Maman dort [English translation]
Maman dort [English translation]
Mama's sleeping
Mama's sleeping
{ Mokobe }
Mama's hurting since the day when , on the Gore island ,
She saw many of her dear children leave
Then she was stolen all her wealth
It's hard to say , but Mama got screwed up
Since this time when she got sick
She needs to be cured
But the world doesn't care about her
Mama screams for help
All she has left to do is to reach out
But her Northern neighbors don't want to pay attention
Mama is sad because
Her children got lost all over the world
Some of them don't even remember how she looks like
So Mama cries , Mama cries
A mother parted from her children too early
As for those who stayed by her side
She shows them that in spite of everything that's going on
Life is beautiful & her warm songs
Bring a smile back to their faces
The time when she was a queen is far in her memories
Mama's sleeping
Mama's sleeping
Mama's sleeping
Mama's sleeping
Mama's sleeping
Mama's sleeping
{ Booba }
Mama's lightly sleeping
I have to wake her up
I have to tell her to run away from these executives
& I've cried as soon as I reached the Gore island
Besieged is your wealth , my plate of rice is trapped
Ten years in your arms
I dream in your sheets
I live in your dramas
I wash in your tears
Mama , wake up , your daughters & sons are going to die
You have to tell them because your ancestors changed sides
I'm a son of immigrants
Dad too left you
He's running after the money that Christophe stole him
Dakar , Malaki , 46 is the front kick's size
I've seen them like David Vincent , not like Frankie
{ Mokobe }
That's it , I think Mama's sleeping
This time , men hit too hard
They stole her her strings of diamonds & ivory
& The rest of the world pretends it doesn't see anything
You can't figure how much I hate these people
Who dare to say that Mama owes them money
Mama , you're crying because you feel they despise you
Mama , you're screaming because you feel they control you
Me & others , we've never forgotten you
We're part of a mafia that bears your name
& You know that every summer , I come to visit you
& Have concerts at your place
That's how I militate
African Mother Earth , they've never known how to understand you
Though they have so many things to learn from you
African Mother Earth , they have so many things to give you back
& It's at your place that I want my ash to be scattered
The birthplace of humanity , Africa , a continent of gold
Listen up , in some way we're all Africans
It's there that everything's started , it's there that everything's begun .. In Africa
& You can't deny it
Let's stay positive
Let's make things change
Let's forget what divides us , colors & cultures , origins .. Whatever
Mama's sleeping
Mama's sleeping
Mama ..
- Artist:Booba
- Album:Autopsie Vol. 3