Translation of the song Tanha artist Cesária Évora

Esse odjos de uva maduro

Those eyes like ripe grapes,

Dôs strela de ceu na bô rosto

two stars from heaven in your face,

Tanha de meu, nha Deusa, nha sonho

my Tanha, my goddess, my dream,

Dixam dormi um sono de amor

let me dream a dream of love.

Nh'amor pa bô ô Tanha

My love for you, oh Tanha,

Nem qui ondas de mar

is bigger than the waves of the sea,

Bêja areia

it encompasses the sand,

Bêja praia

it encompasses the beach.

Nh'amor pa bô ô Tanha

My love for you, oh Tanha,

E amor de mas

is overflowing love.

Cretcheu de mar pa areia

The passion of the sea for the sand.

De cada vez que m'lembra na bô

Every time I think of you,

De céu caiba um strela

a star falls from heaven.

De tanto pensa na bô, ô Tanha

I think so much about you, oh Tanha,

Céu ja ca tinha mas strela

that the sky no longer has stars.