Nha Cancera Ka Tem Medida [English translation]

Oh, my people

My fatigue is immeasurable

Oh, my people

Oh, what an affliction I'm facing

Oh, my people

Thirty years in São Tomé

Took my family and left me alone

With my sadness and longing

Oh, my people

My fatigue is immeasurable

Oh, my people

Oh, what an affliction I'm facing

Oh, my people

Thirty years in São Tomé

Took my family and left me alone

With my sadness and longing

Oi oi oi

Take me, don't leave me

Cape Verde is my country

I want to return but I can't

I can't find someone to give me a hand

Oi oi oi

Take me, don't leave me

Cape Verde is my country

I want to return but I can't

I can't find someone to give me a hand