Karyna Gomes offers a powerful anthem for resilience with Nô Brinka. The singer unites with poet Toy Delgado for lyrics that mix hardship with hope. Andre Tavares arranges the tune for a moment of celebration.
Released: February 13, 2026
Nô Brinka
Karyna Gomes • From “Kantigas di Liberdadi”
Nô Brinka Lyrics Translation (from “Kantigas di Liberdadi”)
Karyna Gomes writes about a community tired from struggle. She urges her people to reject despair as a weapon and choose joy instead, declaring ‘so despite our exhaustion, let’s celebrate’ (Mas ku nô fadiga no brinka). The musician pushes past weariness to claim the time for living.
Udju BurmedjuRed eyes from fatigue,
Kansera na teraweariness is heavy across the land.
Ma tristesa i ka armaBut sadness isn’t the weapon
Pa kombatilyou need to fight the struggle.
Nin pa serkalNor is it a way to trap the pain,
Disisperu na almaand despair within the soul
I sinal kuma kusais just a sign that things
sta pa malare taking a turn for the worse.
Ma nha pubis bo kunpu kurpuBut my people, prepare yourselves,
Bo bin badjacome out and dance.
Tera i di nôsThis land belongs to us,
Mas ku nô fadiga no brinkaso despite our exhaustion, let’s celebrate.
Manda fadiga ba tinboraSend the weariness away,
Disisperu i pa distânsiaand keep despair at a distance.
I sta na hora di nô viviIt’s finally time for us to live;
Bida kurto pa kurti (2x)life’s too short not to enjoy. (2x)
Si nô toma tudo pa pitu humIf we take every burden to heart,
Kin pa nôsthen what’s really left for us?
Si amanha nô saporta kuma i sonIf tomorrow we realize it was all a dream,
Só pirdi tenpuwe’ve only wasted our time.
Bida i unson (2x)Life’s just a dream. (2x)
Nô ta miskinhaWe’re wasting away in misery,
Tenpu ku ka na ribaon time that won’t ever return.
Não, não!No, no!
Nô ta miskinhaWe’re wasting away in misery,
Mundo, Mundo Bai (2x)as the world, the world passes us by. (2x)
Nô Brinka Music Video
The meaning of Nô Brinka is defiant joy. The lyrics mix local pride with a universal message that life is too short not to enjoy.