Mayra Andrade in Dimokránsa?

December 1, 2007 8:52 AM

What is Mayra Andrade singing so beautifully about in Dimokránsa (language: Cape Verdean Creole)?

Song preview and lyrics on her official page. Dimokránsa is the first song on her unique album.

posted by rom1 to Media & Arts (4 answers total)

Best answer: I was using this page to create a rough translation, but then I scrolled down and realized it already had the lyrics in creole and english.
posted by driveler at 9:22 AM on December 1, 2007

Am confused. Are you asking for details about the events and people in the song? 'Cos yeah, there's an English translation of the lyrics at driveler's link.

If you're asking for an explication of Cape Verdean politics and history, as synopsized in Mayra Andrade's Dimokransa, I suspect that's a bit beyond the scope of AskMe and more into buy-a-book territory.
posted by mumkin at 9:43 AM on December 1, 2007

Thank you very much, rom1 I had never heard her, she is awesome.
posted by micayetoca at 9:52 AM on December 1, 2007

Response by poster: My mistake, didn't scroll down the page! Thanks all :)
posted by rom1 at 10:26 AM on December 1, 2007