Enfants D'Afrique Lyrics in English by KeBlack, Dadju

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Enfants D'Afrique by KeBlack from French to English.

Originaire de Kinshasa, mes deux parents sont nés au bled

Originally from Kinshasa, both my parents were born in the homeland

J'ai pas connu cette misère

I haven't known this misery

J'ai pas connu la guerre

I haven't known the war

Grâce à mes parents, ndeko moi j'vais bien

Thanks to my parents, brother, I'm doing well

Grâce à mes parents

Thanks to my parents

Quitté leur pays, pour venir en France

They left their country, to come to France

Quitté leur famille, pour venir en France

They left their family, to come to France

Maman tambola eh tambola, papa tambola eh tambola

Mom walk on eh walk on, Dad walk on eh walk on

Maman tambola eh tambola, papa tambola eh tambola

Mom walk on eh walk on, Dad walk on eh walk on

Enfant de l'Afrique, déposé les armes

Child of Africa, lay down your weapons

Enfant de l'Afrique, déposé les armes

Child of Africa, lay down your weapons

T'as tué ma mère, t'as tué mon père

You killed my mother, you killed my father

Mais j'te pardonne

But I forgive you

T'as tué ma sœur, t'as tué mon frère

You killed my sister, you killed my brother

Mais j'te pardonne

But I forgive you

A ngai ye tout ça me créer un déséquilibre

Oh my, all that creates an imbalance for me

Des corps humains na kati ya mai ya ndjili

Human bodies in the water of Djili

Tout ça me crée un déséquilibre

All that creates an imbalance for me

Là-bas c'est difficile donc papa, maman sont partis

Over there it's difficult so Dad, Mom left

Ici c'est la merde, les sans-papiers sont tous en sursis

Here it's sh*t, undocumented immigrants are all on borrowed time

Mama laisse, papa laisse

Mom let go, Dad let go

Mama laisse, papa laisse

Mom let go, Dad let go

Voir la daronne souffrir depuis petit ça m'a endurcis

Seeing my mom suffer since I was little hardened me

Si j'suis comme je suis c'est grâce à toi tu as réussi

If I'm like this it's thanks to you, you succeeded

Mama laisse, papa laisse

Mom let go, Dad let go

Mama laisse, papa laisse

Mom let go, Dad let go

Mais j'n'ai pas oublié, le Congo n'a plus de force

But I haven't forgotten, Congo has no more strength

J'n'ai pas oublié, Africa n'a plus de force

I haven't forgotten, Africa has no more strength

J'peux parler de tout c'qu'on ne voit pas, des meurtres et des enfants violés

I can talk about everything we don't see, about murders and raped children

J'peux parler de tout c'qu'on ne voit pas, des meurtres et des enfants violés

I can talk about everything we don't see, about murders and raped children

Papa tambola eh tambola, mama tambola eh tambola

Dad walk on eh walk on, Mom walk on eh walk on

Papa tambola eh tambola, mama tambola eh tambola

Dad walk on eh walk on, Mom walk on eh walk on

Et c'est toujours les mêmes, personne pour éteindre

And it's always the same ones, nobody to stop it

C'est toujours les mêmes

It's always the same ones

Mais c'est toujours les mêmes, personne pour éteindre

But it's always the same ones, nobody to stop it

C'est toujours les mêmes

It's always the same ones

L'Afrique meurt à petit feu, petit feu, à petit feu

Africa is dying slowly, slowly, slowly

L'Afrique meurt à petit feu, petit feu, à petit feu

Africa is dying slowly, slowly, slowly

Et c'est toujours les mêmes, personne pour éteindre

And it's always the same ones, nobody to stop it

C'est toujours les mêmes

It's always the same ones

Mais c'est toujours les mêmes, personne pour éteindre

But it's always the same ones, nobody to stop it

C'est toujours les mêmes

It's always the same ones

L'Afrique meurt à petit feu, petit feu, à petit feu

Africa is dying slowly, slowly, slowly

L'Afrique meurt à petit feu, petit feu, à petit feu

Africa is dying slowly, slowly, slowly

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AKILOE ROUQUET, CEDRIC MATETA NKOMI, DADJU NSUNGULA, IBOND KUKANGLI

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tambola — walk / travel

Tambola is a word from Lingala, a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and it means "to walk" or "to travel". It's not a standard French word, which makes it unique and interesting in this song.

In the context of "Enfants d'Afrique," KeBlack uses "tambola" to honor the difficult journeys his parents and many others from Africa undertook. He repeats "Maman tambola eh tambola, papa tambola eh tambola," emphasizing their resilience and the sacrifices they made by leaving their home country to seek a better life in France. This word beautifully captures the theme of migration and the struggles faced by African families.

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