A Minha Estrela Lyrics in English by Ana Moura

Mendigar means "to beg" or "to plead". It's a strong and evocative verb that conveys a sense of desperation and vulnerability.

In the context of the song, the singer uses it to express her weariness of

Ana Moura casts herself as a beggar in "A Minha Estrela," worn down from asking for nothing more than someone's attention: "Cansada de mendigar / A esmola de um olhar teu" [Tired of begging / For the charity of your gaze]. The star she finds in the sky becomes a stand-in for herself — fixed, distant, and alone — and by the song's close she is still "presa a essa estrela" [bound to that star], "tão sozinha como eu" [as alone as I am]. It's a fado turn on solitude that never resolves into company, only into naming it.