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 ..