Koppo has become a star in Cameroon with his 2004 hit « Je go ».
The song is a ballad where Koppo is rapping about him being a young Cameroonian fed up with poverty and lack of prospects to
a better future,
announcing his departure for France to his girlfriend. He sings in Camfranglais, a mix of French, English and words
of several languages, that is used by Cameroonian youth in order to communicate with each other while excluding older people
from understanding. This, and the subject of the song itself are the reasons for the song's appeal to young Cameroonians.
Some excerpts of the lyrics of
« Je go »
"...
Quand tu such la télé tu vois que chez les watt
est-ce qu'on suffa même du ngué? tout le monde est bath!
Dès que je tombe là-bas je hol un bolo
N'importe quel bolo qui peut me gui les do:
Promener les chiens, moi je vais bolo
Laver les cadavres, moi je vais bolo
même épouser les veuves hein! moi je vais bolo
...
Si tu vois ma go, dis-lui que je go
dis-lui qu'il n'y a plus le ponda de lui dire adieu.
..."
Source: http://paroles.zouker.com/parole_ziq.php?id=54416
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"...
If you look on TV you see that with white people [in Europe]
do they ever suffer of poverty? Everybody is well to do!
As soon as I arrive over there I will look for a job
Whatever job that can give me money:
Walk people's dogs, I will do the job
Clean corpses, I will work
Even marry widows! I will do it
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If you see my girl, tell her that I am going
Tell her that I don't have time to tell her goodbye.
..."
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