Zangalewa

Guy Dooh:
Zangalewa (4 times)
he he he he he
Edjibe Zangalewa — [ Edjibe is a general-purpose exclamation]
Edjibe na war this — [Whoa this is hard (like a war)]
Edjibe na me fanam —
Edjibe na army —
Edjibe djibe zangalewa

Edjibe djibe he edjibe djibe zangalewa
Edjibe djibe heee eh edjibe djibe zangalewa
Edjibe zangalewa
Edibe man no run —
Edibe money no deh —
Edjibe na me fanam
Edjibe djibe zangalewa

Edjibe djibe he edjibe djibe zangalewa edjibe djibe heee edjibe djibe
zangalewa
Zangalewa (he) zanga zangalewa (eh) (etc.)
Emile Kojidie:
Edjibe zangalewa
Dibe na war dis
Dibe war don trong —
Dibe man no run
Dibe na me fanam
Edjibe djibe zangalewa

Edibe djibe he edjibe djibe zangalewa
Edjibe djibe he he edjibe djibe zangalewa
Edjibe zangalewa
Tchop tchop tchop make me fine — [ Food (eating) makes me happy ]
Tchop tchop tchop make me glad
Hey i don taya —
Hey na me fanam
Hey chief don come — [The chief just arrived (so no joking around)]
Edjibe edjibe zangalewa

Edjibe djibe he edjibe djibe zangalewa edjibe djibe he he edjibe djibe
zangalewa
Zangalewa zanga zangalewa (he) (etc.)

la la la la la la la la la la (3 times)
A soldja (4 times)
Quand je pousse a gauche toi tu pousse a droite
Quand je pousse a droite toi tu pousse a gauche
Moustache (toujours!)
Moustache (toujours!)
En avant marche un deux trois quatre (ewa wa wa wa wa ewa)
En avant marche un deux - un deux
En avant marche un deux trois - un deux trois
En avant arret tema tema tema tema tema tema tema he
En avant arret tema tema tema tema tema tema tema he
Say hein say hein say hein say hein ventilateur
Moustache (toujours!)
No touch my gary oh ho ho —

You sabi say i day — [You know I'm hot, right? ]
Small no be sick no — [Cream for pain (such as tiger balm)]
Jean-Paul Zé Bella:
Edjibe zangalewa (he) edjibe zangalewa (he)
(French)
Les commandos zangalewa (he)
Tous ensemble zangalewa (he)
Le meme esprit zangalewa (he)
Le meme but zangalewa (he)
Zanga mina Zangalewa

Edjibe djibe he edjibe djibe zangalewa
Edjibe djibe he he edjibe djibe zangalewa
Jean-Paul:
Edjibe zangalewa
Les commandoes zangalewa:
Andre Destin zangalewa,
Petit zangalewa,
Zé Bella zangalewa,
Si Bemol zangalewa,
Kojidie zangalewa,
Mpouli zangalewa,
A Belley zangalewa,
Mewondo zangalewa,
Jeannot zangalewa,
Ondobo zangalewa,
Clement zangalewa
En avant marche
Sun sun sele tomba nikae sun sun ate —
Guy ("Big belley"):
He massa ngale (he ngale ewa)

Big belley ngale (he ngale ewa)
He massa ngale (he ngale ewa)
Big belley ngale (he ngale ewa)
Tu as deserter (ewa) —
On va te raser (ewa) —
Et puis t'enfermer (ewa) — [ ...and put you in prison]
Pas de pote pote (ewa) — [ ...with no food! (pote pote = army food)]
Big belley ngale (he ngale ewa)
A massa ngale (he ngale ewa)
Big belley ngale (eh ngale ewa)
Dima dima dima dima (ewa)
Dima dima dada (ewa)
Dima dima dima dima (ewa)
Dima dima dada (ewa)
Avec ses begnets (ewa) begnets sucre (ewa)
Begnet haricot (ewa) begnets bouilli (ewa)
Begnets jazzer (ewa)
Tu ne vas pas jazzer (ewa)
[In the morning people eat flour corn mixed with hot water and sugar along
with donuts. Beans are known as "jazz" in Cameroon, so "begnet jazzer" is
donuts with beans. But sometimes the mamy dadas (women who sell food
around the barracks) stretch out the beans with flour to make more money.]
Big belley ngalle (he ngale ewa)
A massa ngale (he ngale ewa)
(etc.)
Dima dima dima dima (ewa)
Dima dima dada (ewa)
Dima dima dima dima (ewa)
Dima dima dada (ewa)
Avec ses begnets (ewa)
Begnet toumba (ewa) —
Avec ses begnets (ewa)
Begnet kwem oh oh (ewa) —
Avec ses begnets (ewa)
Begnet toumba (ewa)
Massa ngale (he ngale ewa)
Tsaba tsaba tsaba tsaba...
Mewondo Mathurin / Jean-Paul Zé Bella:
Zamina mina hen hen waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam
ha ha
[Mewondo sang these lines on the original recording. He was not present
for the recording of the video, so his lines were "covered" by Jean-Paul on
it. Mewondo Mathurin passed away many years ago.]

Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha
ha
Mewondo / Jean-Paul:
Zamina mina hen hen waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam
ha ha

Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha
ha
Mewondo / Jean-Paul:
Django he he django he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha ha

Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha
ha
Meweondo / Jean-Paul:
Django he he django he he zanmina mina zangalew a na wam ha ha

Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha
ha
(etc.)
Welw welw... a sango doo wa sega so he — [ Dooh daddy, do you
understand? (in Douala)]
Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam
dada

Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha
ha
Zamina mina ho ho zamina mina he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam
dada

Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha
ha
Django ho ho django ho ho zamina mina zangalewa
Django ho ho django ho ho zamina mina zangalewa

Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha
ha
Django ho ho django ho ho zamina mina zangalewa ho ho

Zamina mina he he waka waka he he...
Ipiiipipipi!

...zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha ha
Django ho ho django ho ho zamina mina zangalewa a na wam dada
Mewondo / Jean-Paul:
Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa...
Ha ha ha, tout le monde!
Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha
ha
(etc.)
Mewondo / Jean-Paul:
Classement c'est comment ont se retrouve a soum soum
[Soldiers who enlist together refer to one another as "classe." So this
means, roughly, "Class, how are you doing? We will meet in the market
place of the barracks (soum soum)."]
Moral!
[During grueling training an officer might shout "Moral!" at a slacking
recruit. The soldier must respond "Haut!" This doubles as a check of the
recruit's mental fitness.]
Zamina mina he he waka waka he he zamina mina zangalewa a na wam ha
ha
(etc.)