Verde que te quiero verde.
Verde viento. Verdes ramas.
El barco sobre la mar
y el caballo en la montaña.

Because I couldn’t find anyone to help me out in Cape Verde, I had to start recording in France in 1988

That doesn’t happen to everybody, but it’s common in Cape Verde. That’s why in Cape Verde, women are always fighting for themselves and for their children

In Cape Verde ... I used to sing for tourists and for the ships when they would come there

I was born in a poor country. I was poor, but I lived all my life with what I had. I didn’t spend more than I had. Cape Verde is not the only place where there are poor people

Women in Cape Verde are very strong, and we have a fighting spirit.