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Cize (ft. Bau)

from Cape Verdean Blues by Kavita Shah

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lyrics

KRIOL

Un rai de luz, sentá na bo rost
El lumia-m kaminh, kaminh de nha destino
Amim, já N konxê flisidad
O Deus, mas k pura verdad !...

Es bo odjinh, di luz sim kma prata
Es bo rostinh, ta parse-m k'un
santa
O Cize, bo k e lus di nha vida
Já N krê morrê,
Si bo nega-m, querida

N dormí not, N sonhá k nha kretxeu
Un sonho fliz, mas k realidad
N pdi Deus, pa bo ben ser di meu
Sen bo amôr, N ka ten flisidad

Es bo odjinh, di luz sim kma prata
Es bo rostinh, ta parse-m k'un
santa
O Cize, bo k e lus di nha vida
Já N krê morrê,
Si bo nega-m, querida

ENGLISH

A ray of light sitting upon your face
It lights my way, the way to my destiny
Me, I already know what happiness is
Oh God, what a pure truth!

Those eyes of yours, of a silver light
That face of yours, it seems to me like a saint’s
Oh Cize, you are the light of my life
I want to die already
If you deny me, dear

I slept all night, I dreamed of my love
A happy dream, happier than reality
I asked God for you to be mine
Without your love, I cannot have happiness

Those eyes of yours, of a silver light
That face of yours, it seems to me like that of a saint
Oh Cize, you are the light of my life
I want to die already
If you deny me, my dear

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from Cape Verdean Blues, released September 15, 2023
Music by Morgadinho, © Lusafrica | Africa Nostra / Musique et Communication / Sony Music Publishing (SACEM)

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Kavita Shah New York, New York

Kavita Shah is an award-winning vocalist, composer, researcher, polyglot, and educator who makes work in deep engagement with jazz, while also addressing and advancing its global sensibilities. Her projects include "Visions" (2014), "Folk Songs of Naboréa" (2017), "Interplay" (2018), and "Cape Verdean Blues" (2023).

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