Terra Bo Sabe

Land Where I Was Born

Terra Bo Sabe

You should know that it takes a lotTera bo sabê ké mistid um xis tantu
For every man to live like peoplePa kada homem vive sima gente

But my brothers, the land, everything is hittingMa nhas brose, o terra, ta bituod ta batê
Hard, dry and coldRijo, sek y frok
Like a caress in the cemetery of peopleSima karise na smentera d'jent
For later I will stayPa d'pôs N'ben fka
With my hand in the airK'nhas mon na féria
In the misery of a storm that doesn't come, oh empty drumNa mizéria d'un tchuba ki ka ben, ô tanbor baziu
I abuse of parties but I returnN'abuze d'partidja ma renda
To those who don't workK'aquês ki ka trabaia

Once a star companyOnes d'inpréza strarJer
Without retirement or pensionSen raforma nem pensão
Thought in the rose gardenDuensa na rosega
Liberia, Greece, HollandLiberian, greg, Holanda
Children without schoolFidju sen skôla
Women abandoned, in a hard lifeAmdjer largod, nun vida dur
Making money for others to get fatDi fazê dnher pa otes gorda

But our sea and fishingMa nos mar e péska
But our fishing is martyrdomMa nos péska e martiriu
Of moonlight in the seaDi luarada na mar
Boat, brothers and lineBote, brose y linha
One fish and a half for eachUn pexe y mei pa kada un
Child at homeK'fidj na kaza