Rhumba lyrics
MOKOLO NAKOKUFA – SAM MANGWANA
(chorus) Mokolo nakokufa
Mokolo ya liwa
Mokolo mosusu ngai nakanisi
Naloti lokola ngai nakolala
Aa mama aa Mokolo ya liwa
Mokolo nakokufa nani akolela ngai?
Nakoyeba te
Tika namilela
Liwa ya nzamba soki mpe liwa ya mai
Liwa ya nkisi soki mpe liwa ya mpasi mama
Mokolo ya liwa, mama
Mokolo nakokufa, ngai moto ya mbongo
Nakanisa nini kaka mosolo o?
Nakanisa lopango na bakaminyo
Nakanisa bana ngai natinda kelasi koyekola
Mokolo ya liwa, mama
Mokolo nakokufa, ngai moto ya pauvre
Nakanisa nini kaka bana na ngai?
Nakanisa kaka mpasi ya mokili ezali kotikala
Mokolo Nakokufa
Mokolo nakokufa ngai moto ya kwiti
Nakanisa kopo ya masanga na ngai
Nakanisa nini kaka suka ya sanza
Tango namelaka ngai na baninga
Aa mama, mokolo ya liwa
Mokolo nakokufa nani akolela ngai?
Nakoyeba te
Tika namilela
Liwa ya nzamba soki mpe liwa ya mai
Liwa ya nkisi soki mpe liwa ya mpasi mama
Aa mama, mokolo ya liwa.
(spoken) Liwa, elombe ayaka nayo centre na la vie
(spoken) Tabu, O Maloba
Mokolo nakokufa ngai moto ya kwiti
Nakanisa kopo ya masanga na ngai
Nakanisa nini kaka suka ya sanza
Tango nakutana ngai na baninga
Aa mama, mokolo ya liwa
(chorus) Mokolo ya Liwa
Mokolo nakokufa
TRANSLATION
The day I will day
The day of my death
The other day I was wondering
I dreamt as I was sleeping
Ah mother, the day of my death
The day I day, who will weep for me?
I don’t know
Let me weep for myself
Death in the forest or in water?
Death by witchcraft or of illness
The day of my death, Mother
The day I will die, I the rich man
What will I think of, but my property?
I’ll think of my houses and lorries
I’ll think of the children I sent to school
The day of my death, mother
The day I die, I the poor man
What will I think of but my children?
I’ll only think of the problems of the world that will be left
The day I die
The day I die, I the drunkard
I’ll only think of my glass of beer
What will I think of but the end of the month
When I used to drink with my friends
Ah mother, the day of my death
The day I die, who will weep for me?
I don’t know
Let me weep for myself
Death in the forest or death in water?
Death by witchcraft or of illness?
Ah mother, the day of my death
Death, the hero who comes with you to the centre of life
Tabu, Oh, words!
The day I die, I the drunkard
I’ll think of my glass of beer
What will I think of but the end of the month
When I met with friends
Ah mother, the day of my death
The day of my death
The day I will die