Cesaria Evora, the singer that made Cape Verde, a little island off the western coast of Africa, famous.
She mournfully sings in her unique 'morna' style; Morna is a genre of music special to Cape Verde, a mix of Portuguese fado, Brazilian modinha, Argentinian tango, and Angolan lament. It is often compared to blues. Slow, languid, longing and melancholic.
With her rich vocals, she laments 'Besame Mucho'...
Enjoy the translations.
"Besame, Besame mucho,
Como si fuera esta noche la ultima vez,
Besame, Besame mucho,
Que tengo miedo tenerte y perderte despues.
(Kiss me, kiss me oft,
As if this night was for the ultimate time,
Kiss me, kiss me oft,
What fear that I have! To possess you and to lose you later.)
Quiero tenerte muy cerca,
mirarme en tus ojos,
verte junto a mi
(I want to have you very close,
to see me in your eyes,
to see you close to me)
Piensa que tal vez manana yo ya estare lejos,
muy lejos de ti."
(You must think that maybe by tomorrow I will already be faraway,
very faraway from you.)
A plea for her love to kiss her, kiss her everytime like its their last kiss. Because she is leaving him and is torn between the anguish to love him now and knowingly face the pain later.
No one can promise forever; the love leaves eventually. The only way is to hold on to each and every single moment love feels like it could go on forever...
Or, protect yourself by not starting at all...
