Poeta Oan Ida

Our Cidade Dili

Like a father calling his sons with open arms from distance
So is the statue of Cristo Rei calling from above Fatucama
Like a white bed made of white cotton
So is the white sand of Rai Henek Mutin inviting me to lye down for longer

Like an eagle scanning and focusing on her prey quietly
So is my Cristo Rei scanning and focusing on Cidade Dili quietly.
Like a man never turn his eyes from his beloved one
So is my Cristo Rei never turns his eyes from Cidade Dili

O… Cidade Dili and its people
You are called to arise because you are sleepy for too long
O… you noble people of the Cidade Dili
You are called to reconstruct the great city of sleepy Cidade Dili

O… you people of Cidade Dili
You have been into corruption for too long
You have been into nepotism for too long
You have been into collusion for too long

O… noble people of Cidade Dili
Turn your eyes and look east and see what Cristo Rei tell you to do
Turn your eyes and look west and see what Sao Paulo II tells you to do
O… You noble people surrendered with all the Noble people
Can you stop all the evil works and do noble works
Can you wake up now and rebuild the sleepy city of Cidade Dili

Arise, O…sleepy city and its people
Arise and sleepy no more
Arise and be noble people always
O… noble people of Cidade Dili
Never doubt for you are taught and guided, equipped and protected
Never doubt for you are noble people once but now wicked for doing the evil works

O… Noble people of Cidade Dili
Reconstruct the sleepy city for you are trying it very hard
Draw your map on the planet for you have drawn the beginning line
Never stop dreaming for you are imaginative
Come back for you have the courage to do so
Come back for you have been there once


By: Ernesto D.C Pinto

Ita nia Cidade Dili

Hanesan pai ida bolu nia oan mane sira ho liman nakloke husi do’ok
Nune’e mos statua cristo rei bolu husi Fatucama
Hanesan culsaun mutin halo husi kapas mutin
Nune’e mos area rai henek mutin bolu hau atu descansa kleur tan

Hanesan manu aquia buka no tiru matan ba nia victimas ho nonok
Nune’e mos statua Cristo Rei buka no tiru matan ba Cidade Dili ho nonok
Hanesan Mane foun ida nunka hases nia matan husi nia feto foun
Nune’e mos statua Cristo Rei nunka hases nia matan husi Cidade Dili

O… Cidade Dili ho nia povo sira
Bolu husi Fatucama atu Ita hader tan Ita matan dukur hela
O… ema diak sira husi Cidade Dili
Bolu husi Fatucama atu Ita Reconstrui grande Cidade Dili

O… Povo husi Cidade Dili
Ita tama ona ba currupsaun kleur demais ona
Ita tama ona ba Nepotismo kleur demain ona
Ita tama ona ba kolusaun kleur demais ona

O... povo Maubere husi Cidade Dili
Soe matan no hateke ba leste no rona saida mak statua Cristo Rei hatete ba Ita
Soe matan no hateke ba oeste no rona saida mak statua Sao Paolo II hatete ba Ita
O…povo maubere Haleu ho ema boot Santo sira
Ita bele hapara hahalok a’at sira ne no halo hahalok glorioso
Ita bele hader ona ba no reconstrui Cidade Dili nebe sei toba hela

Hader, O… Cidade Dili ho nia povo sira
Hader no lalika toba tan
Hader no sai ba ema nebe glorioso
O… ema glorioso husi Cidade Dili
Nunka duvida tan ita hanorin, acompania equipa no protégé hela
Nunka duvida tan ita ema glorioso ida iha passado mas agora a’at tan ita nia hahalok a’at

O… ema glorioso husi Cidade dili
Reconstruir ba cidade Dili tan Ita koko makas demais ona
Desenho ba Ita nia mapa iha planeta ida ne tan ita desenho ona linha primeira
Nunka para atu mehi tan ita Imaginativo
Fila mai ba tan ita iha coragen atu halo ida ne’e
Fila mai ba tan ita uluk halo ona ida ne’e

By: Ernesto D.C Pinto