Badja Ku Mi
Dance with me … Badja ku mi … yes, dance with me…
my music … my dance.
Yes, dance with me. Badja ku mi.
Dance Morna with me… hold me tight… …step onto
the dance floor… whisper stories of love, longing…
na meiu ton di B.Leza. Step to the right, left, back and forth.
Dance with me…Badja ku mi.
Dance Koladera with me… Dance under the sound of viola,
kavakin y robéka. Forget hardship…poke fun at fate
…badja ku mi… ka bu kanta-m Koladera- zouk.
Show me sarcasm… kurkutisan, frivolity… Dance…Dance
Koladera with me… Badja ku mi.
Dance Talaia Baxu…Badja ku mi… Dance with
me to the sound of Mino di Mama’s accordion.
Dance Mazurka with me. Baja ku mi and with the
women of Mosteru. Yes… dance with me. Badja ku mi.
Sing with me. Kanta ku mi.
Sing with me. Yes. Kola ku mi and celebrate Nos Festa
Santu, nos festa riju. Our Saints’ Feasts.
Let’s join the men and dip the mast and San Filipe’s flag,
in the sea, and later bless them at church. With the women let’s
stamp and pound corn, pila midju na pilon, watch Matansa and
dance Kanizadi under the sound of drums.
Kola cu mi… Yes, sing with me.
Badja ku mi, dance with me.
Cola San Djon y San Pedru. Sing and dance with me
on the feast days of Saint John and Saint Peter.
Salta fogera ku mi. Yes! Jump the bonfire with me, and
shout: San Djon, San Djon, sarna na lumi, saudi na korpu.
Yes, shout and jump with me.
Badja y kanta ku mi na festa di Djarfogu.
Dance and sing with me in the feasts of Djarfogo.
II
Badja ku mi, dance with me. Kanta ku mi.
Dance with me, sing with me.
Dance Funana… hear the sound of gaita and ferrinhu,
electric guitar, bass, drums and let the lyrics in the voices of
Bitori and Code di Dona exhilarate your soul.
Badja Batuke ku mi, badja.
Dance Batuke, Dance.
Show the exuberant percussion of your body.
Shake your buttocks…celebrate with me my
African roots.
Dance Batuke with me. Badja ku mi.
Kanta Batuke ku mi. Kanta.
Sing Batuque with me… Sing.
Join the batukera's songs and place tchabeta
between our knees, strike our hands and send
messages, advice, that only batukeras know how.
Come with me to the Tabanka.
Join me under the sound of tanbor and buziu.
Let’s celebrate in the rhythm of drums and trumpets
stamp your feet and have some fun.
Sing with me. Yes! Sing with me in the feasts of Santiago.
Badja ku mi. Kanta ku mi. Badja ku mi.
Dance with me. Sing with me. Dance with me.
Let us be the music, the dance and the songs.
Badja Ku Mi
Dance with me … Badja ku mi … yes, dance with me…
my music … my dance.
Yes, dance with me. Badja ku mi.
Dance Morna with me… hold me tight… …step onto
the dance floor… whisper stories of love, longing…
na meiu ton di B.Leza. Step to the right, left, back and forth.
Dance with me…Badja ku mi.
Dance Koladera with me… Dance under the sound of viola,
kavakin y robéka. Forget hardship…poke fun at fate
…badja ku mi… ka bu kanta-m Koladera- zouk.
Show me sarcasm… kurkutisan, frivolity… Dance…Dance
Koladera with me… Badja ku mi.
Dance Talaia Baxu…Badja ku mi… Dance with
me to the sound of Mino di Mama’s accordion.
Dance Mazurka with me. Baja ku mi and with the
women of Mosteru. Yes… dance with me. Badja ku mi.
Sing with me. Kanta ku mi.
Sing with me. Yes. Kola ku mi and celebrate Nos Festa
Santu, nos festa riju. Our Saints’ Feasts.
Let’s join the men and dip the mast and San Filipe’s flag,
in the sea, and later bless them at church. With the women let’s
stamp and pound corn, pila midju na pilon, watch Matansa and
dance Kanizadi under the sound of drums.
Kola cu mi… Yes, sing with me.
Badja ku mi, dance with me.
Cola San Djon y San Pedru. Sing and dance with me
on the feast days of Saint John and Saint Peter.
Salta fogera ku mi. Yes! Jump the bonfire with me, and
shout: San Djon, San Djon, sarna na lumi, saudi na korpu.
Yes, shout and jump with me.
Badja y kanta ku mi na festa di Djarfogu.
Dance and sing with me in the feasts of Djarfogo.
II
Badja ku mi, dance with me. Kanta ku mi.
Dance with me, sing with me.
Dance Funana… hear the sound of gaita and ferrinhu,
electric guitar, bass, drums and let the lyrics in the voices of
Bitori and Code di Dona exhilarate your soul.
Badja Batuke ku mi, badja.
Dance Batuke, Dance.
Show the exuberant percussion of your body.
Shake your buttocks…celebrate with me my
African roots.
Dance Batuke with me. Badja ku mi.
Kanta Batuke ku mi. Kanta.
Sing Batuque with me… Sing.
Join the batukera's songs and place tchabeta
between our knees, strike our hands and send
messages, advice, that only batukeras know how.
Come with me to the Tabanka.
Join me under the sound of tanbor and buziu.
Let’s celebrate in the rhythm of drums and trumpets
stamp your feet and have some fun.
Sing with me. Yes! Sing with me in the feasts of Santiago.
Badja ku mi. Kanta ku mi. Badja ku mi.
Dance with me. Sing with me. Dance with me.
Let us be the music, the dance and the songs.