Mãe Velha [English translation]

Under your fire

You raised us that way

With your black skirt and your little handkerchief

You showed us who we are

Hi mom, Hi mom

Hi mom, Hi mom

Hi mom, Hi mom

Hi old mother

Old mother, hi old mother

Let me sing this song to you

To cheer your heart

Old mother, show us

The world is made to live

And also to die

To love and to suffer

The world is made to live

The world is made to die

The world is made to love

And also to suffer

• Artist:Cesária Évora
• Album:Cabo Verde (1997)