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Fidjuz di Cabral feat. Polyfree

“Fidjuz di Cabral ’05�

[Hook1:]
Fidjuz.....
Si abô é fidju di cabral.....
Ká nu skezi di cabral......
Labanta mô grita Cabral.....
Ká nu skezi, lembra sempri na Cabral!

[C.K.Las:]

Anôs Cikatriz, anôs é Caboverdiano
Nu ten grandi orgulhu, na ser africano
Cultura y liberdadi foi Cabral ki danu
Strategia y teoria, el propi ki exinanu
Pega na Mic, moda nu pega na pistola
Pa tudu nôs povu sabi, ma djâ stá na ôra
Di nu rabela, moda rabeladus lá di fora
Pamodi nu ka naci, pa nu sufri no-no
Ami N ka stá ben fika kaladu no mo’
Bu ka stá kurtinu, midjôr bu da bu go’
Cuz Cikatriz crew, is really coming tru
You can run, but really can’t hide
Even if you say, thiz shit iz really wild
I’m gonna b Cikatriz 4 life
Lutcho-M.a.M.a.Style, that’z my stilo
Lutcho-M.a.M.a.style, mi propi kê Cabralzinho


[Hook2:]
Fidjuz.....
Si abô é fidju di cabral.....
Ká nu skezi di cabral......
Labanta mô grita Cabral.....
Ká nu skezi, lembra sempri na Cabral!

[B.G.Lopi]


Kozi N sabi stória, ki kel tempu n ká enxinadu
Kel ômi n ká racista
Muitu menus un facista
Cabo-Verde é un Cikatriz, ki Português riska
Nomi ki és poi na Historia, foi konkista
Modi ki és ta konkista, teritoriu kê ká di sés
Dentu nhâ kurasôn, n ten raiba di tudu kês Potuguês
Odeia kês kriolu, ki ta pensa moda és
Por isu Cika-3
bombardias di véz
Luta pa nôs diretu
Skezi palavra ruspetu
Diogo Gomes, ka ruspetanu kantu é ponu na ilhas
Restu dés, viola nôs Mai, viola nôs filha
Munti afrikanus matadu sen nesicidadi
Flâ n pá ké statua di asasinu, na nôs cidadi
P’undi nhâ stória, p’undi Cabral, p’undi igualdadi
P’undi kumida pa nhâ povu, p’undi verdadi
Ká ten,....
...só grogu, ceris
Guentis tudu intchadu, ká mesti karega alteris

[Hook3:]

Fidjuz.....
Si abô é fidju di cabral.....
Ká nu skezi di cabral......
Labanta mô grita Cabral.....
Ká nu skezi, lembra sempri na Cabral!

[Makarofi:]

Kantu n finka pé na Santiago
tudu alguen ki n konxi, ben labanta mô
primeiru n da nhâ volta, lá na fundu di ghetto
bai ter di dona Nona, da un spidienti na un p...
n odja riku ta rikisi , pobri ta pobrisi
n odja kriancinhas, ku rostu tudu kontenti
enkuantu kuza kumê ,tudu dia é ka frequenti
koitadu di noz kriansas, ku saúde dikadenti
ta kai na diliquencia, pa kumê kumida kenti
odjas inteligenti, mesmu a si éz é ka genti
odjas inteligenti, sen xansi di ser studanti
sóciu la di riba, n teni un kusa ké pan flau
tudu dia n sta obi pobri, ta reklama kau stá mau
minis na ponta prasa, kumida bu ká das nau
y bô ku mesa xeio vinhu tintu y bakalhau
kel omi, bu ka konxi cabral
yo kel omi, bu ka konxi cabral

[Hook4:]

Fidjuz.....
Si abô é fidju di cabral.....
Ká nu skezi di cabral......
Labanta mô grita Cabral.....
Ká nu skezi, lembra sempri na Cabral!

[Polyfree:]

Kê mi derá
Staba na guera
Djuntu ku cabral
Luta pa liberda nha povu, di muvimentu kolonial
Kanba na matu, enfrenta inimiku kara-a- kara
Arma na mô, mas na ravolta yo ami n ta dispara
Nu sufri di ki nu konxi independencia
Uniao di povu, mas forti ki kalker ésencia
Sen skravatura, sen reprensôn
Rasôn sufisienti, ki ta lugar a un nasôn
C.V., munti mori, munti fazi stória
Kuza ki nu ten ki ter sempri na nôs memôria
Nu trabadja, nu studa, pa Cabo-verde ba pa frenti
Pamodi si tudu foi, ka foi en vão
Kozi nhâ luta é otu
Nhâ arma é otu
Kanpu di batalha, urna
Bala votu
Kozi nha luta é otu
nha Arma é otu
Kanpu di batalha, urna
Bala votu


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Fidjuz di Cabral feat. Polyfree

“Fidjuz di Cabral ’05�

[Hook1:]

Children.....
If you are a child of Cabral.....
Let us not forget Cabral......
Trow your hands up and hola Cabral.....
Let us never forget to always remember Cabral!

[C.K.Las]

We Cikatriz [= scar], we are Cape Verdeans
We are very proud in being African
Our freedom and culture were a gift from Cabral
The strategy and theory thought by him in person
We grab the mic as if it was a pistol
So all members of our nation know what time it is
Time to rebel as field nigga's do
'cause we weren't born to suffer, oh no
and neither will I keep quiet anymore
Better leave if you don't dig it
"Cuz Cikatriz crew, is really coming thru"
"You can run, but really can’t hide"
"Even if you say, thiz shit iz really wild"
"I’m gonna b Cikatriz 4 life"
"Lutcho-M.a.M.a.Style, that’z my stilo"
Lutcho-M.a.M.a.style, it is I, 'Little Cabral'


[Hook2:]

Children.....
If you are a child of Cabral.....
Let us not forget Cabral......
Trow your hands up and hola Cabral.....
Let us never forget to always remember Cabral!

[B.G.Lopi]

What I know about his story that was never told
I'm no racist
And neither am I a fascist
Cabo-Verde is a scar inflicted by portuguese
It is what they call discovered in theyr history books
As they discover land that was not theyrs
Inside my heart I hate those types of Portugese
I hate CapeVerdeans that act as them
That is why Cikatriz
keeps blasting them
Fight for our rights
No time for etiquette
Diogo Gomes had no respect when he put us on those isles
The rest of them raped our mothers and doughters
Many Africans died with no purpose
We don't want statues of assins of our ancestors in our cities any more
Where did my story go, what happened to Cabral and equality?
What about food for my people, what happened to truth?
There is none....
...only Grogu (liquer) and Ceris (Beer)
People swolen up, pushing weight shouldn't be necessary anymore

[Hook3:]

Children.....
If you are a child of Cabral.....
Let us not forget Cabral......
Trow your hands up and hola Cabral.....
Let us never forget to always remember Cabral!

[Makarofi:]

When I'm on the isle of Santiago
Everyone that knows me, comes and greet me
first thing is a visit, deep in the ghetto
I pay dona Nona a visit, just to get a hit of a j...
I see the rich over wealthy, the poor broke as can't be
still I find little kids with smiles on their face
meanwhile a plate of food isn't seen frequently
our poor little kids are left with no decent food
growing delinquent habits in a chase for nutrician
very smart, but inhumane at heart
I spot intelligence, but no chance to become student
To the 'men in higher echelons', I got something to say
Every day I hear the poor complain like they cant take no more strain
kids down town you don't even give some
While your table is well set with wine and seefood
That man... did you forget about Cabral?
yo, that man, don't you know Cabral ?

[Hook4:]

Children.....
If you are a child of Cabral.....
Let us not forget Cabral......
Trow your hands up and hola Cabral.....
Let us never forget to always remember Cabral!

[Polyfree:]

Wondering about the struggle back then
I'd be involved in the struggle
Together with Cabral
The struggle for freedom for my people from colonialism
Dove into the bush to face the enemy in battle
Gun in hand, but I'm the detonator
We suffered till we got independent
Unity is the strongest essence
Without slavery and opression
Enough reasons to give our nation a base
C.V., many died, many made history
Facts we have to maintain in memory
Let us study and work so Cape Verde can progress
So all that has passed won't be in vain
In fact my struggle is different
My weaponry is different
The battlefield is the ballot box
my vote is my bullet
my struggle is different
My weaponry is different
The battlefield is the ballot box
my vote is my bullet

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