Bençon di Jah – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Vado Más Ki Ás
• Album: BERÇO DE LATA

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Thank you, God, for all the conquests

I fulfill all your prayers

So my spirit remains under your protection

On every street, every flight

Every stage, every street scene

Free me always from temptation!

Yes, amen!

Prosperity, straight paths

Long roads, streets with thorns

Conquests and victories, pain and weariness

Time is a journey, light is hope

Blessing is a miracle!

Blessing is a miracle!

I ask only for Jah's blessing

Blessings, what I need to keep going

I want your moon, shine brightly at night with power on the streets

I ask only for Jah's blessing

Blessings, what I need to keep going

I want your moon, shine brightly at night with power on the streets

Keep your contradictory opinions

Negative vibes belong on the questioning side

I keep you active, today I’m super euphoric

My way of expression comes with various codes

Life’s a monopoly, I know how to fill my deposit

[?]

I don’t want easy or monotonous things

Sometimes we complicate what’s obvious

Excessive feelings turn toxic

Logically, I don’t want toxic emotions anymore

I hunger for the world, hunger to consume

I roam the world, to consume more, yet it’s never enough

I crave to rise, crave to take it all

Your goodness lets me breathe

Because my self-esteem is what sustains me

Fights and clashes—they aim to dishearten us!

I ask only for Jah's blessing

Blessings, what I need to keep going

I want your moon, shine brightly at night with power on the streets

I ask only for Jah's blessing

Blessings, what I need to keep going

I want your moon, shine brightly at night with power on the streets

[Portuguese]

Deus obrigadu pa tudu konkistas

N ta faze tudu bus orasons

Pa nha spiritu sta sénpri na bu proteson

Na kada strada, kada voo

Kada palku, kada skinas di rua

Libra-m sénpri di tentason!

Ie, amén!

Prosperidadi, kaminhu streitus

Kaminhus longu, strada ku spinhu

Konkista i vitórias, dor i kansasu

Ténpu é viájen, lus é speransa

Benson é milagri!

Benson é milagri!

N pidi so benson di Jah

Blessings, kel-la ki N meste pa N kontinua

N kre bua lua, brilha di noti ku forsa na rua

N pidi so benson di Jah

Blessings, kel-la ki N meste pa N kontinua

N kre bua lua, brilha di noti ku forsa na rua

Guarda bu opinion kontraditóriu

Vibes negativu ten se ladu interogatóriu

N korda bue ativu, oji N sta super eufóriku

Nha fórma di spresa ta ben ku várius kódigu

Vida é monopóliu, N sa ta intxi nha dipózitu

[?]

N ka kre kuza fásil nen monótonu

Asves nu ta konplika kel ki é óbviu

Sentimentu skesidus ta bira tóksiku

Lójiku, N ka kre más sentimentus tóksikus

N ten fómi di mundu, fómi di kume

N roda mundu, pa más N kume, kel-la ka ta txiga

N ten gana di subi, gana bua bai ku tudu

So bondadi pa N respira

Poi nha otostima si ki N vinga

Lutas i briga ma simê es ta kre pa-u dizanima!

N pidi so benson di Jah

Blessings, kel-la ki N meste pa N kontinua

N kre bua lua, brilha di noti ku forsa na rua

N pidi so benson di Jah

Blessings, kel-la ki N meste pa N kontinua

N kre bua lua, brilha di noti ku forsa na rua

Key Grammar Structures

• Deus obrigadu pa tudu **konkistas**

  ➔ Plural Nouns

  ➔ The word "konkistas" is a plural noun, indicating multiple achievements or conquests.

• N **ta faze** tudu bus orasons

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense/Aspect (habitual)

  ➔ The phrase "ta faze" indicates an ongoing or habitual action, similar to the present continuous or habitual aspect in English, although in this creole it often functions as simple present to indicate the habit.

• Pa nha spiritu **sta** sénpri na bu proteson

  ➔ Verb 'sta' (to be)

  ➔ The verb "sta" is a variant of the verb "estar" in Portuguese and means "to be" or "to stay" and indicates a state of being. In this context it means "is".

• Libra-m sénpri **di tentason**!

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase + noun

  ➔ "di tentason" is a prepositional phrase. "di" is the preposition, and "tentason" (temptation) is the noun. It indicates from which things the speaker wants to be freed.

• Prosperidadi, kaminhu **streitus**

  ➔ Adjective + Noun

  ➔ "streitus" is an adjective (meaning narrow, tight) modifying the noun "kaminhu" (path). This construction describes the nature of paths/ways.

• Ténpu é viájen, **lus é speransa**

  ➔ Subject-Verb-Complement (or Subject-Verb-Subject Complement)

  ➔ This sentence structure presents the relationship between "ténpu" (time) and "viájen" (journey), and between "lus" (light) and "speransa" (hope) through the verb "é" (is/are). "Lus" is the subject complement.

• N **kre bua lua**, brilha di noti ku forsa na rua

  ➔ Modal Verb + Infinitive

  ➔ "kre" (want/wish) is a modal verb, followed by the infinitive verb "bua" (fly). This indicates a desire or wish.

• Vida é monopóliu, N **sa ta intxi** nha dipózitu

  ➔ Present Continuous or Habitual (like in line 2)

  ➔ Similar to line 2, "sa ta intxi" again uses the construction for present continuous or habitual action. This signals an ongoing, habitual filling of the speaker's "depozitu".

• Lutas i briga ma simê es **ta kre** pa-u dizanima!

  ➔ Verb 'kre' (want) + Infinitive Phrase (Subordinate Clause)

  ➔ "ta kre" followed by an infinitive phrase "pa-u dizanima" constitutes a complex sentence structure expressing the desire for something to happen (to discourage).