Born in Doula, Cameroon on 5th June 1967, Adolphe Claude Moundi, alias Peti… Read Full Bio ↴Born in Doula, Cameroon on 5th June 1967, Adolphe Claude Moundi, alias Petit-Pays, developed a passion for music and dance from a very early age.
At the age of 14 he was performing at at school concerts, joining a choir to learn to perfect his vocal range.

This same desire to learn took him to France in 1985, where he endeavoured to study law. However, it was his love of music that pushed him forward towards a rewarding and successful career, which really took off in 1987, when he teamed up with the producer Eyabé Kwedi.

Petit Pays' active sound and skilful mixes of salsa, zouk, and makossa (a traditional music originating from the Douala region of Cameroon, with lyrics that are often quite steamy) pushed him to the forefront of the continental music scene, with him writing hundreds of songs and producing over a dozen albums. Several of his songs have become huge hits, particularly in Cameroon and West Africa. On a great number of his albums, Petit Pays is accompanied by his band, "Les Sans Visas" (The Sans Visa International).

Sans toi
Petit Pays Lyrics

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L'avocat de s femmes,
Petit Pays Lawyer for women
A ndolo a ndolo a ndolo ya éé
A ndolo a ndolo a ndolo ya éé
A ndolo a ndolo a ndolo ya éé ya éé RABBI!
Pourquoi me laisser tomber éé
Pourquoi me laisser tomber éeehé moi
Pourquoi me laisser tomber éé

Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi (sans toi)
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi (sans toi)
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi (sans toi)
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi (sans toi)

Mambo ména o bodi nô o longè éé
Mô nde ma tiki mba o muléma éé
Mô nde ma londi mba o môngèlè a ndolo
Békwadi béna o kwadisanè nô mba
Mô nde bé tiki mba o muléma éé
Mô nde bé tiki mba o môngèlè a ndolo éé ohooo

Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi (sans toi)
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi (sans toi)
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi (sans toi)
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi (sans toi)
Je te jure, je t'assure Je t'assure, je te jure crois moi

Ehh je ne peux pas vivre éé sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi
Je te jure, je te jure, je te jure vrai de Dieu

Je ne peux pas vivre ...
Je ne peux pas vivre oooh... sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi ooh
Je te jure, je t'assure, je te jure crois moi
Je te jure, je t'assure, je te jure crois moi

Je ne peux pas vivre ...
Je ne peux pas vivre oooh... hmm
Je ne peux pas vivre ...
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi ooh
Mon amour mon amour mon amour crois moi
Mon amour mon amour mon amour crois moi
Je te jure, je te jure, je te jure, crois moi

Demande même aux gens,
Demande même aux voisins
Demande même à tes amies
Ils vont te dire, que je ne pense qu'à toi
Je ne rêve que de toi
Je ne veux que toi, à toute heure Hmm

C'est toi qui anime mon esprit
C'est toi qui anime mon corps
Le chauffage de mon corps c'est toi

Je ne peux pas vivre éé sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi éé
Je ne peux pas vivre éé sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi éé
Je ne peux pas vivre éé sans toi
Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi éé

Wéya wéya... Wéya wéya... Wéya wéya... Wéya wéya...
Na pula ndolo (weya wéya) ndol'a mbalè éé
Na pula ndolo (weya wéya) ndol'a mbalè éé
Na pula ndolo (weya wéya) ndol'a mbalè éé

Na pula ndolo (weya wéya) ndol'a mbalè éé
Na pula ndolo (weya wéya) ndol'a mbalè éé

Overall Meaning

The song "Sans toi" by Petit Pays is the expression of a man's love for a woman who has left him, and he cannot live without her. The song starts off with an introduction to the artist himself, known as the lawyer for women (L'avocat des femmes). The repetitive use of "a ndolo a ndolo a ndolo ya éé" in the chorus of the song creates a rhythm that is engaging and captivating to the listener. The artist expresses his confusion and pain in the opening lines of the chorus when he asks, "Why do you let me down? Why do you let me fall? I can't live without you." The repetitive use of the phrase "Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi" (I can't live without you) reinforces the artist's message of the song. The bridge of the song is an appeal to the woman, emphasizing how much the artist needs and loves her, and how she is the only one on his mind.

Line by Line Meaning

L'avocat de s femmes,
Petit Pays is known as the lawyer for women.

A ndolo a ndolo a ndolo ya éé
This line is a rhythmic repetition with no specific meaning.

Pourquoi me laisser tomber éé
Why are you leaving me?

Je ne peux pas vivre sans toi (sans toi)
I cannot live without you (without you).

Mambo ména o bodi nô o longè éé
A call for attention that says 'listen to me'.

Je te jure, je t'assure Je t'assure, je te jure crois moi
I swear to you, believe me.

Je ne peux pas vivre ...
Repetition of the main message that he cannot live without his loved one.

Demande même aux gens,
Asking others to confirm that he only thinks of her.

C'est toi qui anime mon esprit
She is the one who brings life to his spirit.

Le chauffage de mon corps c'est toi
She is the one who warms his body.

Wéya wéya... Wéya wéya... Wéya wéya... Wéya wéya...
Another rhythmic repetition with no specific meaning.