Armando De Pina: Music
Bidjica
(“Alma Cabo-verdiana”.....Armando De Pina)
Ai ca nhos calcal
Ca nhos maltrizal,
Nhos dixal quitinho
Nes cantinho di solidao,
Tanto cansera, tanto sofre,
Nhos dixal na se canto
Ta 'spera quel dia.
Bidjica, qui 'speranca,
Bo e um candero di luz cego,
Bo e 'ndjetadu, bu ca mestedo,
Ai mocidade dja bai pa ca volta.
Ai amigos d'outro tempo,
Desaparecidos,
Ta trazel sempre
Lembranca e sodade,
Pai divino ta companhal
Ate ultimo suspiro di se bida.
ENGLISH
Oldness
Oh! Don't harm him,
Don't hurt his feelings,
Leave him alone
in his little corner of solitude,
So much exhaustion, so much suffering,
Leave him alone
Awaiting for his fate.
Oldness! What a hope!
You are a dimmed light lamp,
You are a despised of no use,
Your youthfulness is gone forever.
Oh! Old time friends!
You're all gone,
But you bring back
Memories and longings!
One hopes divine Lord will oversee him
To the last breath of his life.