Ave Cesaria Lyrics in English Stromae

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ave Cesaria by Stromae from French to English.
Intro
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
The scent of rum in your voice
The rum scents in your voice
Make my head spin
You make me dance with the tip of your fingers
Like your cigarettes
Immobile, as usual, but
Have you become mute
Or is it because of the distance
That you no longer answer me
Evora, Evora
You don't love me anymore or what?
Evora, Evora
After so many years
Evora, Evora
One lost, is that it?
Evora, Evora
I will find you, for sure
Evora, Evora
For sure, for sure
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Where our eyes met
Remember the first time
When our eyes met
Even though your eye was saying f*ck you to the other
Especially to me
But why me
While the others
Found you too ugly
Maybe I'm too stupid
But I know how to listen to you
Evora, Evora
You don't love me anymore or what?
Evora, Evora
After so many years
Evora, Evora
One lost, is that it?
Evora, Evora
I will find you, for sure
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Naked is, and naked was
Ave Cesaria
Hat off for the journey on foot
Naked she is, and naked she was
Barefoot diva, she will remain
And Cesaria for life
And even in death
To the brigades
You enlist
Millions of soldiers in your homeland
So attention
Cesaria
You fooled us all
Everyone thought you had disappeared, but
You came back
Sacred Cesaria
What a beautiful lesson in humility
Despite all those bottles of rum
All roads lead to dignity
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
You don't love me anymore or what?
Evora, Evora
After so many years
Evora, Evora
One lost, is that it?
Evora, Evora
I will find you, for sure
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Evora, Evora
Sodade di nha Cesaria
Saudade
Saudade of my Cesaria
Saudade
Saudade of my Cesaria
Saudade
Saudade of my Cesaria
Saudade
Saudade of my Cesaria
Saudade
Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Saudade of my Cesaria
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Lyrics © MOSAERT
Paul Van Haver, Aurelien Cotentin, Jose Mauricio, Chahrazede Aissahine, Mauricio Del Gado
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SONG MEANING

Ave Cesaria is Stromae’s heartfelt love letter to the legendary Cape-Verdean singer Cesária Évora, nicknamed “the barefoot diva.” Over an infectious blend of Afro-beat, rumba, and electronic grooves, he calls out to her with the hypnotic refrain “Evora, Evora,” as if trying to summon her smoky, rum-tinged voice from across the ocean. The lyrics swing between playful teasing—“You don’t love me anymore or what?”—and deep admiration for her raw, soulful power that once made him and “millions of soldiers” fall under her spell.

The chorus of “sodade” (Creole for saudade, a poignant longing) captures Stromae’s nostalgia for Cesária’s humble grace and for the dignity she carried despite hard times and empty bottles. By mixing French with Cape-Verdean Creole, he turns the track into a cross-cultural celebration: part prayer (“Ave”), part reunion party, and part lesson in humility. In the end, “Ave Cesaria” is both a tribute and a promise that her music—and the feeling it evokes—will never truly disappear.

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