Translation of the song Nha Cancera Ka Tem Medida artist Cesária Évora
Nha Cancera Ka Tem Medida
My Fatigue is Immeasurable
Oh nha guente
Oh, my people
Nha cancera ka tem medida
My fatigue is immeasurable
Oh nha guente
Oh, my people
Oh qu'afronta qu'm passa
Oh, what an affliction I'm facing
Oh nha guente
Oh, my people
Trinta ano di Sao Tomé
Thirty years in São Tomé
Leva'm familia dixa'm mi sô
Took my family and left me alone
Cu nha tristeza e nha sodade
With my sadness and longing
Oh nha guente
Oh, my people
Nha cancera ka tem medida
My fatigue is immeasurable
Oh nha guente
Oh, my people
Oh qu'afronta qu'm passa
Oh, what an affliction I'm facing
Oh nha guente
Oh, my people
Trinta ano di Sao Tomé
Thirty years in São Tomé
Leva'm familia dixa'm mi sô
Took my family and left me alone
Cu nha tristeza e nha sodade
With my sadness and longing
Oh oi oi
Oi oi oi
Nhos leva'm ca nhôs dixa'm
Take me, don't leave me
Cabo verde é qu'é nha terra
Cape Verde is my country
'M qu'rê volta ma'm ca podê
I want to return but I can't
C'atcha ninguem pa da'me di mon
I can't find someone to give me a hand
Oh oi oi
Oi oi oi
Nhos leva'm ca nhôs dixa'm
Take me, don't leave me
Cabo verde é qu'é nha terra
Cape Verde is my country
'M qu'rê volta ma'm ca podê
I want to return but I can't
C'atcha ninguem pa da'me di mon [...]
I can't find someone to give me a hand