Lyrics and translation Papa Wemba & Viva la Musica - Est-Ce-Que

Est-Ce-Que

Papa Wemba (Nouvelle écrture: 1997)

Est-ce que obanza mpe gaio oo
Mpo nga mabanzo ma nga eloukaka yoo
Est-ce que esalaka yo mawa oh
Soki obanzi tango ya bolingo ya la joie

Mondele a sala lopitalo bakoni oh ba bika oh
Bo zali kosala oyo ya bolingo nzoka nde oh, souci ya bolingo e belisaka oh

Na banza nga mwinda e ko ngenga oh
Kati ya motema kati ya bo moyi bwa yo
Nani a bomi moto oyo oh yo
Nani a longi yo o pessi mokongo oh

Po nini o ti nga mbeli na mokongo ebongaki oh
O tia na motema na miso oloba na nga esali nga oh
Ambiance ya bolingo e belisaka oho

Est-ce que obanza mpe gaio oo
Mpo nga mabanzo ma nga eloukaka yoo
Est-ce que esalaka yo mawa oh
Soki obanzi tango ya bolingo ya la joie

Mondele a sala lopitalo bakoni oh ba bika oh
Bo zali kosala oyo ya bolingo nzoka nde oh, souci ya bolingo e belisaka oh

Na banza nga mwinda e ko ngenga oh
Kati ya motema kati ya bo moyi bwa yo
Nani a bomi moto oyo oh yo
Nani a longi yo o pessi mokongo oh

Po nini o ti nga mbeli na mokongo ebongaki oh
O tia na motema na miso oloba na nga esali nga oh
Ambiance ya mokili e kosaka mingi oho

Butu ya lelo e koteli nga souci oh na miziki ya viva na koyemba oh

Na moni yon a ye sele sele oh
Na lingaki na tuna motema ebo soni bato ba zalaki ebelo oh
Na boyaki ba yeba mbanda a gagne oh

Butu ya mawa lelo na lali te oh o
Mwa lo lendo ya nzembo eye zero

Butu ya lelo e koteli nga souci oh na miziki ya viva na bina oh
Na moni yon a ye sele sele oh
Na lingaki na tuna motema ebo soni bato ba zalaki ebelo oh
Na boyaki ba yeba mbanda a gagne oh

Butu ya mawa lelo na lali te oh
Mwa lo lendo ya kazaka eye zero oh

Est-Ce-Que

Papa Wemba (New Writing: 1997)

Do you think the Obamas are happy?
Because my worries have ended oh
Do you think it hurts you?
If you think about a time of love and joy

The relative was in the hospital for a long time, the others were left behind
You are doing this love thing very strangely, the problem of love is very painful

In the village I thought it would be easy
In your heart in your very soul
Who killed this person oh you
Who taught you to hit someone

Why did I give you all that money for nothing
You put it in your heart and in your eyes, and you tell me it's me
The atmosphere of love is very painful

Do you think the Obamas are happy?
Because my worries have ended oh
Do you think it hurts you?
If you think about a time of love and joy

The relative was in the hospital for a long time, the others were left behind
You are doing this love thing very strangely, the problem of love is very painful

In the village I thought it would be easy
In your heart in your very soul
Who killed this person oh you
Who taught you to hit someone

Why did I give you all that money for nothing
You put it in your heart and in your eyes, and you tell me it's me
The atmosphere of the world is very exciting

Tonight will bring me worries oh with the music of Viva and the singing oh

I see that you are going little by little oh
I was asking to get my feelings back, there were a lot of people oh
I wanted them to know that the group had won oh

Tonight's bad night, don't forget oh
May the rhythm of the slow music be zero

Tonight will bring me worries oh with the music of Viva and the dancing oh
I see that you are going little by little oh
I was asking to get my feelings back, there were a lot of people oh
I wanted them to know that the group had won oh

Tonight's bad night, don't forget oh
May the rhythm of the dance be zero oh