Kitoko – Bilingual Lyrics French/English

• By: Prince Dadj
• Album: Kitoko - Single

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the captivating sounds of Prince Dadj's "Kitoko," an Afropop track released in 2017. This song offers a unique window into themes of love and passion, with lyrics that have resonated deeply with listeners, sparking discussions about devotion and desire. Explore the rich emotional landscape of "Kitoko" and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Afropop music.

[English]

Let me tell you the story of a woman who didn't hold onto me

She didn't hold onto me

A pretty face, but with no man when I knew her

Years passed, she grew up, you have to see what she became

Fully developed from head to toe, what men want is to have her naked

And since I was there from the beginning

I thought I was her chosen one

I had promised her before all this to marry her

I told her I was there from the beginning

Now you don't even see me anymore

It's your new body that gave you the strength to push me away

Her beauty, it's just unbelievable

How can I describe her to you in one word?

Kitoko, kitoko, kitoko eh

She's the only one I see, I don't want another

Her beauty, it's just unbelievable

How can I describe her to you in one word?

Kitoko, kitoko, kitoko eh

She's the only one I see, I don't want another

But the problem between us is

She never keeps her legs closed

As if she wanted to make up for the failures of all those years

Ooh

And since she never keeps her legs closed

How can I tell her "I love you"?

I was the first to see her, I refuse to end up last

Arrogance, vice, and ego ended up taking over

She became a thief

In how many languages do I have to explain to you that you disappointed me?

I loved you for who you were, you didn't even give me excuses

If we had to start all over, my heart would have put on armor

Ooh

And since I was there from the beginning

I thought I was her chosen one

I saw, I had promised her before all this to marry her

I told her I was there from the beginning

Now you don't even see me anymore

It's your new body that gave you the strength to push me away

Her beauty, it's just unbelievable

How can I describe her to you in one word?

Kitoko, kitoko, kitoko eh

She's the only one I see, I don't want another

Her beauty, it's just unbelievable

How can I describe her to you in one word?

Kitoko, kitoko, kitoko eh

She's the only one I see, I don't want another

But the problem between us is

She never keeps her legs closed

As if she wanted to make up for the failures of all those years

Ooh

And since she never keeps her legs closed

How can I tell her "I love you"?

I was the first to see her, I refuse to end up last

[French]

Laissez-moi vous raconter l'histoire d'une femme qui ne m'a pas retenu

Elle m'a pas retenu

Joli visage mais avec aucune femme quand je l'ai connu

Les années sont passées, elle grandit, faut voir ce qu'elle est devenue

Surchargée de haut en bas, ce que les hommes veulent c'est de l'avoir nu

Et vu que j'étais là dès le début

Je pensais être son élu

Je lui avais fait la promesse avant tout ça de l'épouser

Je lui ai dit j'étais là dès le début

Maintenant tu ne me vois même plus

C'est ton nouveau corps qui t'a donné la force de me repousser

Sa beauté, elle est abusée

Comment vous la décrire en un seul mot?

Kitoko, kitoko, kitoko eh

Il n'y a qu'elle que je vois, j'en veux pas une autre

Sa beauté, elle est abusée

Comment vous la décrire en un seul mot?

Kitoko, kitoko, kitoko eh

Il n'y a qu'elle que je vois, j'en veux pas une autre

Mais le problème qu'il y a entre nous

Elle ferme jamais ses genoux

Comme si elle voulait rattraper les échecs de toutes ces années

Ouh

Et vu qu'elle ne ferme jamais ses genoux

Comment lui dire I love you?

Je suis le premier à l'avoir vu, je refuse de passer dernier

L'arrogance, le vice, et l'ego ont fini par prendre le dessus

Elle est devenue voleur

Combien de langues je vais devoir t'expliquer que tu m'as déçu

Je t'aimais pour ce que tu étais, tu ne m'as même pas donné d'excuses

Si on devait tout recommencer, mon cœur aurait mis l'armure

Ouh

Et vu que j'étais là dès le début

Je pensais être son élu

J'ai vu, j'avais fait la promesse avant tout ça de l'épouser

Je lui ai dit j'étais là dès le début

Maintenant tu ne me vois même plus

C'est ton nouveau corps qui t'a donné la force de me repousser

Sa beauté, elle est abusée

Comment vous la décrire en un seul mot?

Kitoko, kitoko, kitoko eh

Il n'y a qu'elle que je vois, j'en veux pas une autre

Sa beauté, elle est abusée

Comment vous la décrire en un seul mot?

Kitoko, kitoko, kitoko eh

Il n'y a qu'elle que je vois, j'en veux pas une autre

Mais le problème qu'il y a entre nous

Elle ferme jamais ses genoux

Comme si elle voulait rattraper les échecs de toutes ces années

Ouh

Et vu qu'elle ne ferme jamais ses genoux

Comment lui dire I love you?

Je suis le premier à l'avoir vu, je refuse de passer dernier

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Kitoko /ki.to.ko/ C1	adjective - beautiful, gorgeous, magnificent, good (from Lingala)
beauté /bo.te/ A2	noun - beauty
épouser /e.pu.ze/ B1	verb - to marry, to espouse
promesse /pʁɔ.mɛs/ B1	noun - promise
repousser /ʁə.pu.se/ B2	verb - to push back, to repel, to reject
abusée /a.by.ze/ B2	adjective - (of beauty) excessive, overwhelming, over-the-top
déçu /de.sy/ B2	adjective - disappointed, let down
genoux /ʒə.nu/ A2	noun - knees (metaphorical in context for promiscuity)
échecs /e.ʃɛk/ B1	noun - failures, setbacks
arrogance /a.ʁɔ.ɡɑ̃s/ C1	noun - arrogance, haughtiness
vice /vis/ B2	noun - vice, moral fault, depravity
ego /e.ɡo/ B2	noun - ego
voleur /vɔ.lœʁ/ B1	noun - thief, robber
armure /aʁ.myʁ/ B2	noun - armor, armour
rattraper /ʁa.tʁa.pe/ B2	verb - to catch up, to make up for, to recover
décrire /de.kʁiʁ/ B1	verb - to describe
surchargée /syʁ.ʃaʁ.ʒe/ C1	adjective - overloaded, overcharged; (colloquial, in this context) very shapely, voluptuous
élu /e.ly/ B2	noun - chosen one, elected (person)
nu /ny/ B1	adjective - naked, bare, nude
retenu /ʁə.t(ə).ny/ B1	verb - to retain, to hold back, to keep, to remember (past participle of 'retenir')

Key Grammar Structures

• Laissez-moi vous raconter l'histoire d'une femme qui ne m'a pas retenu

  ➔ Imperative with object pronouns. Relative pronoun 'qui'. Negative Passé Composé.

  ➔ "Laissez-moi" is an imperative form of "laisser" (to let/allow), followed by the direct object pronoun "moi". It is used to allow or suggest an action. "qui" is a subject relative pronoun introducing a relative clause. "ne... pas" is the standard negation in the Passé Composé.

• faut voir ce qu'elle est devenue

  ➔ Impersonal expression 'il faut'. Compound relative pronoun 'ce que'.

  ➔ "faut voir" is a shortened, familiar form of "il faut voir". "Il faut" expresses necessity or obligation. "ce que" is a compound relative pronoun meaning "what" or "the thing that". It introduces a relative clause that completes the idea.

• Je lui avais fait la promesse avant tout ça de l'épouser

  ➔ Plus-que-parfait. Indirect object pronoun 'lui'. Structure 'faire la promesse de + infinitive'.

  ➔ The 'Plus-que-parfait' ("avais fait") is used to express an action that happened before another past action. "lui" is an indirect object pronoun replacing "à elle". The structure "faire la promesse de + infinitive" means "to promise to do something".

• C'est ton nouveau corps qui t'a donné la force de me repousser

  ➔ Emphatic (cleft) sentence 'C'est... qui...'. Structure 'la force de + infinitive'.

  ➔ The "C'est... qui..." construction is an emphatic (or cleft) sentence used to highlight an element of the sentence (here, "ton nouveau corps"). "la force de + infinitive" is a common structure to indicate the ability or power to do something.

• Il n'y a qu'elle que je vois, j'en veux pas une autre

  ➔ Restrictive expression 'ne... que'. Pronoun 'en'. Colloquial negation.

  ➔ "Il n'y a qu'elle que" is a restrictive structure meaning "only her". "ne... que" (or "qu'elle que" here, with elision) is equivalent to "only". "en" is an adverbial pronoun that replaces a complement introduced by "de" (here, "I don't want another one of them"). "j'en veux pas" is a colloquial negation where "ne" is omitted.

• Comme si elle voulait rattraper les échecs de toutes ces années

  ➔ Conjunctive locution 'comme si' followed by the imperfect indicative.

  ➔ The locution "comme si" introduces a hypothetical comparison or an unreal supposition. It is always followed by the imperfect or plus-que-parfait indicative (here, "voulait", the imperfect) and not the subjunctive.

• Je suis le premier à l'avoir vu, je refuse de passer dernier

  ➔ Structure 'superlative + à + past infinitive'. Verb 'refuser de + infinitive'.

  ➔ The structure "le premier/dernier à + past infinitive" ("à l'avoir vu") is used to express being the first (or last) to have accomplished an action. "refuser de + infinitive" is a common verbal construction meaning "to refuse to do something".

• Si on devait tout recommencer, mon cœur aurait mis l'armure

  ➔ Second conditional type (hypothesis in the present/future): 'Si + imperfect, conditional present'.

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence construction (unreal or unlikely hypothesis): "Si" followed by the imperfect ("devait") in the subordinate clause, and the present conditional ("aurait mis") in the main clause. This expresses an action that would occur if a condition were met.

• L'arrogance, le vice, et l'ego ont fini par prendre le dessus

  ➔ Verbal locution 'finir par + infinitive'. Idiomatic expression 'prendre le dessus'.

  ➔ The verbal locution "finir par + infinitive" means "to end up doing something eventually, after a period or process". The idiomatic expression "prendre le dessus" means "to take control" or "to become dominant".