Paroles et traduction Papa Wemba - Maman

Maman

Bilengi mingi na sala na berceaux ya mama
Eleki elingi koleka ba mbeto nioso nga na lala
Mama soki ozalaki kaka na bomoyi, mbele na sengi o zongisa nga susu wana
Jamais olingaki nga na lela yo seka
Jamais olingaki yo lala nga na lamuka
Jamais olingaki ata ngungi atoungisa nga
Soki na beli ozalaki kotana tongo nsa
Banda y′okenda nakoma abandonée, recompense nayo nako pesa nani yango
Ata na leli nani ako dorloter nga ah, yango na yembeli yo zembo oyo mama NIONDO

Elengi ya libelé ya mama abota ngaï, eleki ba recette nioso ya ba cordon bleu nga na lya
Ata mafuta, tomate ezalaki te, kasi yango elakaki mosuni n'élengi

Banda y′okenda appétit esila nga ah, nakoma ko lya kaka po na sepelisa monoko

Mateyas ya mama ezanga bulletin pe minerval, kasi eleki ba leçons ba maitres, ba professeurs ba pesa nga
Mama soki ozalaki kaka na bomoyi
Mbelé na sengi batya yo ministre y'éducation

Mbelé ba parquets, ba prison nioso bakanga
Mbelé kutu motu mabé azali té eh

Lelo nakanisi yo mingi mama ah
Mpo jour y'anniversaire na nga ekomi pene
B′invités bako lya bako mela masanga
Yo kutu artisan na nga y′ozali te
Epayi y'ozali soki okutani n′occasion eh
Tindela nga carte de voeux, ata fololo
Esengo na nga ekozala multiplier fois deux
Normalement fêti ya lelo ezali ya yo
Serment d'Hippocrate ba médecins ba kosalaka

Ya nga serment y′ozala toujours mama nga
Ata ba bandeli mokili soki mbala zomi
Ya nga serment y'ozala toujours mama nga

Mais lelo nakanisi yo mingi mama ah NIONDO
Mpo jour y′anniversaire na nga ekomi pene
B'invités bako lya bako mela masanga
Yo kutu artisan na nga y'ozali te
Epayi y′ozali soki okutani n′occasion eh
Tindela nga carte de voeux, ata fololo
Esengo na nga ekozala multiplier fois deux
Normalement fêti ya lelo ezali ya yo
Serment d'Hippocrate ba médecins ba kosalaka
Ya nga serment y′ozala toujours mama nga
Ata ba bandeli mokili soki mbala kama eh
Ya nga serment y'ozala toujours mama nga
Mama soki ozalaki kaka na bomoyi, mbele na sengi o zongisa nga susu wana
Mama soki ozalaki kaka na bomoyi, mbele na sengi o zongisa nga susu wana
Consolation na ngaï JOE NIONDO photocopie na yo

Mother

Your maternal love is far greater than any childhood comforts
It has soothed my pain more than any doctor's prescription
Mom, if you were still alive, I would beg you to come back to me
You never wanted to see me cry
You never wanted me to suffer
You never wanted anything bad to happen to me
If you had been there when I was young
Since you left, I have been lost and alone. Who will comfort me now?
Even now, who will love me and protect me like you did, my dear mother, NIONDO?

Your womb is more sacred than any gourmet recipe
Even without butter or tomato sauce, you made every meal special

Since you left, I have lost my appetite. I only eat to survive

Your advice was more valuable than any education or degree, more than any lessons from teachers or professors
Mom, if you were still alive
I would ask them to make you the Minister of Education

Then all the courts and prisons would be empty
Then evil would cease to exist

Today, I think of you so much, Mother
My birthday is approaching
My guests will eat and drink and celebrate
But you, who created me, will not be there
Wherever you are, if you see this message
Send me a birthday card, even a simple one
My joy will be multiplied by two
This day should be yours, not mine
Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath

I swear to you that you will always be my mother
Even if the whole world betrays me ten times over
I swear to you that you will always be my mother

But today, I think of you so much, Mother, NIONDO
My birthday is approaching
My guests will eat and drink and celebrate
But you, who created me, will not be there
Wherever you are, if you see this message
Send me a birthday card, even a simple one
My joy will be multiplied by two
This day should be yours, not mine
Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath
I swear to you that you will always be my mother
Even if the whole world betrays me a thousand times over
I swear to you that you will always be my mother
Mom, if you were still alive, I would beg you to come back to me
Mom, if you were still alive, I would beg you to come back to me
My only comfort is your photo, JOE NIONDO