Mmmmh!!
Sadou makambo oyebisaka ngai soki nalobi nalanda,
(Sadou the stuff you told me, if I decided to follow)
Nakokuta basi nazalaka na bango, mmmh,
(I found women that I was with)
Bango bato bazali kopanza basango ya lokuta,
(Spreading lies)
Na kombo na ngai na kombo na yo,
(With my name and with your name)
Batela makila na ngai, batela bolingo na biso,
(Safeguard my bloodline, safeguard our love)
Batela mondenge tobetaki Sadou*2
(Safeguard the pact/bet we made)
Bazalaka pressés na la vie,
(They hurry with life)
Bayebaki te mokili ekoki kobaluka lobi,
(They didn't know that the world might change the following day)
Mibali bazalaki kolinga bango,
(Men loved these women)
Bazalaki kofinga ngai namelaka likaya eeh,
(They insulted me that I usually smoke)
Nolstagie ezali kosala bango, mmmh,
(Now nostalgia has got to them)
Soki okutani na bango loboko na litama,-c'est vrai,
(If you meet them, they have the hand on their cheek(worried),-very true)
Mosala mosusu te kaka kombo na ngai,
(The only work they have is talking about me)
Ok, ok tango esi eleka, Bandimaki te soki nakokoba moto Sadou,
(Its okay, times passes, they didn't believe that I was never bothered)
Somo, likambo ya Sadou, mmmh,
(So unfortunate, the issue of Sadou)
Sadou tango ozalaki kokanga motema po na ngai, mmmh,
(Sadou when you used to persevere for me)
Bango bazalaki koseka yo ooh, mmmh ngai nalata,
(They laughed at you)
Bazalaki kofuta mibali po basenginiaka yo eh,
(They paid men to come and tempt you)
Mpo yo otika ngai Sadou,
(So that you can leave me Sadou)
Mpo bazalaki koloba na bango mosala ngai nasalaka,
(They used to talk of my job)
Ezali mosala pamba te Sadou,
(It is not just any job Sadou)
Bayebaki te il n'y a pas de sot metier, il n'y a que de sottes gens,
(They didn't know that there are no specific jobs for certain people, anyone can do any job)
Bakoma soni soni na bamatanga,
(They are now full of shame at burial events)
Soki okutani na bango loboko na litama, mmh
(When you meet they have their hands on the cheek(worried))
Miso etela bango mpo na songi songi, songi songi,
(Their eyes change as soon as they start gossiping)
Basapato etengama bango lokola sapato yeleni eeh,
(Their shoes are bent like shoes of...)
Sadou makambo oyebisaka ngai soki nalobi nalanda,
(Sadou the stuff you told me, if I decided to follow)
Nakokuta basi nazalaka na bango, mmmh,
(I found women that I was with)
Bango bato bazali kopanza basango ya lokuta,
(Spreading lies)
Na kombo na ngai na kombo na yo,
(With my name and with your name)
Bakoma soni soni na babalabala eeh,
(They are full of shame once you meet them on the road)
Soki okutani na ye atala yo na miso te,
(Once you meet one, she doesn't look you on the face)
Elamba akoma kosukola na sabuni eh,
(With a dress she has washed with soap)
Mbongo ya kosomba waksi ezali te,
(Because she has no money to buy a kitenge)
Baportes ya bato mosala kotuta makofi eh,
(She only knock at people's doors)
Mpo bafungola bango asengaka mbongo eeh,
(So that when they open she asks for money)
Bazalaka pressés na la vie, Aaah, aah, aah, aah
(They hurry with life)
Bayebaki te mokili ekoki kobaluka lobi, bandimi te
(They didn't know that the world might change the following day, they didn't believe it)
Mibali bazalaki kolinga bango, he he he
(Men loved these women)
Bazalaki kofinga ngai namelaka likaya eeh,
(They insulted me that I usually smoke)
Ooh nyoso nini, tango oyebi que oza kitoko oza kozwa,
(What is it all for, when you know you are beautiful, you get what you want)
Bomba, mpo oyebi que eboyi alobi, kasi kasi koyo,
(Learn to hide it, as it is said since one day it can fade away)
Oboti bana, moyen kobokola bango ezali te,
(You have given birth to kids, but you have no means to raise them)
Mosala kobeta baportes ya bato mpona koluka mbongo,
(Then you turn to knocking on people's doors to ask for money)
Okoma kolata obe mapapa ya bata,
(You will have to put on only slippers from bata)
Etondi poussière na makolo,
(While feet are full of dust)
Ozalaka mwasi, bayebaka yo, aaah, mmmmh,
(You are a woman, they will note you down)
Bino yango na bopeto, ezali nzonzingi te, mmmmh,
(Dance this song with some purity, it is not any secular song)
Mopepe ya moto ya maladie, ebimi.
(The last breath of a sick man, has just left)