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"Moziki", Live in Paleo, July 2010

Seun Kuti, Live In Torino

Seun Kuti en concert le 17 juillet 2010 au Traffic Festival a Venaria Reale (Près de Torino), festival gratuit.

Le digne fils de son père....

http://www.trafficfestival.com/default.aspx

FEFE NAA EFE - Released 1973

(sung in Ashanti (Ghana))
Fe fe naa efe inti na, o ba tu le ka
O so ne nu fu na yese

Ebeti a to nti

(chorus): Ebeti a to nti

(sung in English)
It is because of the beauty
That is why a woman
Holds her breasts when she runs
Not because the breast is going to fall

(sung in Ashanti (Ghana))
Fefe fe naa efe inti na, o ba tu le ka
O so ne nu fu na yese
Ebeti a to nti

(chorus): Ebeti a to nti

(sung in Yoruba (Nigeria))
Di da lo da
L'obirin nfi d'oyan mu
T'oba n'sare

Ki se pe t'ori o'ma jabo

(chorus): Ki se pe t'ori o'ma jabo

(sung in Pidgin language)
Na fine, him fine
When woman dey hold her breasts
When she dey run

No be say the breasts go fall down

(chorus): No be say the breasts go fall down

GENTLEMAN - released 1973

I no be gentleman at all

I no be gentleman at all

I no be gentleman at all

(chorus): I no be gentleman at all o

I be African man original

(chorus): I no be gentleman at all

hem call you, you make come chop

You chop small you say you belly full

You said you be gentleman you go hungry

You go suffer you go quench

Me I no be gentleman like that

(chorus): I no be gentleman at all o

I be Africa man original

(chorus): I no be gentleman at all o

You dey go your way, the jeje way

Somebody come bring original trouble

You no talk you no act

You say you be gentleman

You go suffer, you go tire, you go quench

Me I no be gentleman like that

(chorus): I no be gentleman at all o

I be Africa man original

(chorus): I no be gentleman at all o

Africa hot I like am so

I know what to wear but my friend don't know

Him put him socks, Him put him shoe

Him put him pant, Him put him singlet

Him put him trouser, Him put him shirt

Him put him tie, Him put him coat

Him put him cover all with him hat

Him be gentleman

Him go sweat all over

Him go faint right down

Him go smell like shit

Him go piss for body him no go know

Me I no be gentleman like that

(chorus): I no be gentleman at all o

I be Africa man original

(chorus): I no be gentleman at all o

otes:

Quench (pidgin language): Finished, dead

Jeje (yoruba): Easy, quiet

CONFUSION (Part 1 & 2) - released 1974

When we talk say confusion

Everything out of control

When everything out of control

He go be say he pafuka o

(Chorus): Pafuka na quench

Pafuka fit be police station o

(Chorus): Pafuka na quench

Pafuka fit be hospital o

(Chorus): Pafuka na quench

Pafuka fit be prison o

(Chorus): Pafuka na quench

And then confusion na wetin o

(Chorus): Confusion na wa

Them be three men wey sell for roadside o

Them three speak different language o

Them speak Lagos, Accra and Conakry

One white man come pay them money o

He pay them for pounds dollars and french money o

For the thing we he go buy from them

He remain for them to share am o

Me I say na confusion be that o

He go be say he pafuka o
(Chorus): Pafuka na quench
Pafuka fit be police station o
(Chorus): Pafuka na quench
Pafuka fit be hospital o
(Chorus): Pafuka na quench
Pafuka fit be prison o
(Chorus): Pafuka na quench
And then confusion na wetin o
(Chorus): Confusion na wa

Before before Lagos traffic na special e

N° 1 special all over the world e

You go get Ph.D for driving for Lagos e

You go get M.A. for driving for Lagos e

You go get M.Sc. for driving for Lagos e

For me for me I like am like that

For Ojuelegba

For Ojuelegba : Lagos city

For Ojuelegba : Surulere

For Ojuelegba : Ogogoro centre

For Ojuelegba : Motor dey come from South

For Ojuelegba : Motor dey come from North

For Ojuelegba : Motor dey come from East

For Ojuelegba : Motor dey come from West

And policeman no dey for Centre

No confusion be that o

He go be say he pafuka o
(Chorus): Pafuka na quench
Pafuka fit be police station o
(Chorus): Pafuka na quench
Pafuka fit be hospital o
(Chorus): Pafuka na quench
Pafuka fit be prison o
(Chorus): Pafuka na quench
And then confusion na wetin o
(Chorus): Confusion na wa

Notes:

Quench (Pidgin language): Finished, dead.

Pafuka (Pidgin language): It's the end of it!

Wetin? (Pidgin language): What?

LYRICS DE FELA

Dans un premier temps ce blog sera consacré principalement à éditer les lyrics de Fela Kuti... Enfin pour ceux qui sont en ma possession, en effet sa prose étant riche et abondante, je ne suis malheureusement pas en mesure de les transcrire tous...

Toutefois si quelqu'un est en possession de lyrics qui n'auront pas été publiés ici, ce sera volontiers que je les accepteraient.

Ensuite, si le temps me le permettra, d'autres infos et news s'ajouteront...