Moda bô [English translation]

(Lura):

In my infancy

I dreamed to be like you

I dreamed to sing on a stage

With a divine light, like you

In adolescence

I stood in front of a mirror

I improvised with a microphone

So that I could sing just like you

It's like you

It is like you that I want to sing

It is with you that I want to learn

So that I could sing just like you

(Cesaria):

In my experience

I have already met people, I have already come to know the world

Realizing the dream of a life

Singing Cabo Verde, singing my soil

That is my experience

I want to share it with all of my people

I want to share it with the entire world

The story of a people, the story of a life

The grace of singing

Is a mission that you have to accomplish

You didn't choose, God is who gave you

Dignify that name

(Lura):

You are divine

The angels protect you,

Your experience is a lesson

It is the pride of a nation

The grace of singing

Is a mission that I have accomplished

I didn't choose it, God is who gave it to me

I want to dignify this name!