonje
Mom told him: Son, don’t goMama fla-l: Fidje, ka bo bai
I can’t stand being without youN ka ta podê guentá sen bo
I’m dying just from the lonelinessN ta morrê so di sodade

Manu had to leave his momManú teve ki dexa se mai
He had to leave his land to go to a faraway placeEl teve ki dexa se térra pa-l ba pa térra lonje
Mom told him: Son, don’t goMama fla-l: Fidje, ka bo bai
I can’t stand being without youN ka ta podê guentá sen bo
I’m dying just from the lonelinessN ta morrê so di sodade

If I don’t go, I won’t die from hungerSu N ka ba, no ta morrê di fóm
Without anyone to watch over usSen ken spiá pa nos
Without dad, we have to workSen papa, no ten ki trabadja
So we don’t sufferPa no ka padesê

If I don’t go, I won’t die from hungerSu N ka ba, no ta morrê di fóm
Without anyone to watch over usSen ken spiá pa nos
Without dad, we have to workSen papa, no ten ki trabadja
So we don’t sufferPa no ka padesê

Once upon a time, his dad diedÓn pasóde se pai morrê
Victim of a different diseaseVítima dun duénsa diferente
He’s left alone with his momEl fika so ku se mai
Today he’s in a foreign landPuris oje el ta na stranjer
Fighting against the sea and wind to make his mom happyTa luta kóntra mar i vénte pa fazê si mai felis

He returns home to his landEl regresa es ón pa se térra
He hugs his momEl ben brasa se mai
A month later he goes back to the foreign landUn mes dipos el torna ba stranjer
With an immigrant documentKu dukumentu d'imigrante

He returns home to his landEl regresa es ón pa se térra
He hugs his momEl ben brasa se mai
A month later he goes back to the foreign landUn mes dipos el torna ba stranjer
With an immigrant documentKu dukumentu d'imigrante

Manu had to leave his momManú teve ki dexa se mai
He had to leave his land to go to a faraway placeEl teve ki dexa se térra pa-l ba pa térra lonje
Mom told him: Son, don’t goMama fla-l: Fidje, ka bo bai
I can’t stand being without youN ka ta podê guentá sen bo
I’m dying just from the lonelinessN ta morrê so di sodade

If I don’t go, I won’t die from hungerSu N ka ba, no ta morrê di fóm
Without anyone to watch over usSen ken spiá pa nos
Without dad, we have to workSen papa, no ten ki trabadja
So we don’t sufferPa no ka padesê

Once upon a time, his dad diedÓn pasóde se pai morrê
Victim of a different diseaseVítima dun duénsa diferente
He’s left alone with his momEl fika so ku si mai
Today he’s in a foreign landPuris oje el ta na stranjer
Fighting against the sea and wind to make his mom happyTa luta kóntra mar i vénte pa fazê si mai felis

He returns home to his landEl regresa es ón pa se térra
He hugs his momEl ben brasa se mai
A month later he goes back to the foreign landUn mes dipos el torna ba stranjer
With an immigrant documentKu dukumentu d'imigrante

He returns home to his landEl regresa es ón pa se térra
He hugs his momEl ben brasa se mai
A month later he goes back to the foreign landUn mes dipos el torna ba stranjer
With an immigrant documentKu dukumentu d'imigrante

If I don’t go, I won’t die from hungerSu N ka ba, no ta morrê di fóm
Without anyone to watch over usSen ken spiá pa nos
Without dad, we have to workSen papa, no ten ki trabadja
So we don’t sufferPa no ka padesê

If I don’t go, I won’t die from hungerSu N ka ba, no ta morrê di fóm
Without anyone to watch over usSen ken spiá pa nos
Without dad, we have to workSen papa, no ten ki trabadja
So we don’t sufferPa no ka padesê

He returns home to his landEl regresa es ón pa se térra
He hugs his momEl ben brasa se mai