Franco & L'O.K. Jazz - Liwa Ya Emery (Franco) 1961

Surboum ok44b. Vocal: Franco, assisted by Kwamy. piquedard translated: Liwa ya Emery The Death of Emery (1) Oh mawa vraiment na liwa ya Patrice Oh how sad, so sad, that Patrice is dead Oh ndenge nini tokolela ye Oh how are we going to cry for him? Tango ekoki te It wasnt time yet Lumumba Patrice akeyi na mawa Lumumba Patrice has regrettably passed away Bationalistes balati mpiri The Nationalists are all in black Po na liwa ya martyr Emery, ngo mawa Mourning the death of Emery, the martyr, oh so sad! Lumumba, soki okoyoko ngai Lumumba if you can hear me Banationalistes bomana pasi The Nationalists are persecuted Po na kombo ya MNC Because they belong to the (2)MNC (Mouvement National Congolais) Zonga mbala ata ya suka Come back even for the last time Tokumisa yo na kombo ya Uhuru(?) (unaudible, sorry!) So we can praise you in the name of Uhuru (3) Lumumba akofeli lUnité Nationale Lumumba was murdered because he wanted our country to remain united Oh bana na ye nani akobokolo Oh who will raise his children? Remarks: (1)The guitar intro of this song is something really special and shows how great Franco was! The solo is exactly the tones of the Kyrie Eleison (Love Have Mercy) sung in the Catholic Church when commemorating someones death, indeed! (2) Lumumba's Party ((3))Uhuru = Independence in Swahili. Unfortunately; Im not able to hear exactly Francos word. But logically, Uhuru should be the right one. Lets remember that Franco didnt speak Swahili and might encounter difficulties to articulate properly Uhuru while playing the guitar and singing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Lumumba Information about Franco on the Surboum label: http://wrldsrv.blogspot.com/ More boleros by Franco: http://worldservicenl.podomatic.com/entry/2008-10-12T12_53_59-07_00