| Mon ami je dis hein | My friend, I tell you—hear me now |
| Tu ne vois pas les filles? | Do you not see the girls aflame? |
| On t’invite à un ndjoka | They summon you into the ndjoka |
| Et toi tu viens pour taper les styles? | And you arrive to posture, strike a pose? |
| Je Wanda sur toi hein | I fret for you, my friend—ah, hear me |
| Mon ami il y a quoi? | My friend, what cloud hangs over you? |
| Si tu n’avais pas envie de ndjoka | If ndjoka held no spark for your blood, |
| Mola il fallait rester chez toi. | Then, Mola, you should have stayed at home, |
| Faut pas nous gâter la fête hein. | Do not turn our feast to ash, I beg |
| Faut pas nous prendre la tête hein. | Do not knot our brows with needless weight |
| Depuis depuis je te vois | Long, long have I been watching you |
| On dirait que tu n’as pas l’air dans ton assiette hein. | You seem a man whose bread has lost its savor |
| Papa, si ça ne va pas | Brother, if your spirit fares not well, |
| Tu peux toujours aller te coucher, | You may go lay your burden down and sleep, |
| Parce que, ici c’est la fête | For here the house is given up to joy |
| Et tout le monde a l’obligation de bouger. | And every soul is bound to stir and sway |
| On est là pour s’amuser, | We gathered here to sport and laugh |
| On est là pour s’enjailler | We gathered here to revel without shame |
| Même la police ne va pas nous arrêter | Not even constables shall halt our tide |
| C’est jusqu’au matin qu’on va travailler. | Till dawn's pale forge we labor at delight |
| Il y a beaucoup de petites | There are so many girls tonight |
| Fait ton choix. | Choose where your longing means to rest |
| Si tu ne sais pas comment faire | If you know not the craft of such a thing, |
| Mais Mola fais comme moi: | Then, Mola, follow in my steps: |
| Récupère la petite, | First draw the girl into your orbit, |
| Angoisse la petite, | Unsettle the girl, make her pulse leap, |
| Embrouille la petite, | Bemuse the girl with a net of words, |
| Et maintenant colle la petite. | And now cleave close against the girl |
| Collé Collé Collé Collé, colle la petite | Cling, cling, cling, cling—cling to the girl |
| Collé Collé Collé Collé, colle la petite | Cling, cling, cling, cling—cling to the girl |
| Sanga sanga sang sanga | Sanga sanga sang sanga |
| Sanga sanga la petite | Sanga sanga, the girl |
| Sang sanga sang sanga | Sang sanga sang sanga |
| Sanga sanga la petite | Sanga sanga, the girl |
| Qu’on ne te trompe pas | Let no one lead your feet astray |
| Dans la fête on ne se comporte pas. | At feasts, we do not stand like carved stone |
| Chez nous le lait ne se donne pas | With us, no milk is freely poured away |
| La vie appartient à ceux qui ne dorment pas. | Life crowns the men who do not yield to sleep |
| Amuse toi mon ami, | Take your pleasure, my good friend, |
| Et surtout arrête de cogiter. | And, above all, cease this brooding churn |
| La vie est tellement belle | Life is a lantern brimming over |
| Si tu as l’occasion de fêter, | If fate has granted you a night to feast, |
| Faut en profiter. | Then drink it while the cup is warm |
| Y a les filles Android hein | There are Android girls, ah yes |
| Y a les filles Tchoronko | There are Tchoronko girls as well |
| Il y a tous genres de lasse, | There are all breeds of lass and grace, |
| Les madjandjas et les matongos. | The madjandjas and the matongos |
| Il y a tout genre de lolo, | There is each manner of lolo, |
| Les babouches et les pointus. | Soft slippers and the pointed shoes |
| Et même si tu chausses le 80 | And even if your foot were size eighty, |
| Mon frère aujourd’hui tu vas trouver ta pointure. | My brother, tonight you'll find your rightful fit |
| Choisi ton couloir | Choose your passage through the throng |
| Pour ne pas dire choisi ta petite. | Or rather, choose the girl you claim |
| Mange la avec appétit | Devour her with a royal appetite |
| Et surtout montre-lui que tu n’es pas un petit. | And show her well you are no little boy |
| Ne lui donne pas le lait hein. | Do not give her milk, no, heed me |
| Hein hein aujourd’hui c’est la finale. | Ah, ah—tonight the final hour has come |
| Mais avant de la coller | But before you press yourself to her, |
| Attends d’abord mon signal. | Wait first upon the sign I give |
| REFRAIN: | REFRAIN: |
| Récupère la petite, | First draw the girl into your orbit, |
| Embrouille la petite, | Bemuse the girl with a net of words, |
| Angoisse la petite, | Unsettle the girl, make her pulse leap, |
| Et maintenant colles la petite. | And now cleave close against the girl |
| Collé Collé Collé Collé, colle la petite | Cling, cling, cling, cling—cling to the girl |
| Collé Collé Collé Collé, colle la petite | Cling, cling, cling, cling—cling to the girl |
| Sanga sanga Sang sanga | Sanga sanga sang sanga |
| Sanga sanga la petite | Sanga sanga, the girl |
| Sang sanga Sang sanga | Sang sanga sang sanga |
| Sanga sanga la petite | Sanga sanga, the girl |
| C’est ta soeur? C’est ta cousine? C’est ta tante? | Is she your sister? your cousin? your aunt? |
| Dis donc, colle les bêtises | Come now, cast such foolishness aside |
| Même si c’est ta sœur, Même si c’est ta cousine | Though she be your sister, though your cousin, |
| Même si c’est ta tante, C’est d’abord la fête | Though she be your aunt—tonight comes first the feast |
| Aka colles les petites | Aka, cling close to all the girls |
| Ce soir c’est la dégaine, fais bouger ton corps | Tonight is all in style—set your body moving |
| Le mouvement est trop chic | The motion glitters, fine as silk |
| Tu es sur la piste de danse, | You stand already on the dancing floor, |
| Ne perds pas de temps | Do not squander the hour |
| Car ce soir ça va trop vite. | For tonight the river runs too fast |
| Je t’assure ici tout le monde est fou | I swear to you, all souls here are mad with joy |
| Tu sais chez nous l’ambiance est soupekou | You know our air here foams and seethes with fire |
| Mon ami colle la petite | My friend, cling close against the girl |
| Et montre lui que tu dépasses même le super glue. | And show her you outmatch even superglue |
| Le show est appliqué, faut pas paniquer | The show is sure of hand—do not give way to fear |
| Le Dj est appliqué, Il est qualifié | The DJ too is sure of hand, a master |
| Et ce soir tu vas kiffer | And tonight delight shall enter you |
| Aujourd’hui c’est interdit de se fatiguer ça tu le sais. | Tonight fatigue itself is outlawed—you know this |
| Alors ramènes tes potes | Then bring your comrades in your wake |
| On va s’amuser jusqu’au bout de la nuit. | We shall make merry to the night's last hem |
| Mon ami colle la petite, | My friend, cling close against the girl, |
| celle qui va te faire oublier tes ennuis. | The one who'll make you mislay all your cares |
| REFRAIN: | REFRAIN: |
| Récupère la petite, | First draw the girl into your orbit, |
| Angoisse la petite, | Unsettle the girl, make her pulse leap, |
| Embrouille la petite, | Bemuse the girl with a net of words, |
| Et maintenant colle la petite. | And now cleave close against the girl |
| Collé Collé Collé Collé, colle la petite | Cling, cling, cling, cling—cling to the girl |
| Collé Collé Collé Collé, colle la petite | Cling, cling, cling, cling—cling to the girl |
| Sanga sanga sang sanga | Sanga sanga sang sanga |
| Sanga sanga la petite | Sanga sanga, the girl |
| Sang sanga sang sanga | Sang sanga sang sanga |
| Sanga sanga la petite | Sanga sanga, the girl |