SODADE Cesaria Evora … the Grande Dame of Cape Verde ( phonetic)
Keng mostrar bess kaminyo longe?
Keng mostrar bess kaminyo longe?
Ess kaminyo
Pa San Tomé x2
Sodard sodard
Sodard
Dessnya teha San Niklow x2
REPEAT
See bo screvere m’ ta screvay
Si bô es kesere m’ ta esquesay
Atay deea
Kee bô voltar x2
Sodard sodard
Sodard
Dess nya teha San Niklow x2
Sodade is an example of a Portuguese/ African cross over music called Mourna
Literally a ‘longing’ for home both literal and metaphorical born out of the African
Diaspora.
The song says that the road home ( to San Niclau) is the road best taken, but it
is so long. If you write to me Ill write back but if you don’t I wont bother!