Paroles et traduction Ismaël Lô - Madame

Madame

Cherie coco neguou sey nila
Teye mou degueur tegua bagna tayi
Malay mougnal yaw tamit ngua may mounieul
Bouboba djiabot gui manna barkel
Sohna sile yagua nala setloo
Loumala togne togne yagui def sa warougar
Yangui khol manmi louma nekho yaw ngua siy diar
Han diallo dieri
Kon teudeul sangou way malay khalamal
Sa nguinaw fanang yako mome
Teudeul sangou teudeul sanguou
Malay khalamal sa nguinaw fanang
He diallo dierri
Chérie chérie diallo diéri anh diallo diéri
Cherie cherie diallo dieri anh diallo dieri
Chérie chérie diallo diéri anh diallo diéri
Cherie cherie diallo dieri anh diallo dieri
Ma dame unn ma dame
Man guintena dieul ndakarou diaye mayloko
Gnou topeumeu nane dama guata khel
Walay guatouma khel
Lek lek ma khalat dieul assaman ak souf maylako
Sama yenela sl sohnassi
Walay guatouma khel
Kon cherie cherie diallo dieri anh diallo dieri
Chérie chérie diallo diéri anh diallo diéri
Cherie cherie diallo dieri anh anh anh cherie
Kon teudeul sangou way ne malay khalamal
Saguinaw fanang yako mome
Teudeul sanguou teudeul sangou
Malay khalamal sa guinaw fanang he diallo dieri
Chérie chérie diallo diéri anh diallo dieri

Madame

My dear coconut tree, why do you cry?
I am watering you but you still are not satisfied
I like you but you look at me with so much disdain
You are very beautiful and that is why I love you so
A good looking woman gets a lot of proposals
When you get married to me, you won't have to work anymore
I will do the farming and will give you all the money
Come my dear
If it's just a matter of having a child, well I can have one by myself
May your mouth hurt from laughing so much
Having a child or not having a child
It's just a matter of having a child
And that is all
Darling darling my dear darling oh my dear darling
Darling darling my dear darling oh my dear darling
Darling darling my dear darling oh my dear darling
Darling darling my dear darling oh my dear darling
My lady, my lady
I just came back from Dakar with a bag of silver
I have just bought you a big new dress
I swear I have bought you a really big one
Come come my dear, let's go gather mangoes and coconut
I will be your husband so that you can have a good life
I swear I have bought you a really big one
So darling darling my dear darling oh my dear darling
Darling darling my dear darling oh my dear darling
Darling darling my dear darling oh oh oh darling
If it's just a matter of having a child, well I can have one by myself
May your mouth hurt from laughing so much
Having a child or not having a child
It's just a matter of having a child my dear darling
Darling darling my dear darling oh my dear darling