MASSU LYRICS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION

MASSU - JOLIE DETTA & TPOK JAZZ

Massu tozalaki kotambola ehh
(Massu we used to walk together)
Tozalaki misato na groupe
(We were three in a group)
Toyebanaki manso ya mokili
(We shared all our worldly secrets)
Tokabwanaki mpo na nini ehh
(Why did we go separate ways)
matongi, elekaki biso mbeka ehh
(Because of the criticism)

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Eloko ebomaki bocamarade
(What caused the end of our relationship)
Kaka songisongi
(Was it gossip)
Soki nazuwi ya ngai moto
(Every time I have a boyfriend)
Akotuna ngai, apesi ngai nini ehh
(She wants to know what he has given me)
Akotuna ngai, lobi nalambaki nini ehh
(She wants to know what I cooked the day before)
Akotuna ngai, lobi nalataki nini ehh
(She wants to know what I wore the day before)
Akotuna ngai, couleur ya mobali nini
(She asks me the complexion of my man)
Massu, tala moto yo okotonga ehh
(Massu, choose whom you criticize)

Massu tozalaki kotambola na yo
(Massu I used to walk with you)
Kovasele ngai nde makambo ehh
(She told me stories everywhere)
Makambo ezanga moto na makolo
(That had neither feet nor head)
Okumbisi ngai ngambo epai ya mwasi ya ngana ehh
(You put me in conflict with the wife of another)
Massu, talaka bato yo kofinga ehh
(Massu, choose whom you insult)

Eloko ebomaki bocamarade
(What caused the end of our friendship)
kaka makambo ya motindo yayi
(Were these kinds of issues)
Otonga moto, otiya ngai na kati
(When you criticize a person you mention my name)
Ofinga moto, otiya ngai na kati
(When you insult someone you fix me into the issue)
Oseka moto, nkombo na ngai na kati
(When you laugh at someone you quote my name)
Soki batuni yo obandi na yo koyangana
(When they ask you, you begin to deny)
Massu, talaka moto yo okotonga ehh
(Massu, choose whom to criticize)

Instrumental/fade to end