Lyrics and translation Kassav' - Lambi-la Brilé

Lambi-la Brilé

Ki ou péché, ki ou doktè
Ki'W avoka, ki'w majistra
Ou fawmasie, ou mizisien
Ki ou dwanié, ki'w kuizinié
Lanbi-la brilé
Pech a lanbi té fin wouvè
An plonjé an lanmé
Ay ranmasé yonndé lanbi
Pou fe madanm-an mwen plézi
Lanbi té si difé
Laradio vin anonsé
Tout péyi-a bloké
An rété kouté, landi-l a brilé
Lanbi-la brilé
Manman-mwen ti frè-mwen
Lanbi-la brilé
Ay chèché lanbi-la ban mwen
Lanbi-la brilé
Lanbi-la brilé
Lanbi-la brilé
Lanbi-la brilé
Lanbi-la brilé
Woy an pa mélé, anpa mélé
Toupapou péyi-la ka brilé
Lè radio vin anonsé: tout péyi-la bloké
Lé radio vin anonsé: tout péyi-la bloké
Lé radio vin anonsé …
Lanbi-la brilé brilé! cho!
Ye papa! ladjé'y, ladjé'y mwen di'w
Lanbi-la ka brilé
Lanbi-la ka brilé
Mm mm mm mm!
Lanbi-la ka brilé
Radio anonsé
Péyi-la ka brilé
Péyi-a bloké
Péyi-la ka brilé
I ka brilé i ka brilé woy
Péyi-la ka brilé
I ka brilé i ka brilé wowoy!
Péyi-la ka brilé!

The Conch Shell is Burning

Whether you're a sinner or a doctor
Whether you're a lawyer or a magistrate
A pharmacist or a musician
A customs officer or a cook
The conch shell is burning
The sin of the conch shell has been revealed
I dived into the sea
And gathered some conch shells
To please my wife
The conch shell was so hot
The radio announced
The whole country is blocked
I kept listening, the Monday is burning
The conch shell is burning
My mother, my little brother
The conch shell is burning
Oh, give me that conch shell
The conch shell is burning
The conch shell is burning
The conch shell is burning
The conch shell is burning
The conch shell is burning
Woah, I'm not involved, not involved
The whole damn country is burning
When the radio announces: the whole country is blocked
When the radio announces: the whole country is blocked
When the radio announces …
The conch shell is burning burning! Hot!
Hey Papa! Let it go, let it go I tell you
The conch shell is burning
The conch shell is burning
Mm mm mm mm!
The conch shell is burning
The radio announces
The country is burning
The country is blocked
The country is burning
It's burning it's burning woah
The country is burning
It's burning it's burning wowoy!
The country is burning!