As well as her Congolese roots, Daulne's cross-genre style may result from her varied past: Her father, a Belgian, was killed during the revolution while her mother was pregnant with her. The remainder of the family fled to the forests and found refuge with a tribe of pygmies. Daulne was raised primarily in Europe, but when she heard a recording of traditional pygmy music at age 20, she decided to return to Africa to learn about her heritage. She was trained in pygmy onomatopoeic vocal techniques before returning to Europe to found Zap Mama.
Comment ça va
Zap Mama Lyrics
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KENGE MA, KENGE MA
IABA WE
IENA WE
Aaa hiii
He ne m'oubliez pas
Et arrivée en ville
Mille mélodies jalouses
On voulu l'effacer
Tout en n'immiscant mes pensées
Aaa hiii
Ne m'oubliez pas
Elle s'en est allée
Sans souvenir elle m'a laissée
Impossible de la trouver
Oh mélodie des temps futur et passé
Puisses tu me pardonner je ne voulais t'oublier
Aaa hiii
Ne m'oubliez pas
Ne m'oubliez pas
Ne m'oubliez pas
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KEMAKE KENGE MA, KENGE MA IABA WE IENA WE Aaa hiii He do not forget me The melody says to me And arrived downtown Thousand jealous melodies One desired to erase it While not immiscant my thoughts Aaa hiii Do not forget me It was gone from there Without remembering it left me Impossible to find it Oh melody of future and last time Can you forgive me I did not want to forget you Aaa hiii Do not forget me Do not forget me Do not forget me
The lyrics to Zap Mama's song "Comment Ca Va?" speak to the power of music and the ways in which it can affect us emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Throughout the song, the singer addresses a lost melody that she wishes to be reunited with, as it holds a deep significance and meaning for her. We see this in lines such as "Me dit la mélodie" and "Oh mélodie des temps futur et passé / Puisses tu me pardonner je ne voulais t'oublier." Here, the melody is personified and given agency, as if it has a life of its own beyond that of the music it represents.
However, the singer also acknowledges the fleeting nature of music in our lives. The melody has left and is now lost, and there's a sense of longing and sadness in lines like "Sans souvenir elle m'a laissée / Impossible de la trouver." We are reminded that music can be a powerful force, but it can also be ephemeral and difficult to hold onto.
Overall, "Comment Ca Va?" is a poignant reflection on the relationship between music and memory, and the ways in which they intersect and influence each other.
Line by Line Meaning
KEMAKE KENGE MA, KENGE MA IABA WE IENA WE Aaa hiii
He do not forget me. The melody says to me. And arrived downtown. Thousand jealous melodies. One desired to erase it. While not immiscant my thoughts. Aaa hiii.
He ne m'oubliez pas Me dit la mélodie
Do not forget me, the melody says to me.
Et arrivée en ville Mille mélodies jalouses On voulu l'effacer Tout en n'immiscant mes pensées
And arrived downtown, thousand jealous melodies tried to erase it without intruding my thoughts.
Aaa hiii Ne m'oubliez pas Elle s'en est allée Sans souvenir elle m'a laissée Impossible de la trouver
Aaa hiii. Do not forget me. It was gone from there, without remembering it left me. Impossible to find it.
Oh mélodie des temps futur et passé Puisses tu me pardonner je ne voulais t'oublier Aaa hiii
Oh melody of future and last time. Can you forgive me, I did not want to forget you. Aaa hiii.
Ne m'oubliez pas Ne m'oubliez pas Ne m'oubliez pas
Do not forget me. Do not forget me. Do not forget me.
Lyrics © CTM Publishing, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ANITA DAULNE, MARIE DAULNE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Rkatek
Timeless!...sit back and enjoy the ride.
@jamalchase8727
🥰
@Protokef
close your eyes...
@brandyrose2926
Aykut Murat and breathe the music
@Mongt7
et ecoute
@Lex-LeBlanc
Zap ma me 🤗