Congo Vibes
Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: Cavalier Solitaire on October 31, 2019, 13:59
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Beautiful and very relatable track. Shows how much children suffer whenever parents' marriage ends in divorce or separation. Been listening to this track recently. I wish we could have more of such songs with a very powerful message. I did the translation for the song. I however, struggled to put together the translation for the last verse because some of the text is in french. Oh and i also don't know the guy who does the vocal for the same last verse. I hope bro @Archos or anyone else can assist.
https://youtu.be/evZejEAaKXM
Intro – Papa Wemba
Lowy Elema intellectual na biso
Lowy Elema our intellectual
Mobali ya Pepe Ngongolo, l’homme de pyramide
Pepe Ngongolo’s man/husband, the pyramid man
Deofa Kolopa, Suaz la firrenze, boyoka lisolo na biso
Deofa Kolopa, Suaz la Ferrenze, listen to our story
Papa eh Mama eh, lisumu nini biso bana tosalaki po toniokwama boye ko
Father and Mother, what sin did we children commit for us to suffer like this
Po mongongo na biso bana ata na mopepe ya makasi ndenge nini, ekoyokana
Heuresement Jean Willy Yaba Moise le savior, Ingeniur le plus celebre, Semplese Aundu bapesi biso bolingo ah nzambe
Verse 1 Alpatshino
Bokabuani ya Papa et Mama biso bana tomonaki pasi
The separation of Dad and Mum we children saw/experienced a lot of pain
Biso bana totelenganaki moko te na kati ya bango alingaki biso
We children wandered around none between them liked us
Mama mere esika akendeki azwaki yaye mobali
Mum wherever she went got married
Papa pe esika atikalaki azwaki yaye nzele
Dad also where he remained got himself a pretty girl/lady
Ah biso bana totelenganaki tolalaki esika nini te
We wandered around, which place didn’t we sleep in
Toliaki biloko na fulu totambolaki pe tosengaki bato oo mbongo na balabala
We ate things from the garbage bin, we walked and also begged for money from people in the streets
Biso bana totelenganaki, na malueka kutu tokomaki ata koluka bilei byakolia
We children wandered, even in malueka we reached just looking for food to eat
2. Alpatshino
Ngai yaya liboso oo oh nzambe
Me the eldest oh God
Ngai na baleki na ngai mibale oh yaweh biso bana totelanganaki
Me and my two siblings oh Jehovah we wandered
Toliaki biloko na fulu totambolaki pe tosengaki bato oo mbongo na balabala
We ate things from the garbage bin, we walked and also begged for money from people in the streets
biso bana totelenganaki
We the children wandered around
Totiaki motema na biso epayi ya Pathy Mubenga, Eric Lele, Espoir Molema Nzambe ya shengen, Mama Rosa mere frank na ackim
We put our heart with Pathy Mubenga, Eric Lele, Espoir Molema the lord of shengen, Mama Rosa mother of Frank and Ackim
3. Alpatshino
Nzambe pe lokola abosanaka bana baye te oh
Since God also doesn’t forget his children
Ye atindelaka biso le savior moise oh
He sent us the “savior Moses”
Kombo naye Jean Willy Yaba
His name is Jean Willy Yabba
Ye azwaki biso lokola bana baye, ye afutelaka baleki bangai minerval oh
He took us like his own children, he paid school fees for my siblings
Bazalaki kokende kelasi
They were going to school
L’argent de poche pe ezangaka te
Pocket money also wasn’t missing
4. Alpatshino
Tango esika moko na moko akeyi
When each one went their own way
Akobota pe bana papa et mama
They gave birth to children
Bana wana bakobenga biso ba nani
What will those children call us?
Biso na bango biso na bango tokola esika moko te
We didn’t grow up in the same place
Nzambee sala makambu mwasi akoleka nakati ya mokili yaweh yo pambola ah ah ah
Yaweh yo bikisa, biso bana totelenganaki
God take care of us, us your children have wandered
Mitema pasi eh
Painful heart
Mere Jacky alambi misili te
Hasn’t Mama Jacky cooked misili (green vegetable with a bitter taste which you can only eat when you are very hungry and there is no other food)
Po biso nzala eleki oh
For hunger is too much for us
Chorus
Papa et mama bondela sambela nzambe
Dad and mum plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
Bondela sambela nzambe
Plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
5. Alpatshino
Nzambe asala makambu na makamwisi ebele
God does a lot of great and amazing things
Yesu nkolo, Jesus
Lord Jesus
Nzambe asalaka makambu na makamwisi ebele
God does a lot of great and amazing things
Ye moko nzambe ye akela biso
The same God created us
Nzambe alingaka biso koleka ye
God loves us more than himself
Yahweh ye abosanaka bana baye te eeh
He doesn’t forget his own children
Chorus
Papa et mama bondela sambela nzambe
Dad and mum plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
Bondela sambela nzambe
Plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
6. (Insert correct vocalist and text)
Chorus
Papa et mama bondela sambela nzambe
Dad and mum plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
Bondela sambela nzambe
Plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
Papa et Mama bobosana te ke tozali bana na bino eh
Dad and Mum, don’t forget that we are your kids/children
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To me is a very painful song to hear for personal reasons I won't disclose. It so painful bringing memories that even reading the lyrics cause me pain anyway the album where the song wa. I think is one of the deepest album by Papa Wemba
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RIP Alpatshino.
I think that this is the best song Alpatshino made. I wonder why most people focused on Cafe while Bokabuani was also a good song, maybe because it was on cd2 which not very good songs compared to CD1.
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Ah, le capitaine de l’équipe Bulatulu. Comé Comé ...RIP. I’ve always admired his passion, whether he was singing or animating