Paroles et traduction Fela Kuti - Egbe Moi (Carry Me)

Egbe Moi (Carry Me)

Oh e gbe mi o o
Eh bebe mi ti ja o o o
Furo mi ti be o o o o o o
Fila mi ti ja o o o
Eh uhn uhn

Ijo ni mo lo jo
Ti furo e ja o
K'on gba e o
A a gba e o
Eh eh
Ehn ehn

Ijo l'olo jo
To fe ku o
K'on gba e o
A a gba e o
Eh eh
Oh oh
Eh eh
Oh oh
Oh

Egbe mi o o
Egbe mi o o
Egbe mi o o
Egbe mi o o

Egbe mi o o
Bebe mi ti ja o o o
Furo mi ti be o o o

Fun dan dan de de nde

Ijo l'olo jo
T'o fe ku o
K'on gba e o
A a gba e o

Eh eh
Ehn ehn
Ehn ehn ehn
Uh

Ijo l'olo jo
Ti furo e ja o
K'on gba e o
A a gba e o
Eh

Ijo l'olo jo
T'o fe ku o
K'on gba e o
A a gba e o
Ehn

Ijo l'olo jo
Ti bebe e ja o
O wa han nisale e
O wa han nisale
Ehn

Satida n yo l'abe Sunday
E mi o riri
Satida n yo l'abe Sunday
E mi o riri o
Emi o mo n'pa ti e
Ehn

Ijo l'olo jo
Ti fila e jabo o
Won wa jilo o
Won wa jilo o
Ehn

Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Be ke iwo nikan ko, ehn
Be ke iwo nikan ko o, eh

Ijo l'olo jo
Ti furo e ja o
Ijo l'olo jo
Ti fila e jabo o
Ijo l'olo jo
Ti bebe e ja o
Ijo l'olo jo
Ti o fe ku o

Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Orisirisi l'on shele si e to ba njo
Be ke iwo nikan ko, eh
Be ke iwo nikan ko o, ehn

Now, let's all sing together
This beautiful African tune
Now listen...
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la
Everbody sing with me now
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)

Egbe, wai
N no n no, wai
Ndo don don n don, wai
Eh, wai
N don don I don, wai

Come on now
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Eh eh
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Egbe, wai

Now let's all sing together now with the whole band
Here goes...
Everybody outside of this record
Here goes now...

A-one, two, three, four...
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody sing with me now
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time now, sing
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time, yeah
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time, come on, sing
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time now, ha
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)

Everybody one more time, oh
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do

Everybody one more time now
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do)

Eh egbe mi o, egbe mi o
Egbe mi o, egbe mi o
Egbe mi o, egbe mi o
Egbe mi o, egbe mi o
Eh eh eh eh eh

Carry Me

Oh, carry me, oh
My baby has gone, oh oh oh
My lover has left, oh oh oh oh oh
My woman has gone, oh oh oh
Eh uhn uhn

It was a dance I went to dance
When my lover left, oh
Let them take her
They will take her
Eh eh
Ehn ehn

It's the dance of the wealthy
That she wants to die for
Let them take her
They will take her
Eh eh
Oh oh
Eh eh
Oh oh
Oh

My companion, oh oh
My companion, oh oh
My companion, oh oh
My companion, oh oh

My companion, oh oh
My baby has gone, oh oh oh
My lover has left, oh oh oh

Fun dan dan de de nde

It's the dance of the wealthy
That she wants to die for
Let them take her
They will take her

Eh eh
Ehn ehn
Ehn ehn ehn
Uh

It's the dance of the wealthy
When my lover left, oh
Let them take her
They will take her
Eh

It's the dance of the wealthy
That she wants to die for
Let them take her
They will take her
Ehn

It's the dance of the wealthy
When my baby left, oh
She appeared down there
She appeared down there
Ehn

Saturday turns into Sunday
I don't care
Saturday turns into Sunday
I don't care, oh
I don't know where you are
Ehn

It's the dance of the wealthy
When my woman showed off, oh
They were jealous
They were jealous
Ehn

Different things happen to you when you dance
Different things happen to you when you dance
Different things happen to you when you dance
Different things happen to you when you dance
It's not just you alone, ehn
It's not just you alone, oh eh

It's the dance of the wealthy
When my lover left, oh
It's the dance of the wealthy
When my woman showed off, oh
It's the dance of the wealthy
When my baby left, oh
It's the dance of the wealthy
That she wants to die for

Different things happen to you when you dance
Different things happen to you when you dance
Different things happen to you when you dance
Different things happen to you when you dance
It's not just you alone, eh
It's not just you alone, oh ehn

Now, let's all sing together
This beautiful African tune
Now listen...
La la la la la, la la la la, la la la
Everbody sing with me now
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)

Egbe, wai
N no n no, wai
Ndo don don n don, wai
Eh, wai
N don don I don, wai

Come on now
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Eh eh
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Egbe, wai

Now let's all sing together now with the whole band
Here goes...
Everybody outside of this record
Here goes now...

A-one, two, three, four...
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody sing with me now
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time now, sing
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time, yeah
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time, come on, sing
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)
Everybody one more time now, ha
(La la la la la, la la la la, la la la)

Everybody one more time, oh
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do

Everybody one more time now
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do
Ndo do, ndo do, ndodo do)

Eh my companion, oh my companion
My companion, oh my companion
My companion, oh my companion
My companion, oh my companion
Eh eh eh eh eh