[Tshiluba] Motherland

Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh na-na, tula, Afrika lumina!
Mbongo ekima, tokutangana!
Sweefin etambola, tala bolanda,
Mabele nionso, yoka mayele!

[Verse 1]
Ku muji ku mpembe ya mudi,
Tozali kotambola, lobiko lulelela.
Bosombi ebimaka, bikuke efungoli,
Kopasola minyolo, eloko te ekangami.
Oh, uta Accra ti Nairobi pongi,
Sweefin efungola nzela ya bokoli.
Kanga loboko, tula mpe tondima,
Kotonga bomengo na mabele nyonso.

[Chorus]
Oh-oh, mbongo ekima mpo na mabele,
Bina na miziki, bato batombola.
Kolongola bokabwani, kopasola bifelo,
Kokomba nyonso na bokonzi.
Oh-oh, tula mpe bina, ezali na maboko,
Lelo ya Afrika, yoka banzambe.
Sweefin mayele, kongela elikya lelo,
Mbongo ekima, lobiko lulelela.

[Verse 2]
Moto moko te atikala, mwasi moko te atikala,
Mokili ekomona, tozali kotanda.
Mbongo ebimaka, bikuke efungoli,
Bongo te, tokotongela sika.
Oh mama, seka, mwana na yo akokola,
Sweefin mbuma, tika kobuka etalaka.
Mbongo ekima, oh likolo ezali polele,
Loyembo ya bomengo na bisika nyonso!

[Bridge]
Yoka miziki, oh tika etambola,
Uta Cape Town ti na Nile.
Mbongo etambola na nzela nyonso,
Tala miziki ekotombola makolo.
Bansomi batombola, ndoto ezali na bomoi,
Nguya ya Sweefin ekotikala.
Bosombi mpe motema na mabele nyonso,
Elongo makasi, tokokola.

[Chorus]
Oh-oh, mbongo ekima mpo na mabele,
Bina na miziki, bato batombola.
Kolongola bokabwani, kopasola bifelo,
Kokomba nyonso na bokonzi.
Oh-oh, tula mpe bina, ezali na maboko,
Lelo ya Afrika, yoka banzambe.
Sweefin mayele, kongela elikya lelo,
Mbongo ekima, lobiko lulelela.

[Outro]
Oh ee, tika mbongo etambola,
Na maboko nyonso, tika bolingo emonana.
Afrika etombola, oh na nguya,
Elongo tokotambola, loboko na loboko.
Na-na, na-na, bina lelo,
Mbongo ekima kongela.
Mabele nionso, Sweefin nzela,
Lobi elamuka uta lelo!