Sunha – Bilingual Lyrics /English

• By: Apollo G
• Album: 3F EP

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Tell me why you won’t let me dream

I’m not afraid to work, I’m not afraid to fight

I’ve always been patient, but now I say I’m strong

I don’t rush, I just try to enjoy

I know exactly what I’m aiming for

Tell me why you won’t let me dream

I’m not afraid to work, I’m not afraid to fight

I’ve always been patient, but now I say I’m strong

I don’t rush, I just try to enjoy

I know exactly what I’m aiming for

Tell me why you won’t let me dream

They say I drink, I smoke

They say my life is in the streets

They call me a street kid

I had nothing, I’ve always been searching

The only discipline is the street, the street teaches, the street educates

Why won’t you let me dream?

They know nothing, but they don’t ask, no

They point fingers, they prefer to judge, it’s harder to help

The only thing I have is my hope and my will to dream

(It’s harder to help)

(They point fingers, they prefer to judge)

(They know nothing, but they don’t ask, no)

(Tell me why you won’t let me...)

Tell me why you won’t let me dream

I’m not afraid to work, I’m not afraid to fight

I’ve always been patient, but now I say I’m strong

I don’t rush, I just try to enjoy

I know exactly what I’m aiming for

Tell me why you won’t let me dream

I’m not afraid to work, I’m not afraid to fight

I’ve always been patient, but now I say I’m strong

I don’t rush, I just try to enjoy

I know exactly what I’m aiming for

(Tell me why you won’t let me dream)

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Fla-m pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m sunha

N ka ten medu trabadja, N ka ten medu luta

Sénpri N foi pasienti i dja N fla ma N ta dura

N ka sa ku présa, N sa tenta disfruta

N sabe dretu kusé ki N sa prokura

Fla-m pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m sunha

N ka ten medu trabadja, N ka ten medu luta

Sénpri N foi pasienti i dja N fla ma N ta dura

N ka sa ku présa, N sa tenta disfruta

N sabe dretu kusé ki N sa prokura

Fla-m pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m sunha

Es fla ma N ta bebe, N ta fuma

Es fla ma nha vida é na street

Es ta txoma-m un mininu di rua

Nada N ka tinha N sta sénpri ta buska

Úniku dixiplina é rua, rua ta nxina, rua ta iduka

Pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m sunha?

Di nada es ka sabe, ma es ka ta purgunta, ná

Es ta ponta-m dedu, ta prifiri julga, é más difísil ajuda

Úniku kusa ki N ten é nha speransa i nha vontadi sunha

(É más difísil ajuda)

(Es ta ponta-m dedu, ta prifiri julga)

(Di nada es ka sabe, ma es ka ta purgunta, ná)

(Fla-m pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m...)

Fla-m pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m sunha

N ka ten medu trabadja, N ka ten medu luta

Sénpri N foi pasienti i dja N fla ma N ta dura

N ka sa ku présa, N sa tenta disfruta

N sabe dretu kusé ki N sa prokura

Fla-m pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m sunha

N ka ten medu trabadja, N ka ten medu luta

Sénpri N foi pasienti i dja N fla ma N ta dura

N ka sa ku présa, N sa tenta disfruta

N sabe dretu kusé ki N sa prokura

(Fla-m pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m sunha)

Key Grammar Structures

• Fla-m pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m sunha

  ➔ Contractions and Clitic Pronouns

  ➔ The phrase uses the clitic pronoun '-m' (me) and the contraction 'ka' (não/not), typical in Cape Verdean Creole.

• N ka ten medu trabadja, N ka ten medu luta

  ➔ Negation and Verb Conjugation

  ➔ 'Ka' is used for negation, and 'ten' is the conjugated form of 'have' in Creole. The structure is subject + negation + verb.

• Sénpri N foi pasienti i dja N fla ma N ta dura

  ➔ Adverbs and Conjunctions

  ➔ 'Sénpri' (always) is an adverb, and 'i' (and) is a conjunction. The sentence combines two clauses with contrasting ideas.

• N ka sa ku présa, N sa tenta disfruta

  ➔ Modal Verbs and Infinitives

  ➔ 'Sa' functions as a modal verb (know how to), and 'tenta' is the infinitive form of 'try'. The structure shows ability and intention.

• Pamó k'u ka ta dexa-m sunha?

  ➔ Interrogative Structure

  ➔ The sentence uses an interrogative structure with 'pamó' (why) and the negation 'ka ta dexa-m' (don't let me), emphasizing a question.