Cesaria Evora - Petit Pays with lyrics (English Subtitles)

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"My Little Country" is the song sung for her country by Grammy award-winning folk singer Cesaria Evora, also known as the "Barefoot Diva" who made her name known all over the world from the Cape Verde Islands.
To talk a little about her, Cesaria Evora could not find what she expected in her singing career, which she started when she was a young girl. She took care of her mother and two daughters by singing in bars. Evora was 47 years old when French manager Jose da Silva, who came to Cape Verde to listen to him, suggested working together. Evora accepted the offer, saying, "I can at least see Paris." This is where the nickname of Cesaria Evora comes from, who preferred to go on stage barefoot instead of flashy shoes, "in solidarity with hungry people and the poor people of the world," in her own words. We can say that she rose to fame in her 50s. She sings her songs in Creole, a mixture of Portuguese and African languages. Despite this, he has found a wide fan base in every corner of the world with the warmth of his voice.

La na céu bo é um estrela
Ki catá brilha
Li na mar bô é um areia
Ki catá moja
Espaiote nesse munde fora
Sô rotcha e mar
Terra pobre chei di amor
Tem morna tem coladera
Terra sabe chei di amor
Tem batuco tem funaná
Espaiote nesse munde fora
Sô rotcha e mar
Terra pobre chei di amor
Tem morna tem coladera
Terra pobre chei di amor
Tem batuco tem funaná
Oi tonte sodade sodade sodade
Oi tonte sodade sodade sem fim
Oi tonte sodade sodade sodade
Oi tonte sodade sodade sem fim
La na céu bo é um estrela
Ki catá brilha
Li na mar bô é um areia
Ki catá moja
Espaiote nesse munde fora
Sô rotcha e mar
Terra pobre chei di amor
Tem morna tem coladera
Terra sabe chei di amor
Tem batuco tem funaná
Espaiote nesse munde fora
Sô rotcha e mar
Terra pobre chei di amor
Tem morna tem coladera
Terra pobre chei di amor
Tem batuco tem funaná
Petit pays je t'aime beaucoup
Petit petit je l'aime beaucoup
Petit pays je t'aime beaucoup
Petit petit je l'aime beaucoup

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There in the sky you are a star
Here everything shines
There in the sea you are a sandy seafloor
Here everything is wet
Watching this world outside
There's only rocky cliffs and sea

Poor country full of love
With Morna and Coladera songs
Wise country full of love
With drum circles and Funaná music

Oh so much homesickness
homesickness, homesickness
Oh so much homesickness
Homesickness without end

Little country I love you so much
Little one I love it so much