Videoclip
Rica
There’s a letter to your mother that is hidden is my desk
– Tin un karta pa bo mama ku ta skondí den mi deskual
That I wrote to her in a sober mind
– Ku mi a skibi na dje ku mente sobrio
It’s my apology for all the things I used to be
– Ta mi diskulpa pa tur kos ku mi tabata
And swearin’ I’ll change over time
– I hurando ku lo mi kambia ku tempu
She might not believe me ’cause no one ever does
– E por no kere mi pasobra niun hende nunka no ta kere
Except her daughter that loves me true
– Excepto su yiu muher cu ta stima mi realmente
God forbid all it takes for a boy to finally wait
– Dios no ke pa tur loke ta nesesario pa un mucha porfin warda
Just to be cherished and loved all the way through
– Solamente pa ser apresiá i stimá tur kaminda
She lets me drink my liquor when I’m singin’ through the night
– E ta laga mi bebe mi likido ora mi ta kantando henter anochi
She slaps my hand when it’s too much
– E ta dal mi un man ora e ta muchu
She’s mean and she’s kind, strong and divine
– E ta malu i amabel, fuerte i divino
And Lord only knows how tough
– I Señor so sa kon duru
So dear Miss, by the time you see this
– Pues mi señora, pa ora bo mira esaki
It’ll be in love or it’ll be in pain
– Lo ta den amor òf lo ta den doló
May God bless and keep us
– Dios bendishoná I warda nos
May you think kind of my name
– Bo por pensa riba mi nòmber?
And I know I’ve had my days and I’ve made my mistakes
– I mi sa ku mi a pasa mi dianan i a kometé mi erornan
So please point me to the nearest perfect man
– Pues por fabor puntra mi riba e hòmber perfekto mas serka
I’ll gladly take advice from a man with no vice
– Mi lo tuma e konseho di un hòmber sin víkto ku plaser.
If it means I can hold your hand
– Si esei ta nifiká ku mi por tuma bo man
She was raised up proper and I was raised up
– E tabata bon lanta i mi a lanta
With a poor working boy’s heart
– Ku kurason di un mucha pober trahadó
The way the light is beatin’ on her smilin’ cheeks this evenin’
– E manera ku lus ta bati su rosnan awe nochi
Is the finest of the world’s fine art
– E ta e mihó obra di arte di mundu
So dear Miss, by the time you see this
– Pues mi señora, pa ora bo mira esaki
I’ll be in love or it’ll be in vain
– Mi lo ta enamorá òf lo ta en vano
So may God bless and keep us
– P’Esei Dios bendishoná I warda nos
May you think kind of my name
– Bo por pensa riba mi nòmber?
And she’s standin’ in the doorway ramblin’ on about my old ways
– I e ta pará na porta ta kana riba mi kustumbernan bieu
How they were reckless and free
– Kon nan tabata imprudente i liber
How all my imperfections and every ugly lesson
– Manera tur mi imperfektunan i tur mi lèsnan desagradabel
Is worth every last second with me
– Ta bale la pena kada último sekònde ku mi
