Translation of the song Sã qui turo artist L'Arpeggiata

Sã qui turo zente pleta

All here are black people

Turo zente de Guine

All people of Guinea

Tambor flauta e cassaeta

With drum, fl ute and castanets

Y carcave na sua pé

And jingles on their feet

Vamos o fazer huns fessa

We are going to celebrate

O menino Manué

The feast of the infant Emmanuel

Canta Bacião

Sing, Sebastian

Canta tu Thomé

Sing out, Thomas

Canta tu

Sing out

Canta tu Flanciquia

Sing out, Francisca

Canta Caterija

Sing, Caterina

Canta tu

Sing out

Canta tu Flunando

Sing out, Ferdinand

Canta tu Resnando

Sing out, Raymond

Canta tu

Sing out

Oya, oya

Listen, listen

Turo neglo hare cantá

All Negroes can sing

Ha, cantamo e bayamo

We sing and dance

Que forro fi camo

For we are free

Ha tanhemo y cantamo

We play and sing

Ha frugamo e tanhemo

We frolic and play

Ha tocamo pandero ha flauta y carcavé

We play the tambourine, the flute and the jingles

Ha dizemo que biba

We cheer and cry out:

Biba mia siola y biba Zuzé

‘Long live Our Lady and Joseph!’