About this song
A Simaro Lutumba masterpiece, here in Faya Tess's cover (opening with a tribute to "papa Simaro, the great poet"). A woman, handed off by her husband to a rival like a gift, blames not the rival but the "merchant" who sold them the same cloth. Woven through is a dying father's hard-won wisdom on marriage, money and truth.
Ah papa Simaro
Ah, papa Simaro
Tika ko lelisa bísó boye
stop making us weep like this
Na ba loyémbo ná yó ya kitoko
with your beautiful songs
Le grand poète
the great poet
Koko Sofi Kaombo
Kadima, tálá ba lingi ko kunda ngáí mobésu
Translation lockedNazalí nanu ko pema, nanu nakufi te oh
Translation lockedKadima mobali akabi ngáí cadeau na mbanda
Translation lockedNazalí nanu na mayi na nzóto meke yó'oh ah
Translation lockedFaute ya mbanda té oh, faute ya comelesa
Translation lockedBa tekeli bísó elemba ndéngé mókó ba mpangi eh
Translation lockedComelesa yě ko áluka na yě sé mbóngo eh
Translation lockedNgáí na mbanda, tokokani eh yě'eh ah
Translation lockedNzámbe a sala Nga mokié lokóla tonga masíni
Translation lockedMbanda a banga lolendo na ngáí té oh Imaho yě'eh ah yélé yélé
Translation lockedMaho tálá Kisásá môbimba balali
Translation lockedNgáí nazalí sé ko tángá plafond na canapé oh
Translation lockedMawa Zoé
Translation lockedKadi, mobáli akabi ngáí cadeau na ba léki
Translation lockedBazalaki ko béngá nga yaya na nzela ya zándo eh
Translation lockedNa sambwe oh
Translation lockedNgáí na mesana ko seka atâ leló na silíki
Translation lockedMbanda abanga kánda na ngáí té oh Malolé yě'eh ah
Translation lockedTaille ya mannequin, ngáí mwǎna lomeka oh
Translation lockedMobáli asambwisi nga likoló ya vengeance
Translation lockedOh mina Lewa eh
Translation lockedMaitre Vincent Gomez, allez-y
Translation lockedMonsieur le Maire, Hugues Ngouelondélé ya mamá Ninelle
Translation lockedYóka bísó eh
Translation lockedIma ima eh Ima ima eh Ima ima eh bolingo pasi eh
Translation lockedMamá ah
Translation lockedMaloba ya Tata libosó akáta motema
Translation lockedNa mbéto ya lopitalo ayebisaká nga boyé
Translation lockedMwána soki ko kelela elekí na la vie eh
Translation lockedBakoya ko benga yo maboko makasi eh
Translation lockedMwána sókí vérité elekí mingi na munoko
Translation lockedBakoya ko benga yo epanza makita
Translation lockedSoki mobáli alembi ko salelá yo zuwa
Translation lockedWana ekómí káka libála ya provisoire
Translation lockedMwǎsí ya mobúlú asimbaka makwelave oh
Translation lockedSuka ya makambo se ba boya yě
Translation lockedNiongo ya pongi suka sé o futa
Translation lockedMwǎsí abongaki sé na ndáko ya masiya eh ima
Translation lockedTonton Marcel à Kinshasa
Jean Bakole
Kadi ba kana ngáí kala
Translation lockedBayina ngáí oh
Translation lockedMobáli aboya ngáí nakoyebaka té oh
Translation lockedLikambo na sala lelo elekí mbúla zómi oh
Translation lockedMobáli akangela ngáí kanda na motéma eh
Translation lockedToko lia toko mela ata na sengi pardon
Translation lockedYě na motéma aboya ko limbisá ngáí
Translation lockedAyé ko boya ngáí sé tango na lingi yě mingí oh
Translation lockedAh nga na niokwami yó'oh oh mamá oh yó'oh
Translation lockedMobáli atíkí nga bolingo na lolému eh oh yě'eh
Translation lockedLibála epasi ngáí pension ya bo mwana boyé
Translation lockedMobáli akabi ngáí cadeau na ba mbanda eh
Translation lockedOh mamá j'ai moyen pas comprendre
Translation lockedAh j'ai mourut cadeau eh
Translation lockedMamá oh mobáli atíkí nga bolingo na lolému
Translation lockedOh mamá, libála epesi ngáí pension ya bo mwana boyé (le poète)
Translation lockedOh mamá, mobáli akabi ngáí cadeau na ba mbanda eh
Translation lockedOh mamá, moi j'ai moyen pas comprendre
Translation lockedOh yó'oh moi j'ai mourut cadeau eh
Translation lockedKisásá bazwí lisolo ya ko solola kombo na ngáí esílí eh
Translation lockedHmm mamá, bandá na nganda ya allumette
Translation lockedOh yó'oh atá epái ya Cheli Zozo eh
Translation lockedEpái ya bébé, kombo na ngáí
Translation lockedEsílí ko sila, sé epoli ndé súpú eh
Translation lockedYó'oh moi j'ai mourut cadeau eh
Translation lockedIma ima eh Ima ima eh nga na ih'oh
Translation lockedOh yó'oh mobáli akabi ngáí cadeau na ba mbanda eh
Translation lockedOh mamá, libála epesi ngáí pension ya bomwana boyé
Translation lockedOh yó'oh mobáli atíkí ngáí bolingo na lolému
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