Na Nha Rubera [English translation]

Young people, I’m on earth

To measure my steps

and follow my path

I know no tiredness.

My body wants to experience

traditional things

Funana moves me deeply

Batuku rules my movements

The beat of bandera is combined

With the beat of batuku

and the steadiest tchabeta:

It’s the land, the land.

Your warm welcome

Your warm welcome fights my sleepiness

Funana needs a strong body

well-seasoned by nature

On the square,

batuku reaches its height

Backed by accordion and ferro,

Let’s clap and make it even stronger

Oh, we’re so unlucky:

They want to stop our dance.

Oh, Barretu,

You and your lady were set to go on all night.

In my valley,

We dance funana frantically.

My valley is the queen of sleepless nights

We dance until dawn there

Dishes of beans and maize cakes are plentiful

We dance to funana

In my valley...