Sopa de Camarón – Bilingual Lyrics Portuguese/English

• By: Vado, Rods Wires

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant rhythms of Afro Beat with Vado and Rods Wires' song, "Sopa de Camarón." While the title translates to 'Shrimp Soup,' the song's true flavor lies in its infectious, modern soundscape, offering a great entry point to explore contemporary West African-influenced music.

[English]

We're on the land, on the field, oh, oh boy

Flado Kata has a free pass

And the minister is showing up

Ready for every morning, yeah

Where will it stop?

National Stadium

Towards the capital

For Cabo Verde, chasing the World Cup

Where will it stop?

National Stadium

Towards the capital

For Cabo Verde, chasing the World Cup

We're on the land, on the field, oh, oh boy

Flado Kata has a free pass

And the minister is showing up

Ready for every morning, yeah

Where will it stop?

National Stadium

Towards the capital

For Cabo Verde, chasing the World Cup

Where will it stop?

National Stadium

Towards the capital

For Cabo Verde, chasing the World Cup

And I'm not tired, a lighthouse

Never expect it

The best league in the N.I.

To control our freedom

And a message comes in, I won't tell anyone, let them get honey

For the paper, the sound of it

There's no one to stop it

And a message comes in, I won't tell anyone, let them get honey

For the paper, the sound of it

There's no one to stop it

The ball is already rolling

No one can stop us

If the people vote, it'll burn

In divided traffic

The ball is already rolling

No one can stop us

With every step people take

The heart believes

The heart believes

The heart believes

The heart believes

People's hearts believe

The heart believes

The heart believes

The heart believes

People's hearts believe

Don't know if you're with us

Cabo Verde is already in the cup

We want the best from Europe for us

Cabo Verde is already in the cup

Don't know if you're up for it

Cabo Verde won't go to the cup

We want the best from Europe for us

Shrimp soup

What shrimp soup?

Shrimp soup

What shrimp soup?

Don't know if you're with us

Cabo Verde is already in the cup

We want the best from Europe for us

Cabo Verde is already in the cup

Don't know if you're up for it

Cabo Verde won't go to the cup

We want the best from Europe for us

Shrimp soup

What shrimp soup?

Shrimp soup

What shrimp soup?

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

It's good with a plan set up, but soon

We'll shush

It's good to play in the capital

We'll keep it going

It's good with a plan set up, but soon

You don't even know

Midfield of dirt

Field of grass

It's not regal

It's not regal

It's not regal

To go and see it's not regal

It's not regal

It's not regal

It's not regal

To go and see it's not regal

It has to be from

But on our field, we catch fire

It has to be from

But on our field, we play the game

It has to be from

But on our field, we catch fire

It has to be from

But on our field, we play the game

There are many gamblers playing

Gamblers playing

Ten thousand can't enter the stadium

Creoles put up ten bets

There are many gamblers playing

Gamblers playing

Ten thousand can't enter the stadium

Creoles put up ten bets

There are rounds of gamblers playing

Gamblers playing

A bad okidji created gains

The djore is sounding, stay calm

There are rounds of gamblers playing

Gamblers playing

A bad okidji created gains

The djore is sounding, stay calm

The heart believes

The heart believes

The heart believes

The heart believes

People's hearts believe

The heart believes

The heart believes

The heart believes

People's hearts believe

Don't know if you're with us

Cabo Verde is already in the cup

We want the best from Europe for us

Cabo Verde is already in the cup

Don't know if you're up for it

Cabo Verde won't go to the cup

We want the best from Europe for us

Shrimp soup

What shrimp soup?

Shrimp soup

What shrimp soup?

Don't know if you're with us

Cabo Verde is already in the cup

We want the best from Europe for us

Cabo Verde is already in the cup

Don't know if you're up for it

Cabo Verde won't go to the cup

We want the best from Europe for us

Shrimp soup

What shrimp soup?

Shrimp soup

What shrimp soup?

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

Shush

[Portuguese]

No terra no frey oh, oh boy

flado kata ten free-pass

e ministro de frontado

pintchado pa ca manha yasi

undé ki para

estadio nacional

para capital

pa Cabo Verde tchiga mundial

undé ki para

estadio nacional

para capital

pa Cabo Verde tchiga mundial

No terra no frey oh, oh boy

flado kata ten free-pass

e ministro de frontado

pintchado pa ca manha yasi

undé ki para

estadio nacional

para capital

pa Cabo Verde tchiga mundial

undé ki para

estadio nacional

para capital

pa Cabo Verde tchiga mundial

y mi n´fadigado, um faros

nunca spera si

midjor liga da N.I.

pa controla nos free

y entra mensagem, mi n´tu fla logo pa ninguem ca panha mel

pa papel fidera son del

ca ten ninguem pa para el

y entra mensagem, mi n´tu fla logo pa ninguem ca panha mel

pa papel fidera son del

ca ten ninguem pa para el

bola dja rola

ninguem pa para nu

si nhora genti vota ardi

na divida transito

bola dja rola

ninguem pa para nu

na cada djato d´genti

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

d´genti coração dan creu

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

d´genti coração dan creu

ca sabi si tu topa nos

dja Cabo Verde na copa

nos ki bem de Europa pa nos

dja Cabo Verde na copa

ca sabi si tu topa pa

Cabo Verde ca ba na copa

nos ki bem de Europa pa nos

sopa de camaron

ki sopa de camaron

sopa de camaron

ki sopa de camaron

ca sabi si tu topa nos

dja Cabo Verde na copa

nos ki bem de Europa pa nos

dja Cabo Verde na copa

ca sabi si tu topa pa

Cabo Verde ca ba na copa

nos ki bem de Europa pa nos

sopa de camaron

ki sopa de camaron

sopa de camaron

ki sopa de camaron

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

es bem cu plano montado mas logo

nu po sussul

es bem djuga na capital

nu po na manter

es bem cu plano montado mas logo

na es ca sabi

meio campo de terra

campo de relva

ca regalebo

ca regalebo

ca regalebo

pa foi dar ki ca regalebo

ca regalebo

ca regalebo

ca regalebo

pa foi dar ki ca regalebo

es ten ki ser dan

ma na nos campo nu pega fogo

es ten ki ser dan

ma na nos campo nu fitxa jogo

es ten ki ser dan

ma na nos campo nu pega fogo

es ten ki ser dan

ma na nos campo nu fitxa jogo

sao varios djambaras djogues

djambaras djogues

dez mil ka entra estadio

crioulas ponxona dez pes

sao varios djambaras djogues

djambaras djogues

dez mil ka entra estadio

crioulas ponxona dez pes

sao rodas djambaras djogues

djambaras djogues

um mau okidji kretu ganyas

djore ta fon fica queis

sao rodas djambaras djogues

djambaras djogues

um mau okidji kretu ganyas

djore ta fon fica queis

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

d´genti coração dan creu

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

coração dan creu

d´genti coração dan creu

ca sabi si tu topa nos

dja Cabo Verde na copa

nos ki bem de Europa pa nos

dja Cabo Verde na copa

ca sabi si tu topa pa

Cabo Verde ca ba na copa

nos ki bem de Europa pa nos

sopa de camaron

ki sopa de camaron

sopa de camaron

ki sopa de camaron

ca sabi si tu topa nos

dja Cabo Verde na copa

nos ki bem de Europa pa nos

dja Cabo Verde na copa

ca sabi si tu topa pa

Cabo Verde ca ba na copa

nos ki bem de Europa pa nos

sopa de camaron

ki sopa de camaron

sopa de camaron

ki sopa de camaron

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

sussul

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sopa /ˈsopɐ/ A1	noun - a liquid dish, especially a broth or a savory soup
camarão /kɐmɐˈʁɐ̃w̃/ B1	noun - a small marine crustacean similar to a shrimp
terra /ˈtɛʁɐ/ A1	noun - the planet on which we live; soil or earth
ministro /miˈniʃtu/ B1	noun - a person appointed to a high government post
estádio /eˈʃtaðju/ B2	noun - a large area for sports or public events, usually with tiered seating
nacional /nɐsjɔˈnaw/ B1	adjective - relating to a nation or country
capital /kɐpiˈtaw/ A2	noun - the city or town that is the official seat of government
mundial /mũˈdʒjaw/ B2	adjective - relating to or involving the whole world noun - a world championship or global event
mensagem /mẽˈsaʒẽj/ A1	noun - a piece of information that is sent or communicated
coração /kuʁɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ A1	noun - the muscular organ that pumps blood through the body; also a symbol of emotion
campo /ˈkɐ̃pu/ A2	noun - an area of open land; a sports field; a field of study
jogo /ˈʒɔɡu/ A1	noun - an activity or competition with rules; a game
fogo /ˈfoɡu/ A1	noun - combustion accompanied by heat and light; fire
saber /sɐˈbeʁ/ A1	verb - to have knowledge or information about something
dançar /dɐ̃ˈsaʁ/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music with steps and gestures
crer /ˈkɾeʁ/ A1	verb - to consider or accept something as true or real

Key Grammar Structures

• No terra no frey oh, oh boy flado kata ten free-pass

  ➔ Negation with 'no' and verb conjugation in Crioulo (Cape Verdean Creole)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'no' to express negation. 'kata ten' (likely a phonetic spelling) expresses the idea of 'not having'. Verb conjugations and word order are different from standard Portuguese, reflecting Crioulo grammar.

• mi n´fadigado, um faros nunca spera si midjor liga da N.I.

  ➔ Subject-verb agreement and the use of 'si' as a reflexive pronoun or intensifier in a non-standard way.

  ➔ 'mi n´fadigado' shows subject-verb agreement, though the form of 'fadigado' might be specific to the Crioulo dialect. 'nunca spera si' implies a reflexive or emphatic usage of 'si', which is not standard in Portuguese or Spanish where such structures usually require specific pronoun forms related to the subject.

• y entra mensagem, mi n´tu fla logo pa ninguem ca panha mel

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with 'ca' after 'pa' (para) to express a purpose that might not be fulfilled. Use of 'ninguem' (nobody).

  ➔ 'pa ninguem ca panha mel' uses 'ca' (likely from a creolized form related to 'que' in Portuguese/Spanish, though its function is different) to introduce a clause in the subjunctive mood. The structure indicates the purpose of the action is to prevent someone from getting 'mel' (honey), but it's uncertain if this purpose will be fulfilled. 'Ninguem' is a negative pronoun meaning 'nobody'.

• bola dja rola ninguem pa para nu

  ➔ Use of 'dja' as a past participle auxiliary (similar to 'já' in Portuguese) and the phrase 'ninguem pa para nu' which lacks a standard verb agreement or complement.

  ➔ 'bola dja rola' means 'the ball has rolled', 'dja' is equivalent to 'has' in present perfect tense construction. 'ninguem pa para nu' means 'nobody to stop us', but its grammatical structure is very informal and likely from the Creole dialect.

• ca sabi si tu topa nos dja Cabo Verde na copa

  ➔ Conditional 'si' (if) and the use of 'dja' with the preposition 'na' indicating location or state.

  ➔ 'ca sabi si tu topa nos' uses 'si' as 'if'. 'dja Cabo Verde na copa' can be understood as 'Cape Verde is already in the cup', with 'dja' indicating that something is already the case, and 'na' acting as a preposition indicating location.