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Flor di nha esperan​ç​a (ft. Bau)

from Cape Verdean Blues by Kavita Shah

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lyrics

KRIOL

Se N sabia
K jent nov ta morrê
N ka táva amá
Ningen n’es mund

Es morna
E sonh d'nha esperança
Ki ja konfesá-m
Kma bo amor
Era fals, o flor

Na dispidida
Bo txorá txeu
N magoa
N txorá tanben

ENGLISH

If I had known
That young people could die
I would never have loved
Anybody in this world

This morna*
Is the dream of my hope
That has already confessed to me
That your love
Was false, oh flower

At our farewell,
You cried so much
I was heartbroken
I cried too

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from Cape Verdean Blues, released September 15, 2023
Traditional Cape Verdean Folk Song

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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).

"What she's doing is something completely new."
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"Quietly riveting."
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