Eh eh…jenovik jenovik
La vie ezali combat, mon frère réveille-toi
Ozali jeune, temps ezali kokima…
(Couplet 1)
Jeune homme, tika malembe, se lever matin
Vie ezali facile te, faut bosala na main
Bato bazali kosɛka, mais demain bakobanga
Soki otelemi makasi, fortune ekoya malembe malembe
Ozali kolala trop, rêve eko zela yo te
Mbongo ezo ya na sueur, pas na malembe
Mama azali kolia pasi pona yo okola
Donc tika malembe, tika ko lala na sofa
(Refrain)
Luka mbongo, kasi na nzela ya solo
Kobeta libanga, Nzambe akopesa yo nyonso
Vie ezali combat, tika kolela te
Jeune homme telema, okokoma elombe
Luka mbongo, kasi na motema peto
Na maboko na yo, succès eko zala neto
Ata soki pasi, ko tika nzela te
Ozali guerrier, faut ko bundela vie
(Couplet 2)
Ba amis ya lelo bakoki kokima
Soki ozangi mbongo, bakoloba ozanga
Mais tika motema pasi, yo kende liboso
Nzambe atalaka motema, apesaka na tango
Pas besoin ya nzela mabe pona okoma riche
Batu mingi bakwei, parce que bazanga discipline
Petit à petit, malembe malembe
Bokoli ya solo ewutaka na malembe
(Pont)
Mama alobaki: mwana na ngai sala makasi
Papa alobaki: kozanga courage ezali pasi
Donc tika kobanga, tika kozonga sima
Vie ezali voyage, kende malembe malembe
(Refrain)
Luka mbongo, kasi na nzela ya solo
Kobeta libanga, Nzambe akopesa yo nyonso
Vie ezali combat, tika kolela te
Jeune homme telema, okokoma elombe
(Outro)
Eh…
Mbongo ezali important, mais bomoyi eleki
Sala na motema, Nzambe akobatela yo
Jeune homme… tika malembe…
Tango na yo ekoya…
