NU KA GOSTA POCU – Bilingual Lyrics /English

• By: CESF, Djodje

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the vibrant sounds of Cape Verdean music with "Nu Ka Gosta Pocu" by CESF and Djodje. This track offers a glimpse into the language and culture, with its catchy rhythms and lyrics about success and growth. Discover the unique blend of Afrobeat influences and the artists' personal reflections in this exciting collaboration.

[English]

Discretion is advised when listening, especially for minors.

Discretion is advised when listening, especially for minors.

Discretion is advised when listening, especially for minors.

Hey, kids in the hood with shorts, they're doing just fine

To see Fé living rich, and now we wanna get rich too

Little G, G, G, poor kids, let's go

We max out the credit card, niggas right there in the mall

It's stalling at the light, but nobody's picking up

Face to face with a brother who's not even aware

Just stress, mouth full of hunger gnashing teeth

It's tough 'cause I know, but I can't quite say it right

Just watch 'em pass by, uhhh

Always sharp at home, uhhh

We don't like just a little, uhhh

You're in deep trouble, keeping your head held high

All kinds of threats, uhh

These days it's all about gains, uhh

It's better if you don't see us acting strange, uhh

I wanna hit Sapphire, but I'm still playing it smart

With hunger pushing us up

We know how to carry it

All talk, but nobody knows (nobody knows)

If trouble brews, but if we don't spot it, everything stays calm (everything stays calm)

We're on the move, only in spots where nobody's watching (nobody knows)

We're on the move, with my crew ready to splash cash (everything clicks with a finger)

That's 'cause we don't like just a little

That's 'cause we don't like just a little

That's 'cause we don't like just a little

That's 'cause we don't like just a little

Elvin, make it happen!

Day in, day out, we're all in this together

It's all fair play, we're shaking up the world

Karina's good, Bibida's good

Life's wild, you wanna have fun, you with your crew

What we're good at is talk, especially the bold kind

You can't see it, live in the moment

Karina's good, Bibida's good

Count on Cess and Sta, anyone taking on the world

In three days, he's wondering what I'll grab (what I'll grab)

Fake friends don't get it, it's all about adding up (how it's addition)

In three days, he's wondering what I'll grab (what I'll grab)

Fake friends don't get it, it's all about adding up (how it's addition)

That's 'cause we don't like just a little

That's 'cause we don't like just a little

That's 'cause we don't like just a little

That's 'cause we don't like just a little

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Ey, Sês di kubiku ku short sa ta bem

Pa odja Fê rich y hoje nu kré ser rico també

Ti G, G, G, pobrezinhos afê

Nu rabenta x-card, niggas na malecoi pé

Ku ta manhan na stop mas ninguem ka atende

Na cara ku um brother ki nem ka consciente

Só di stress boca ku gana mexe dente

É foda pamodi mi N'sabi ma N'podi bem djo

Só bus odja bu passa uhhh

Sempre fino na casa uhhh

Nu ka gosta di poco, uhhh

Bu sta danado, ku rostu pa frente

Tudo tipo di menaça, uhh

Hoje dia é só ganho, uhh

É midjor bu ka odja-nu stranho, uhh

N'kre txiga na Safira, mi n'ka sta na tática

Ku gana labanta

Nu sa carrega

Tudo frada ninguem ka sabi (Ninguem ka sabi)

Sa rola um tchad, ma si nu ka odja nu tudo ta kenti (Nu tudo ta kenti)

Nu sa na via, só na fase ki alguem ka odjaba (Ninguem ka sabi)

Nu sa na via, ku nha niggas pronto pa dispidja (Tudo mexe ku dedo)

É ki nu ka gosta di poco

É ki nu ka gosta di poco

É ki nu ka gosta di poco

É ki nu ka gosta di poco

Elvin, Make it!

Du day nu day, nu sa tudo djunto

É só fairplay, nu sa burri mundo

Karina's ok, Bibida's ok

Vida é loco bu kré goza, bo ku sês djunto

Li ki nós é bom é na fala mó

Tu não estás a ver, vive di um segundo

Karina's ok, Bibida's ok

Conta ku Cess e Sta, qualquer um ki cumi mundo

N'ta três dias, sta pensa kuzé ki N'toma (kuzé ki n'toma)

Amigos di espruma, ka sabi modi ki é soma (modi ki é soma)

N'ta três dias, sta pensa kuzé ki N'toma (kuzé ki n'toma)

Amigos di espruma, ka sabi modi ki é soma (modi ki é soma)

É ki nu ka gosta di poco

É ki nu ka gosta di poco

É ki nu ka gosta di poco

É ki nu ka gosta di poco

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
gosta /ˈɡostɐ/ A1	verb - to like
poco /ˈpɔku/ A1	noun - little
rico /ˈʁiku/ A1	adjective - rich
passa /ˈpasɐ/ A2	verb - to pass
ganha /ˈɡaɲɐ/ A2	verb - to win
carrega /kɐˈʁeɡɐ/ B1	verb - to carry
ameaça /ɐˈmɛsɐ/ B1	noun - threat
labanta /lɐˈbɐntɐ/ B2	verb - to rise
tchad /tʃaˈd/ B2	noun - trouble
dispidja /dɪsˈpɪdʒɐ/ C1	verb - to shoot
espruma /ɛsˈpɾumɐ/ C1	noun - foam
tática /ˈtatikɐ/ B2	noun - tactic
fairplay /ˈfɛʁplei/ B1	noun - fair play
burri /buˈʁi/ C1	verb - to fool
goza /ˈɡozɐ/ B1	verb - to enjoy

Key Grammar Structures

• Ey, Sês di kubiku ku short sa ta bem

  ➔ Present tense of 'estar' (to be) + gerund (continuous action)

  ➔ The phrase "sa ta bem" uses the verb "estar" conjugated in present tense ('sa') and the gerund "ta bem", indicating an action happening now.

• Pa odja Fê rich y hoje nu kré ser rico també

  ➔ Simple future tense with 'kré' (want/will want) and the infinitive 'ser'

  ➔ The verb "kré" (want) indicates future intention, followed by the infinitive "ser" (to be) describing what they will want to be.

• É foda pamodi mi N'sabi ma N'podi bem djo

  ➔ Compound sentence with 'pamodi' (because/because of) and subordinate clauses, use of 'sabi' (know) and modal verb 'podi' (can)

  ➔ This sentence combines several elements: 'pamodi' introduces a reason, 'sabi' expresses knowledge, and 'podi' denotes ability.

• Só di stress boca ku gana mexe dente

  ➔ Preposition 'di' (of/from) and the use of 'ku' (with/and) to connect nouns and describe the cause.

  ➔ The phrase uses "di stress" (from stress) to show the source of the emotion and connects elements with "ku" (with).

• Nu sa carrega

  ➔ Present tense of 'estar' (to be) + gerund, similar to the first line, indicating a continuous action. It's a shortened form of 'Estamos a carrega'.

  ➔ Similar to the first line, it uses the present tense of 'estar' ('sa') and the gerund "carrega" to convey an action in progress.

• É ki nu ka gosta di poco

  ➔ Emphasis with 'é ki', negative construction 'ka gosta', and preposition 'di'.

  ➔ This line uses "É ki" for emphasis, the negative "ka gosta" (don't like), and "di poco" (of little).

• Nu sa na via, só na fase ki alguem ka odjaba

  ➔ Present tense of 'estar' (to be) + preposition 'na' + noun/location, with subordinate clause introduced by 'ki'. The phrase also uses the negative 'ka' before the verb.

  ➔ This line uses the present tense of 'estar', followed by 'na' and location, creating a sense of being in a place and combines it with the subordinate clause to describe the place. Also emphasizes the negative with 'ka odjaba'.

• N'ta três dias, sta pensa kuzé ki N'toma (kuzé ki n'toma)

  ➔ Present tense of 'estar' + gerund, indicating a continuous action with 'pensa' (thinking). The phrase also uses the interrogative pronoun 'kuzé' (what) with a subordinate clause.

  ➔ The phrase describes a continuous action of thinking for three days, and involves asking 'what' to take (referring to a decision)