As Água Lyrics Translation in English
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Portuguese Lyrics
English Translation
Tchiga mês di Junho djentsbasade dent d'horta
Come the month of June with the dew in the garden
Ta koba kóba midju pa simia dipôs
They cover the ground to sow seeds
Kês kê más lascadu o'ki kaba koba
These are the most broken that are already covered
Ta fica dentru d'horta pa simia impó
They stay inside the garden to sow again
Mininus di escola dja volta di féria
School children return from vacation
Ês ka sta ba discansa ês tem ki bá trabadja
They don't rest; they have to work
Simiadu em pó ês tem ki bá horta
Afternoon approaches; they have to go to the garden
Tadja galinha mátu pa ka kumé midju
Hunt wild chickens to eat for lunch
Tchiga mês di Agosto tchuba bem tchobê
Come the month of August with a good downpour
Djents torna volta horta pa fazê simentera
People return to the garden to plant seeds
Dipôs di simentera midjo bem nascê
After planting, the seeds sprout well
Mininus dentu d'horta ta tadja pardal
Children in the garden try to catch sparrows
Começado monda djents tud'animade
Starting to weed, people are all excited
Ta spera um coba d'águ pa As-Água da
Waiting for a water spell for the As-Agua to come
sol kenti sta tchêu céu sta raganhádu
The sun is so hot; the sky is sulking
Planta sta seca tchuba fica ka bem
The plants are dry; rain doesn't come well
Lamentu guentis grandi
The lament of the big people
Ta spera um coba d'agu
Waiting for a water spell