CHERIE BONDOWE by MAYOULA MAYONI

Ngai mwasi bakobenga Cherie Bondowe,

(me the woman they call Cherie Bondowe)
Nasalaki ngo mpe makwela mpe na divorce,
(I was married and then divorced)
Nakoluka ngo juene homeakalinga ngai,
(I will look for a young man who will marry me)
Ngo oh oh mama ah ah
(oh my dear mother)
Mobali nabalaki bandeko aboyaki ngai,
[the man I married my relative's ( brothers and sisters) decided to
leave me]
Mpo basala ngai nkoma na elongi
(because they made tatoos on my face)
Mbula sanza mpe mikolo na matama
(years months and days have passed and my cheeks)
Nakolataka zikida nadendela mibali oh,
(I wear my pearl jewelery and walk bouncing infront of men)
Mpo baluka ngai
(so that they can love me)
Ye mobali bakobenga papa Bondowe
(the man they call mr. Bondowe)
Naku Zola Zola Ntima akolinga ye te,
(Even Zola Zola Ntima does not love him)
Akopesa ye falanga mpo alinga ye,
he will give her money so that he can love her)
Akosala ngo lumbasu na nsuki ba mpangi
(he will dye his hair my brothers and sisters)
Mawa na ye eh eh,
(too sad for him)
Ngai ndumba Matandi wa Cherie Bondowe,
(me a prostitute from Matadi Cherie Bondowe)
Nasomba zikidaoh nakotekaka lungwila,
(In order to buy jewelery I have to sell traditional alcohol)
Nazali ndumba bon payuer bakolukakanga ngai oh mama,
(I am a prostitute and the men who pay me well are after me oh my
dear mother,
Ngai mwasi ya mpaka ya Cherrie Bondowe,
(Me the old lady they call beloved Bondowe)
Nkotango miziki nabinaka te,
(when I go 2music concerts I cant dance)
Ya ngai nkola alobi nakomi mpaka!
(my friends tell me that I have become old)
Nafungoli nganda ba kwiti mpo na mosolo naleisa ba chouchou
mama ah ah
(I have opened an open bar for drunkards for money so that I can
take care of my young lovers my dear )
Ngai nakoluka na ngai Cherry Bondowe,
(I will look for my beloved Cherry Bondowe)
Atutela ngai makemba naliya mosaka,
(so that she can paund me banana I eat with palm nut souce)
(Bondumba Bondowe bazuwa ekozalaka te,
(In prostitution Bondowe there is no jealousy)
Nakomuzola ba mbangi mpo namungorote na felanga ah,
(I do it my brothers and sisters so that I can get money)
mama ye ye ye ah ah,
(my dear mother)
Ngai nasalaki makwela oh mpe na divorce oh oh,
(I did a wedding but I was Divorced)
Ngai nabalaki te oh nazali na ngai ndumba
(I dont get married because I am a prostitute)
Nkombo bakobenga ngai oh Cherie Bondowe,
(The name they call me is beloved Bondowe)
Ngai mpaka bondowe nakodendela mibali oh,
(me the old Bondowe I swing my buttocks infront of men)
Zikida nakolata na loketo success bandeko oh,
(The jewelery that I wear on my hips is very smart my dear brothers
and sisters)
Ngai nasalaki makwela oh mpe na divorce oh oh,
(I did a wedding but I was Divorced)
kombo bapesi ngai oh Cherie Bondowe,
(The name they call me is beloved Bondowe)
Nkombo bakobenga ngai oh Cherie Bondowe,
(The name they call me is beloved Bondowe)
Ngai mpaka bondowe nakodendela mibali oh,
(me the old Bondowe I swing my buttocks infront of men)
Zikida nakolata na loketo success bandeko oh,
(The jewelery that I wear on my hips is very smart my dear brothers
and sisters)
Ngai nasalaki makwela oh mpe na divorce oh oh,
(I did a wedding but I was Divorced)
Nkombo bapesi ngai oh Cherie Bondowe,
(The name they call me is beloved Bondowe)
Ngai nabalaki te oh nazali na ngai ndumba
(I dont get married because I am a prostitute)
Nkombo bakobenga ngai oh Cherie Bondowe,
(The name they call me is beloved Bondowe)
Ngai mpaka bondowe nakodendela mibali oh,
(me the old Bondowe I swing my buttocks infront of men)
Zikida nakolata na loketo success bandeko oh,
(The jewelery that I wear on my hips is very smart my dear brothers
and sisters)
Ngai nasalaki makwela oh mpe na divorce oh oh,
(I did a wedding but I was Divorced)
Nkombo bapesi ngai oh Cherie Bondowe,
(The name they call me is beloved Bondowe)
Ngai nabalaki te oh nazali na ngai ndumba
(I dont get married because I am a prostitute)
Nkombo bakobenga ngai oh Cherie Bondowe,
(The name they call me is beloved Bondowe)
Ngai mpaka bondowe nakodendela mibali oh,
(me the old Bondowe I swing my buttocks infront of men)
Zikida nakolata na loketo success bandeko oh,
(The jewelery that I wear on my hips is very smart my dear brothers
and sisters)
Ngai mpaka bondowe nakodendela mibali oh,
(me the old Bondowe I swing my buttocks infront of men)
Zikida nakolata na loketo success bandeko oh,
(The jewelery that I wear on my hips is very smart my dear brothers
and sisters