Translation of the song Vento de Sueste artist Cesária Évora

Ja'm pidi Deus na céu

Already I asked God in the sky

e nha Virgem Maria

And my Virgin Mary

quê pás dam' um morininha pa'm amá

Who gave me peace a little brunette for me to love

pa'm crê tcheu pa tiram'

For me to want more for taking away from me

dêss nha triste solidão

This sad solitude of mine

Ja'm tive um cretcheu

Already I had a beloved

que 'm amá pirdido tcheu

Who loved me very lost

Êl dixa'm sem um porquê

He left me without a reason

mi inocente sem sabê

Me innocent without knowing

Nha inocência foi grande di más

My innocence was too great

ma deus ca ta dromi el ta julga'l

But God doesn't sleep he judges him

nêss mundo ca era más

In this world there wasn't anything else

um vento de sueste leva'm êl

A wind from the southeast brought him to me

nha coraçon fcá isolado

My heart remained isolated