Tudu diâ sima ta manxi, Kel gálu bedju ta dizafina ; Orédja grándi kabésa stretu É kel makáku fórti fasténtu ! Tóni ka sta poku sórna Bilita nganâ-l kabésa, Sipriánu ki fasê-m malfetu Kontra ku mi purguntâ-m si-m sta dretu. Má nha sibitchi é fitchádu na petu ! Má nha sibitchi… má nha sibitchi… Más um diâ pa-m bá luta Pa-m labuta ku nha tchom Rasekádu pa sol, nganádu pa tchuba ! Na rabolisu di vizinhánsa Midjor é vivi sukundidu Fládu fla ka ta skrebedu Má bu bida dja ká konxedu. Tóni ka sta poku sórna Bilita nganâ-l kabésa, Sipriánu ki fasê-m malfetu Ragánha denti purgunta si-m sta dretu. Má nha sibitchi é fitchádu na petu ! Má nha sibitchi é fitchádu na petu ! Fónga é li-mé ku si láta d’água, Armándu é na Ru-Bás djuntu ku Fónga, Dumingas nha gentis stória é mutu tcheu, Manxi tchora labánta mó pa seu ! Tánha é ku si résa ku si finasom, Djuzé ki dádji perdi si razom.
Every morning, at dawn That old cock sets about singing out of tune; And that monkey, with its big ears and little head, what a nuisance! Antony is a real half-wit: Bilita cheated him well and good, Cyprien cast a spell on me But when he sees me, he still asks me if I’m well. But deep in my heart I carry my jet-black pearl* To protect me, my pearl of jet… Yet another day of toil awaits me, A day that I’ll spend ploughing this land Burnt by the sun and drenched by the rain. When faced with gossip The best answer is to live in hiding: There is no need to put such rumours to paper, Everyone already knows your life in detail. Antony is a real half-wit: Bilita cheated him well and good, Cyprien cast a spell on me Smiled and asked me if I was well. But deep in my heart I carry my jet-black pearl To protect me, my pearl of jet… Fonga is there, carrying her buckets of water on her head, As for Armando, he is still at Rui Vaz, with her, Talking of Domingas, there would be a great deal to tell: As soon as she gets out of bed, she sets to wailing and moaning! Tanha is busy with her commemorative ceremonies and songs And José, having hit his wife, lost both his reason and his rights.