– MAYOMBE OF FREEDOM –
Oh, Mayombe Mayé
Oh, Mayombe Mayé
A ration of land
A matter of being
To go on living
To quench thirst.
Malembe for wars
Reasons with disdain
To keep on running
To see you again
Malembe for wars
Reasons for peace.
Oh, Mayombe, Mayé
Oh, Mayombe, Mayé
A passion of the earth
An illusion of being
To avoid the iron
To save the skin.
Malembe for wars
Reasons to walk
To hide the stone
To reach the sea
Malembe for wars
Reasons for peace.
Oh, Mayombe mayé,
Oh, Mayombe mayé,
A jungle song
A fraction of being
To keep on running
To try to win
Malembe for wars
Reasons of Eden
To keep on living
To see you again
Malembe for wars
Reasons for peace.