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Cabo Verde, o pequeno país africano com grandes sonhos para a Copa do Mundo

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By Simon Robinson Verified
| Terra Verified
Cabo Verde balança ao som da ‌morna, uma música folclórica indígena repleta de melancolia, nostalgia e sentimento. A canção mais famosa da morna, "Sodade", lembra as dezenas de milhares de emigrantes que deixaram essas ilhas na costa da África Ocidental em busca de trabalho e oportunidades no exterior. "Se você me escrever, eu escreverei para você", diz a letra da música. "Se você se esquecer de mim, eu me esquecerei de você".
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Cabo Verde, el pequeño país africano con grandes sueños que busca dejar huella en el Mundial

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By Simon Robinson Verified
| Yahoo Noticias
Por Simon Robinson MINDELO, Cabo Verde, 6 jun (Reuters) - Cabo Verde se mece al son de la morna, una música folclórica autóctona impregnada de melancolía, nostalgia y sentimiento. La canción más famosa de la morna, "Sodade", recuerda a las decenas de miles de emigrantes que han abandonado estas islas ‌situadas frente a la costa de África Occidental en busca de trabajo y oportunidades en el extranjero. "Si me escribes, te escribiré", dice la letra ‌de la canción. "Si me olvidas, te olvidaré".
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Soccer-The small African country with big World Cup dreams

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| Salem Radio Network News Verified
Soccer-The small African country with big World Cup dreams By Simon Robinson MINDELO, Cape Verde, June 6 (Reuters) – Cape Verde sways to the sound of morna, a homegrown folk music laced with melancholy, longing and soul. Morna’s most famous song, “Sodade,” remembers the tens of thousands of emigrés who have left these 10 islands sprinkled off the coast of West Africa for work and opportunities abroad. “If you write me, I’ll write you,” the song’s lyrics go.
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