Lyrics and translation Koffi Olomide - Boda-Bodack

Boda-Bodack

Est-ce que olingui nga vraiment denge olobi olingui ngai
Est-ce que amour yango bodack ezo wuta na makila
Boda awa nga naza'amour n'o ezo commander nga
Ekoti motema eleki misuni ekoma mbanzi
Pourtant nazo banga oya kobotola nga sani
Avant que natonda Boda nga nakoti losambo... Hiii

Boda oza kitoko nzambé asalayo na kanda
Linga nga ata ya niongo nakofuta avec intérêt
Soki olingui nga vraiment yako bala ngai eh
Mutu alingui ntaba nayé atiaka yé toujours singua
Boda naza na niongo salisa nga nafuta
Mutuya yabolingo eleki ya ville ya New York iiih...

Ekozala faux eh eh naya kozanga yo demain
Eko Bonga te oya ko kanguela nga maboko
Ekozala bien hein hein tobimela nganga nzambé
Toya kobota mwana to lingayé neti mapasa kéléléeee...

(Garde moi tjrs au fond de ton coeur, car dans une vie future, quand nous serons colombe et papillon, tu pourrais avoir besoin de mes ailes; qui sait...)

Bato bafundi fundi nga épayi ya maman...
Na komi'o negligé bango po na Boda eh

Bato bafundi nga lisusu épayi ya papa pasteur
Na komi'o komika culte pona ba RDV ya Bodack

Nandimi kasi na plaider non coupable
Nzambé yémoko ayebi naza naba circonstances atténuantes

Bodack aza mbissi ya suka nakati ya ébalé
Bodack aza rose oyo ezobotama na elanga yaba Kactus

Naboyi kotikela maboko yaba esquiveur
Naboy'o tikela maboko yaba faussoyeur
Naboy'o tikela maboko yaba apprentiii... bodack

Ayiii...

Soki bo insister bokabola gna na Boda eh...
Soki bo insister bo écourter vie nangai eh

Premièrement nokomo kokende kolelaka na victoire
Deuxièmement nokoma kolataka sé noir-noir

Suki yako panza makulu ngulu bilamba ya kopasuka
Et puis un jour soki nayé nanga kokufa
Boko mona nakomi ko salaka ba miracles
Nako kom'obimela batu balingani eh
Nakoma kopanzaka mabala yaba amoureux po na Bodack hey hey

Eeeh bomaka bomaka boyeté ehhh
Huuum mayina bayinaka yé boyeté ehhh heinnn

Kokanga motema té oh oh Bodack eeh eeh
Huuum bolingo nayo esali errosion na motema eeeh

Kokanga motema té oh oh oh Bodack eeh eeeh eeeh
Huuum bolingo nayo esali errosion na motema ...

Boda-Bodack

Do you truly love me the way you say you do?
Is this love, Bodack, flowing straight from your veins?
Bodack, here I am, consumed by love, will you command me?
My heart beats faster than a hummingbird, it's going crazy
Yet I'm afraid you might leave me, you know?
Before I met you, Bodack, I used to pray... Hiii

Bodack, you're a beauty, God's creation in this world
Even if it costs a billion, I'll pay with interest
If you truly love me, tell me, eh
Someone who loves a story always asks for more
Bodack, I'm in debt, help me pay it off
Your love is worth more than the city of New York iiih...

It would be a lie eh eh to say I wouldn't miss you tomorrow
It would be wrong to let you slip through my fingers
It would be good hein hein to give thanks to God
To have a child and love it like a precious gem kéléléeee...

(Always keep me deep in your heart, for in a future life, when we are a dove and a butterfly, you might need my wings; who knows...)

People gossip about me at my mother's place...
I neglect them because of you, Bodack eh

People gossip about me at my father the pastor's place
I skip church for our dates, Bodack

I admit it, but I plead not guilty
God knows I have mitigating circumstances

Bodack, you're the final piece in the puzzle of marriage
Bodack, you're the rose that blooms in a field of cacti

I refuse to surrender to the hands of a dodger
I refuse to surrender to the hands of a gravedigger
I refuse to surrender to the hands of an apprentice... bodack

Ayiii...

If you insist on separating me from Bodack eh...
If you insist on shortening my life eh

First, I'll go and cry at the victory square
Secondly, I'll only wear black

My belly will swell, I'll wear torn clothes
And then one day when I die
You'll see me performing miracles
I'll be blessing lovers eh
I'll be opening the doors of marriage for lovers because of Bodack hey hey

Eeeh listen listen and understand ehhh
Huuum the names are calling out, understand ehhh heinnn

Don't lose heart oh oh Bodack eeh eeh
Huuum your love has eroded my heart eeeh

Don't lose heart oh oh oh Bodack eeh eeeh eeeh
Huuum your love has eroded my heart ...