Hommage À Dezy Champion

A champion never dies that's why
Wherever you are, you always remain a champion
Champion Dezy
Hey yeah hey
Hey hey fjanwrê oh
Behi ohh hey
Oho ohh
We'll miss you oh

Dezy oh we'll miss you
Dezy champion, they cry oh they cry oh
Dezy oh we'll miss you
Dezy oh the orphans cry for you
Dezy champion sicogi is in tears
Dezy oh you'll be missed by the zouglou family

Over there in the Dezy diaspora they're all inconsolable
Dodo yilan yowain oh
Oh man oh dodo yilan yowain oh
Aimé Zebie moussa traoré
Dodo yilan yowain oh
Dodo yilan yowain oh

Oka fô ko Allah lo kadi, ko Allah lo kata
It means God gave it, God took it back oh ah hey
Old father Soum Bill there there it hurts me so bad oh hey
Because really really there, we didn't say that oh Dezy
Like a prophet oh Dezy
You used to say, I know I'm going to die oh
To you who loved me, who knew me
Take care of my son oh
Guinon Ephrèm ah, daddy watch over you hey
Dodo yilan yowain oh
Yeah dodo yilan yowain
President Barack Obama
Dodo yilan yowain oh
Angel Gbaka
Dodo yilan yowain oh
Orphan because of you oh, kouglizia
I was left to the indifference of men oh eh
In a society without a father without a mother oh
Homeless, in the street oh
Where to go?
Dezy champion oh

My best friend took care of singing for me there eh kouglizia
Me the orphan kouyou oh and it's through these
Songs that I found taste and courage
It's this best friend that you just took away from me again eh
Jo papy oh
Gnadré Pacome oh
Razack Silué
Captain Vamoussa Bamba
Charle Cécé
Blébitignon oh
You follow me oh, you follow me oh hey
It's like I owe you ah eh kouglizia
Please tell me what I messed up
I'll fix it oh
Because really really, you've made me cry for a long time
You follow me oh
You follow me oh
You follow me oh

Kouglizia oh yehi, why oh?
Zikpê oh it's us oh
It's us oh oh yeah
Zikpê oh it's us oh yeah
Gnamien wi ya kouwilo oh
Gnamien wi ya kouwilo oh eh
Gnamien wi ya kouwilo ohhh Dezy
Azagopio
Azagopio
Azagopio
Azagopio
Azagopio

Dezy from where you're going we still need you
The Ivorian youth oh eh
Still needs your advice
Dezy oh we'll miss you, miss you oh to cry
Azagopio
My mou
My ye Ruth Tondey ah eh
My mou oh Dezy
My mou oh my ye Djimi yacinte
My mou oh Dezy oh, my ye Joelle C
My mou oh Dezy oh, my ye president Douk Saga oh
We'll miss you
That's why we cry oh Dezy oh ah
Yaka Matignon