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 while listening, especially for minors.

Discretion is advised while listening, especially for minors.

Discretion is advised while listening, especially for minors.

Hey, Cube crew in shorts, we’re doing fine

Watching Fê get rich, now we want wealth too

Your Gs, Gs, Gs, poor folks, damn

We max out the X-card, niggas on the wrong foot

Begging at the stop, but no one’s answering

Facing a brother who’s not even conscious

So much stress, mouths eager to clash teeth

It’s tough ’cause I don’t know, but I can’t stay quiet

Just watch you pass by, uhhh

Always sharp at the crib, uhhh

We don’t like trouble, uhhh

You’re reckless, face forward

All kinds of threats, uhh

These days, it’s all gains, uhh

Better you don’t see us as strangers, uhh

I won’t reach Safira, I’m not scheming

Ready to rise up

We carry the weight

All brothers, no one knows (No one knows)

There’s a fight, but if we don’t see it, we burn it all (We burn it all)

We’re on the move, in a phase no one saw (No one knows)

We’re on the move, my niggas ready to clash (All trigger-happy)

It’s that we don’t like trouble

It’s that we don’t like trouble

It’s that we don’t like trouble

It’s that we don’t like trouble

Elvin, Make it!

Day by day, we’re all together

Just fair play, we’re wildin’ the world

Karina’s ok, Bibida’s ok

Life’s wild, you wanna enjoy? Stay with your crew

Here, we’re all talk, though

You don’t see it, live in the moment

Karina’s ok, Bibida’s ok

Count on Cess and Sta, anyone who conquers worlds

Three days in, still thinkin’ what I took (What I took)

Foam friends, don’t know how to add up (How to add up)

Three days in, still thinkin’ what I took (What I took)

Foam friends, don’t know how to add up (How to add up)

It’s that we don’t like trouble

It’s that we don’t like trouble

It’s that we don’t like trouble

It’s that we don’t like trouble

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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)