Lapidu Na Bo [English translation]

You have changed the colour of your skirt

And the buttons on your blouse,

You pretended to have knees as bent as Djulai

So that I would not recognize you when you passed by.

You wrinkled your nose and changed the tone of your voice,

You deformed your big toe,

You tried to look one-eyed,

And you put your clumpy sandals on the wrong feet.

But in spite of everything, I’m still stuck on you, girl,

Stuck on you ha ha ha

You began to roam another valley,

And went out of your way

To get away from me, you walked in cow pats

And the farmer’s dog bit your behind,

You found another boyfriend to put me off,

You sorely criticised me,

You rubbed my nose in cat mess,

And you served me a soup of locust wings…

But in spite of everything, I’m still stuck on you, girl,

Stuck on you, ha ha ha

But in spite of everything, I’m still stuck on you,

On your armpits, on the seven orifices of your head,

And on every step you take, I'm still stuck on you

On your armpits, on the seven orifices of your head,

On every step you take, I'm still stuck on you, girl... ha ha ha

You took the tiles off your roof to put a slab of cement there,

You tiled the floor of your dining room,

You waxed and polished all the floors in your house so that I would fall down and break my neck.

You opened a stall at the clothes market,

The crook that looked after it scarpered,

You bought yourself a pretty little car, as smart as can be,

And I still don’t know how you paid for it all.

But in spite of everything, I’m still stuck on you, girl,

Stuck on you, ha ha ha

You bought a plane ticket for Bissao,

To put a spell on me with the help of a local demon,

You climbed the black rock and made a deal

With the devil to get rid of me once and for all,

But your spells turned against you and you lost your senses:

You threw yourself on me and lay your hand on my hips,

And then you knew that I was a tough nut,

So you finally pressed your lips to mine.

And here I am, stuck on you for good,

Stuck on you, ha ha ha

But in spite of everything, I’m still stuck on you

On your armpits..

• Artist:Mayra Andrade
• Album:Navega (2006)