Fé – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Piltch, Apollo G
• Album: Fé (feat. Apollo G) - Single

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of faith and resilience through the song 'Fé' by Pilitchi and Apollo G. This hip-hop track, with its heartfelt lyrics in Cape Verdean Creole, offers a unique opportunity to learn a new language while being inspired by a universal message of hope. The song's blend of smooth rap flows and a modern beat makes it an engaging way to explore the rich musical culture of the Cape Verdean diaspora in Portugal.

[English]

When times are hard, I never give up

Remember, life has its sad days

I thank Jah, even if He doesn’t come back I keep thanking

Then have faith, one day you will succeed

When times are hard, I never give up

Remember, life has its sad days

I thank Jah, even if He doesn’t come back I keep thanking

Then have faith, one day you will succeed

Keep your head up, always keep your spirit

Difficulties, brother, everyone has already gone through them

Call on the world, believe they won’t abandon you

What you call deep down won’t hold you back

If you stay on your path, you’ll eventually reach the end

Sometimes victory isn’t there; you have to look for it alone

Life is pure, and it isn’t something to curse

This warning is part of destiny

Enter your memories; everyone has already faded

Lift your head, it belongs only to you

Risk everything if you want to win

Then have faith

When times are hard, I never give up

Remember, life has its sad days

I thank Jah, even if He doesn’t come back I keep thanking

Then have faith, one day you will succeed

When times are hard, I never give up

Remember, life has its sad days

I thank Jah, even if He doesn’t come back I keep thanking

Then have faith, one day you will succeed

We have faith, and one day we’ll succeed

We stand, and our will to live

The difficulties we face at the edge

We seek happiness; we don’t want this sadness

Even if you feel weak, do it so you turn what’s missing into your strength

With problems like these, life has its highs and lows

We’re not perfect, we don’t want anything that isn’t sweet

Risk that the devil watches; someone is already prepared

God who rewards us and is kind

We won’t forget you, we won’t give up, you will conquer

Take it step by step, we plant every day

With you, keep believing that the day will arrive

When times are hard, I never give up

Remember, life has its sad days

I thank Jah, even if He doesn’t come back I keep thanking

Then have faith, one day you will succeed

When times are hard, I never give up

Remember, life has its sad days

I thank Jah, even if He doesn’t come back I keep thanking

Then have faith, one day you will succeed

[Portuguese]

Tá due dimaz ma nunca co desisti,

Lembra ma na vida ten dia triste.

Agradeci Jah, si ka de torna repiti.

Poi fé ma un dia bu ta consigui.

Tá due dimaz ma nunca co desisti,

Lembra ma na vida ten dia triste.

Agradeci Jah, si ka de torna repiti.

Poi fé ma un dia bu ta consigui.

La bu ta bu kabeça, mantem sempre bu moral,

Dificuldades mano, tudo alguen dja passa.

Invoka mundo, acredita n’nhen ka bu ligar,

K’o ligas, pa bo na fundo es kre’t atrasa.

Si ki sempri bu kaminho, k’bu ponta djobi-u migas,

As vezes vitória n’o ten ki ta buska sôzinho.

Vida k’o sô pura, ê n’o ten ki ta ku si prigus,

Tcheu k’a aviso fazi parti di distinu.

Entri pa bu lembras, tudo alguen dja fadja,

Labanta bu kabeça ma um é sô nha,

Riska tudo si bu kre ganha,

Poi fé.

Tá due dimaz ma nunca co desisti,

Lembra ma na vida ten dia triste.

Agradeci Jah, si ka de torna repiti.

Poi fé ma un dia bu ta consigui.

Tá due dimaz ma nunca co desisti,

Lembra ma na vida ten dia triste.

Agradeci Jah, si ka de torna repiti.

Poi fé ma un dia bu ta consigui.

N’ta tem fé, ma um dia n’ta consigui.

N’sa di pé, y xeiu vontadi vivi.

Dificuldadez kuazi ki n’ponta dizisti,

Felicidade n’ta buska, n’o krê in sa triste.

Ma k’abu xinti fraku, fazi pa bu bira k’ô dja falta n’o bu pratu.

Ku prôblemaz n’tali vida ten tcheu altu y baxu,

N’o n’sa n’o pura n’o k’uôr di ki n’tin n’o sa n’o sabura,

Riska k’a dabu miura, alguen ki dja sta priparadu.

Deus ki n’paga y n’ta bensôa,

N’ka bu lubidâ, n’ka bu dizistí n’sa bu k’ô konkista.

Fazi un passu a passu n’ta ta planta tudu dia,

Ku bo ten ki ta akreditá ma kel dia d’atxiga.

Tá due dimaz ma nunca co desisti,

Lembra ma na vida ten dia triste.

Agradeci Jah, si ka de torna repiti.

Poi fé ma un dia bu ta consigui.

Tá due dimaz ma nunca co desisti,

Lembra ma na vida ten dia triste.

Agradeci Jah, si ka de torna repiti.

Poi fé ma un dia bu ta consigui.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
desisti /deˈziʃ.tʃi/ B1	verb - to give up, to quit
lembra /ˈlẽ.bɾɐ/ B1	verb - to remember
vida /ˈvi.dɐ/ A2	noun - life
triste /ˈtɾiʃ.tʃi/ A2	adjective - sad
agradeci /a.gɾaˈde.si/ B1	verb - to thank
fé /fe/ A2	noun - faith, belief
consigui /kõ.siˈgi/ B2	verb - to manage, to achieve
cabeça /kaˈbɛ.sɐ/ A2	noun - head
moral /moˈɾaw/ B1	noun - morality, moral principle
dificuldades /dʒi.fi.kuˈda.dʒis/ B2	noun - difficulties, problems
invoca /ĩˈvo.ka/ B2	verb - to invoke, to call upon
acredita /a.kɾeˈdʒi.tɐ/ B1	verb - to believe
vitória /viˈto.ɾi.a/ B2	noun - victory, success
pura /ˈpu.ɾɐ/ A2	adjective - pure, clean
destino /desˈtʃi.nu/ B2	noun - destiny, fate
risco /ˈʁi.sku/ B2	noun - risk, danger
felicidade /fe.li.siˈda.dʒi/ B2	noun - happiness, joy
fraco /ˈfɾa.ku/ B2	adjective - weak, feeble

Key Grammar Structures

• Lembra ma na vida ten dia triste.

  ➔ Imperative mood with enclitic object pronoun

  ➔ The verb "Lembra" is in the imperative form, and "ma" is an enclitic pronoun meaning "me" attached directly to it.

• na vida ten dia triste

  ➔ Existential clause with "ten"

  ➔ Here, "ten" functions like "there is/are" in English, indicating the existence of "dia triste" in "vida".

• um dia bu ta consigui

  ➔ Future tense with preverbal marker "ta"

  ➔ The particle "ta" before "consigui" marks a future action, similar to "will get" in English.

• si ka de torna repiti

  ➔ Negation with "ka" plus future auxiliary "de"

  ➔ The particle "ka" negates the verb, and "de" indicates that the action "tornar repiti" won’t happen in the future.

• Riska tudo si bu kre ganha

  ➔ Conditional clause with "si"

  ➔ The conjunction "si" introduces the condition under which you "riska tudo" if you want to win.

• n’ta ta planta tudu dia

  ➔ Progressive aspect with double marker "ta ta"

  ➔ The repetition "ta ta" before the verb "planta" intensifies the progressive meaning, like "is planting all day".

• La bu ta bu kabeça, mantem sempre bu moral

  ➔ Possessive pronoun with body part

  ➔ The structure "bu kabeça" means "your head", with "bu" as the possessive pronoun before the noun.

• Tá due dimaz ma nunca co desisti

  ➔ Adversative conjunction "ma" (but)

  ➔ The conjunction "ma" after "dimaz" functions like "but" in English, showing contrast with the previous idea.

• vitória n’o ten ki ta buska sôzinho

  ➔ Obligation construction with "ten ki"

  ➔ The phrase "ten ki" corresponds to "have to" or "must" in English, expressing necessity to "buska" victory.