Mamã

Mother

Mamã

Grandma tells your storyVovó dexam konta-bu stória
I know it wasn't easyN sabi ma ka foi fasil
But you're still hereMa ti inda bu sta li
I see in your big eyesN ta odja na bu gran d’odju
A warrior womanUm mudjer guerrera
HardworkingMutu trabadjadera
Friend of her childrenAmiga di si fidjus

To go to school with no lunchPam ba ku lanxi skola
You put your trust in Senhor RêsBu toma fiadu na senhor Rês
You say you'll pay at the end of the monthBu fla mo ta paga fim di mês
Your sacrifices have no priceBu sakrifisiu ka tem presu

Oh mother, you raised me since I was a childOh mamã, bu kriam desdi mininu
Oh mother, it's you who makes a womanOh mamã, é bo ki fazem mudjer
Oh mother, you challenge your fight with the worldOh mamã, bu trufudja bu luta ku mundu
Oh mother, you love like no other (like no other)Oh mamã, mama sima bo ka tem (sima bo ka tem)

You tie a scarf on your head and go outBu mara lensu na kabesa bu sai
And you overcomeE bu supera
Strong pride in your grandmotherForti orgulhu na bo avo
You don't fall, you don't give upBu ka cai nu ka dexa
Food from your grandmother's potKumida di bu panela avó
Strong wisdomForti sabi oooo
Food from your grandmother's potKumida di bu panela avó
Rice with beansAros ku bongolon

Mother, my motherMamã mamã di mi
I am your daughterAmi é bu fidju femea
You are my queenAbo é nha rainha
Love of my life, motherAmor di nha vida, mamã

Oh mother, you raised me since I was a childOh mamã, bu kriam desdi mininu
Oh mother, it's you who makes a womanOh mamã, é bo ki fazem mudjer
Oh mother, you challenge your fight with the worldOh mamã, bu trufudja bu luta ku mundu
Oh mother, you love like no other (like no other)Oh mamã, mama sima bo ka tem (sima bo ka tem)

Mother, my motherMamã mamã di mi
I am your daughterAmi é bu fidju femea
You are my queenAbo é nha rainha
Love of my life, motherAmor di nha vida, mamã

Oh motherOh mamã