4. Nada Den Mi Man
Music: I. Calister
Lyrics: I. Calister
Arrangement: J. Lopretti

As appeared on cd ‘Kanta Hélele’ (May 2006)
4. Nothing In My Hands
English translation

Mi ta parse fuerte, kapas di kualke kos
Ma mi tin un problema, ai papa dios
Si bo no guiami, mi n’ sa si mi lo por
Mi mesté ’i konseho por fabor

Kon mi tei hasi awó mi so
Kon mi tei dil ku mi doló
Si miéntras tantu, mi no tin nada den mi man
I mi ta kana disfrasá
Paso mi n’ ke pa hende sa
Ai dios yudami
Mi no tin nada den mi man

Si ta ti’ un momentu, ku mi mester di bo
No tin ningun duda, esei t‘awó
I si mi hinka rudia, i hasi un orashon
Lo bo por splikami dios, dikon

Mi bida tin ku sigui bai
Meskos ku mundu a keda drai
Si miéntras tantu, mi no tin nada den mi man
E resignashon, ku mi mesté
Mi n’ sa di unda mi sake
Ai dios yudami
Mi no tin nada den mi man

Tata dushi, tata bondadoso
No rabia, ma mi tei pidi un fabor
Yudami, abo ku ta todopoderoso
Dunami forsa, tata salbador

Mi mesté‘i speransa, awó mi so
Tata kalma mi alma su doló
Pasombra miéntras tantu, mi n’ sobra nada mas, nada mas, nada mas
Yudami dios pa aseptá
Ku awor ta seka bo e ta
I miéntras tantu, mi no tin nada den mi man
Miéntras tantu, mi n’ sobra nada den mi man

I seem very strong, capable of everything
But dear god, I have a problem
If you don’t guide me, I would not know what to do
I need some advice please

What to do now that I’m on my own
How do I deal with my sorrow
While in the mean time, I have nothing in my hands
I walk around disguised because I don’t want people to know
Oh god help me, I have nothing in my hands

If there has ever been a moment that I needed you
There’s no doubt, it’s now
If I would kneel and say a prayer
God, would you then explain to me the reason why?

Why my life has to keep on going
Like the world has kept on turning
While in the meantime I have nothing in my hands
The acceptance I clearly need,
I don’t know how or where to get it
Oh God help me, I have nothing in my hands

Dear father, Good father
Don’t get mad but I am asking for a favor
Help me, you the omnipotent one
Give me strength, savior father

I need help now that I am on my own
Father calm the sorrow in my soul
Because in the meantime nothing, nothing, nothing remains
God help me to accept the fact that he is now with you
While in the mean time I have nothing in my hands
In the mean time I am left with nothing in my hands