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Translation:

Ah you
Why you act like that?
You come from your country and you go abroad
Nothing wrong with that but you arrive there and forget where you come from
Remember how we dance where we come from
Remember how we dance
With a full heart despite the hardships that we face
Remember, remember, remember
Bring the music

Move

Where we come from we have everything
Where we come from there is everything you need
Even though there might be war, our day is coming
Congo the beautiful
Congo a wonderful country
If you're proud of our country
Break a sweat, move your waist and raise the dust

I call on all my people
Every Congolese in the world
Come let's dance proudly the way we do back home
Congo the beautiful
Congo a wonderful country
If you're proud of our country
Break a sweat, move your waist and raise the dust

Welcome to the Kongo

lyrics

Original:

Ah mwe
Nju ya nini mutafanya vile
Munatoka kumukini yenu muna enda fazi ingine a l'etranager
Kile akina kibaya lakini usifike kule usabwe kwenu we
Kumbuka vile tonacheza kwetu
Kumbuka vile tuna furayi kwetu we
Na roho moja malgre mateso ile tokona vivre we
Kumbuka…
Weka muziki

Sukuma

Kwetu tuna kyote muntu ata taka
Kwetu tuna kile uta tafuta
Atakuje nvita na byote siku moja itakuja yetu
Congo waba lengela eyowa
Congo mokili kitoko eyowa
Kama wiko na fieri yakwetu wewe
Tosha jasu vunja kivuno lamusha nvumbi dugu yangu eh

Mimi na ita ndugu yangu wote
Congolais wote duniyani
Kuja tuvunje kivuno kwa muchezo ya kwetu tuna fieri nayo
Congo waba lengela eyowa
Congo mokili kitoko eyowa
Kongo duniya yote inajuwa
Siye tuko watu wana penda kazi namuchezo

Welcome to the Kongo

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from Mapumba, released June 1, 2006

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