Babokilo

Orchestre Le Peuple

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About this song

Orchestre le Peuple perform a Bernard Mavoungou composition — a young man's desperate appeal to his in-laws. Worn out from pleading, Polydor begs them to let him marry Betty, whom he loves through hardship and joy alike; they refuse, fearing she'd be miserable with him. He waits, hand on cheek, for the parents' answer, and swears he'll die if it can't be her.

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Oh Babokilo nalembi

Oh my in-laws, I'm worn out

Kobondelaka tango nioso

from pleading with you all the time

Nazali pe moto lokola muana na bino

I too am a person, like your own child

Nakoki kondima te oh maman na misala mabe

I could never bring myself to do wrong, oh mama

Na motema na nga moko oh oh

deep in my own heart

Bokopekisa nga na Betty tobalana

you forbid Betty and me to marry

Boko banga eh aya kotala pasi na esika na nga

you fear she'd end up miserable living with me

Et pourtant ngayi naye tolingani mingi oh oh

and yet she and I love each other so much

Na pasi to na bisengo na ndimi kaka tobalana

in hardship or in joy, I just want us to marry

Nakata mikili eh na lemba pe nzoto eh

I've crossed countries, I'm worn to the bone

Lelo conscience na nga

today my conscience

Etindi nga nalinga Betty

drives me to love Betty

Boko pekisa tina nini oh oh

why do you stand in the way?

Ngayi soki ye te oh nakokufa

if it can't be her, I'll die

Bridge

(Oh Polydor, bangisa ba mbanda eh)

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Verse

Oh Babokilo nalembi

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Kobondelaka tango nioso

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Nazali pe moto lokola muana na bino

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Nakoki kondima te oh maman na misala mabe

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Na motema na nga moko oh oh

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Bokopekisa nga na Betty tobalana

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Boko banga eh aya kotala pasi na esika na nga

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Et pourtant ngayi naye tolingani mingi oh oh

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Na pasi to na bisengo na ndimi kaka tobalana

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Nakata mikili eh na lemba pe nzoto eh

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Lelo conscience na nga

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Etindi nga nalinga Betty

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Boko pekisa tina nini oh oh

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Ngayi soki ye te oh nakokufa

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Chorus

Nga Polydor nako katshwa

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Soki baboyi na bala yo oh

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Yo motema

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Na linga na linga

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Yo sosie na nga Betty eh

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Chorus

Nga Polydor nako katshwa

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Soki baboyi na bala yo oh

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Yo motema

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Yo sosie na nga Betty eh

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Verse

Nazali awa na loboko na litama souci

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Regret na motema nako kanisa amour na biso

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Soki toko tikana toko kabwana

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Nakozela eyano ya baboti nayo oh

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Chorus

Nga Polydor nako katshwa

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Soki baboyi na bala yo oh

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Yo motema

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Na linga na linga

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Yo sosie na nga Betty eh

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Nazali awa na loboko na litama souci

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Regret na motema nako kanisa amour na biso

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Soki toko tikana toko kabwana

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Nakozela Nakozela Betty na nga

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Nga Polydor nako katshwa

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Soki baboyi na bala yo oh

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Yo motema

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Yo sosie na nga Betty eh

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Nga Polydor nako katshwa

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Soki baboyi na bala yo oh

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Yo motema

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Yo sosie na nga Betty eh

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Outro

(oh Polydor bangisa ba mbanda)

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Babokilo — Orchestre Le Peuple | Lingala lyrics & translation | Lingala.cd