Translation of the song Carnaval de São Vicente artist Cesária Évora

Jam conchia São Vicente

I know São Vicente

Na se ligria ne se sabura

Its cheerfulness and its flavour

Ma'm ce pud faze ideia

But I didn't know

S'na carnaval era mas sab

That during the carnival, it was even better

São Vicente e um brasilin

São Vicente is a little Brazil

Chei di ligria chei di cor

Full of joy and colours

Nes tres dia di loucura

During these three wild days

Ca tem guerra e carnaval

There are no brawls, it is the carnival

Ness morabeza sen igual

A jubilation, to be found nowhere else

Noten un fistinha

We have a little party

Mas sossegod

so peaceful

Ca bo exita

Do not hesitate,

Bo pode entra

You are welcome to enter

Conque a bafa ca ta falta

There will be plenty of food and drink

Hoje e dia di carnaval

Today is the carnival day!