Cabo Verde Terra Estimada [English translation]

Oh Cape Verde, my beloved land

Land of peace and joy

Nobody you have embraced

dares to go, and stay

And those who have to leave will cry

Such ten little pieces of land

that God scattered across the sea

belong to us, they were not stolen in wars

This is Cape Verde, my beloved land

Oh Cape Verde, my beloved land

Land of peace and joy

Nobody you have embraced

dares to go, and stay

And those who have to leave will cry

This little brown girl cries with "sodade"

she has you on her mind

and cries for her deepest memories

of a time where there was no suffering

Oh Cape Verde, my beloved land

Land of peace and joy

Nobody you have embraced

dares to go, and stay

And those who have to leave will cry