Translation of the song Nandipo artist Pierre Akendengué

Ntço w’asong’ Olando, Olando, Olando

Following straight in front of the coast

We siwa g’inenge, we bomwa g’eliwa

You reach the islands, you arrive in the lagoon

Gayongo mye aningo alonga

Where I drank my first sip of water

My aluwo omwango g’avaravari zwè

In the land where we are attached

Ndo mboré mena, ndo nkow’épilo

Cradle of so much love

G’orema w’oma egnonga amane

In the heart of man longing does not end

[Refrain:]

[Chorus:]

Nandipo, O ! O ! O !

Nandipo, O! O! O!

O ! O ! Nandipo !

O! O! Nandipo!

Ntçugu ndé vié !

When will I see you again?

G’avil’okuwa sika az’amyé yè

Where I come from, money is unknown

Nkembè, Nkembè, Nkembè g’Eliwa

But in our lagoon the jawbone breaks

Eliw’izazo Nandipo

In Nandipo, kinship is not just about money

I yano go nandi azele ka wo go sika

And there is joy

Gogo are igewa ô gogo are igewa

And there is joy

Ndego yo no ndego jami

Your friend is mine

[Refrain]

[Chorus]

Gogo ekambo nè anto imbwiri

They say that there women are fairies

Imnena si nkogo itonda g’orèma

Legendary beauty, love from the heart

Vone Afia, awé pone Kita

Look at Afia, Look at Kita

Gogo ekambonè anto imbwiri

They say that there women are fairies

Imempa si nkogo itonda g’orèma

Legendary beauty, love from the heart

Nandipo mbor’edwano

How wonderful to live in Nandipo

[Refrain]

[Chorus]

Ah ! Ahahaha ! Aaa !

Ah! Ahahaha! Aaa!

Ah ! Ahahaha ! Aaa !

Ah! Ahahaha! Aaa!

[Refrain]

[Chorus]

Gogo ekambo nè inyoni sa pa buna

They say that the birds are numberless there

Wa nkwané, w’ibembé, ngozo, ngozo

Partridges, pigeons, parrots, parrots ...

Ntço w’ekamba zwe kotiza

When they speak we understand

We bulia manè anwè ye kenda

“You who are leaving; go away but come back

Ogendo ekendo, ekendo ko efigno

Nandipo the worst is always death

Nandipo, mbé n’idjuwa

The best will be my return

[Refrain]

[Chorus]

Ah ! Ahahaha ! Aaa !

Ah! Ahahaha! Aaa!

Ah ! Ahahaha ! Aaa !

Ah! Ahahaha! Aaa!