ARTIST : J.B MPIANA
ALBUM : TH
TITLE : EDUCATION
YEAR OF RELEASE: 2001
Mwana te asengaki, ko ya na mokili
(No child asked to come in this world)
Papa maman ba balani, ba boti mwana
(its a man and a woman who got married and bore a child)
Ba dressaka nyama, moto ba edukaka ye
(the child only follows the teachings he/she gets from people on this world)
Ba forcaka education te, ba salaka nde appel
(you dont need to force the teachings/education on a child but you only need to appeal)
Na volonte ya mwana
(according to the wish of the child)
Otuni mwana, olingi nini ko
(You need to ask a kid what he/she would like to become)
Avis ya mwana tango mosusu
(The view/thought of the child sometimes)
Asala mosala ya maboko
(may be he/she want to do the manual job)
Lokola tata naye atanga
(but because his / her father is educated)
Ako imposer mwana
(he will force the child)
Il faut ozala docteur en droit, to licencier na economie
(Its must he/she becomes a doctor of law, or must hold a bachelor's degree in economics)
Na ko tosa ba boti, mwana asali volonte ya ba parents
(because the child obeyed his/her parents, he did the wishes of his/her parents)
Lelo aseretrouver nul
(today he has reaped zero)
Akomi ko ima ima
(he has ended up roaming here and there)
Soki nga na komi boye, po na salaki choix na nga te
(he says, it was not my wish to be this way, the reason is because I didn't do the course of my choice)
Ndakisa ya ba papa misusu
(The teachings of other fathers is worrying)
Mwana naye amoni ye na mwasi mosusu na nzela ba simbani
(his child spotted him with another woman along the way while holding another woman)
Abengi mwana naye a corrompre ye na mbongo
(the father called his child and corrupted him with money to buy his silence)
Koyebisa maman te na ndako noki ako silika ah
(he asks him not to tell his mother at home because she will be furious to hear that he cheats on her)
Banda jour wana mwana wana akoma têtu
(from that day the child becomes unruly at home because he has a dossier to blackmail his dad)
Ata asali mabe, moyen papa a gangela ye ezalit e
(even when he is wrong there is no way his father can scold him)
Azo banga sinon mwana ako funda epayi ya maman naye
(because the father fears if he scolds him he will tell his mother about his infidelity)
Ko beba education ya mwana nyoso wana
(this spoils the education of any child)
Ndakisa ya ba maman oyo
(The teachings of other mothers is worrying)
Abotamwana se moko
(she gives birth to only on child)
Akomisi ye neti nzambe, ata mwana wana asali mabe
(she adores her kid like GOD, even when the child is wrong)
Ba tente ba oncle naye, ba beti to ba gangeli ye
Maman naye asiliki, botikela nga liso na nga
(the mother gets annoyed when the kid is corrected/scolded, urging the people "please leave my only eye alone")
Ezali se moko wana, sans le savoir ayeba
(he is the only kid I have, without knowing)
A detruire mwana naye, a encourager ye na mabe
(that she is destroying/spoiling her kid by encouraging him to do bad things)
Ndakisa ya ba parents misusu
(The teachings of other parents is worrying)
Mwana ya mbanda to azwa mwana ya ndeko afandaka epayi naye
(when they live with their rival's child (another woman/man's child) or the child of a relative)
Akomisi ye lokola domestique
(they turn the kid into a domestic worker / maid / shamba boy)
Misala nyoso ya ndako bitinda epa ya mwana wana
(all the house chores are dediated to this child)
Bana naye moko ba salaka lisusu misala te
(their own kids don't do house chores anymore)
Na makanisi naye que azo nyokola mwana wana
(in their toughts they think they are punishing that child)
Nzoka nde a detruire education ya bana naye
(whereas they dont know that they are destroying their own kids)
Pe a eduquer mwana ya mbanda to pe ya ndeko oh
INSTRUMENTAL
Ba parents bozala ba irresponsible te
(Do not be irresponsible Parents )
Quelque soit difficulte ya vie oza nango
(under whaever difficult life you are experiencing)
Eduquere mwana yo moko
(teach you child the morals on your own)
La plus part ya bana oyo ba kolaka epayi ya ba ndeko
(Most kids who grow at their relatives place / grand parents)
Mingi ba zalaka na education ya bien te
(most of them lack manners / they lack good morals)
Cause po suivi ezalaka makasi te
(because they are not monitored well)
Parent nyoso esengeli azala model ya mwana naye
(any parents needs to be the role model of his/her child)
Ba lobaka tel pere tel fils
(there is a saying that goes "like father like son")
Mwana soki otie ye esika ya ba nyama
(because if a child is placed to grow with animals)
Akomi ko loba neti ba nyama
(he/she will speak like the animals (the animals language)
Example ya Romulus et Remus eh
(the example of Romulus and Remus eh)
Ba zalaka ko loba neti ba nyama
(they used to speak like animals)
Po model na bango ezalaki loup eh
(because their model was a wolf who raised them)
Education eza dangereuse na vie ya mwana eza education diffuse
(the teachings / education could be dangerous in a child's life if the teachings / education is diffused)
Na ndako na kelasi bazo eduquer mwana ndenge mosusu
(At home and at school a child is educated in another way)
Na libanda pe azu zua education ndenge mosusu
(in public / outside the child also learns in another way)
Ba parents bo zala prudent
(parents be prudent)
Bana bo profiter na voix ya ba parents te, bo keba
(those kids who do not benefit from their parents voices be warned)
Mwana yo moko oza agent principale ya education nayo
(your own child is the main agent of your education/teachings)
Mwana mosusu aza orphelin akufela baboti baye
(another kid who is an orphan who lost his/her both parents)
Mosusu ba famille ya baboti baye ba abandonant bango
(other kids the family of their parents neglected them to be on their own)
Malembe malembe ba orienta ba vie na bango
(slowly slowly they they get oriented to life and find a way to guide their lives)
To mona pe lelo ba koma bato
(we see today they also end up becoming important people in the society)
Parent opimela mwana bonbon biscuit to jouet kasi education te
(the parent can ration / regulate sweet, biscuit or a toy to his/her kid but not teachings/education)
Education eza utile na vie ya mwana
(education is /teachings are helpful / important in the life of a child)
Lokola essence to baterie na bomoyi ya voiture
(like gasoline or the batery that drives or determines the life of a car / vehicle)
