Mogodo – Lyrics Meaning in English – Matthieu Chedid

Mogodo translates to an African dish. The song is lively, celebrating the joy of life and music. Its upbeat rhythm and catchy lyrics convey a message of unity and dance, encouraging listeners to come together and enjoy the moment with exuberance and passion.

Singer – Matthieu Chedid

Le petit Matthieu
Fait dodo dans son lit est tout chaud
Le petit Mathieu
Mogodo (Mogodo, Mogodo, Mogodo)

Little Matthew
Sleeping in his warm bed
Little Matthew
Dish (Dish, dish, dish)

Mogodo m’a dit (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
Mogodo m’a dit (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)

Dish told me (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
Dish told me (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)

(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
Mogodo m’a dit

(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
Dish told me

Ce que tu vois
L’enfant, qui est en moi
(Mogodo m’a dit) ça, ce que je vois

What you see
The child, who is in me
(Dish told me) that, what I see

L’enfant qui est en toi, toi, toi, toi
Mogodo m’a dit ça

The child who is in you, you, you, you
Dish told me that

Mogodo m’a dit
De l’enfant que j’étais
J’ai gardé ses larmes
Son rire et ses secrets

Dish told me
Of the child I was
I kept his tears
His laughter and his secrets

Même si ça fait peur
La vie est plus jolie
Vue de l’intérieur
Mogodo m’a dit

Even if it’s scary
Life is prettier
View from the inside
Dish told me

Ça, ce que tu vois
L’enfant, qui est en moi
(Mogodo m’a dit) ça, c’est que je vois
L’enfant qui est en toi, toi, toi, toi

That, what you see
The child, who is in me
(Dish told me) that, is that I see
The child who is in you, you, you, you

Mogodo m’a dit ça (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
Mogodo m’a dit (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah)

Dish told me that (loop -ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
Dish told me (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop -ah, loop-ah)

Mogodo m’a dit
Dans ce monde effarant
Laisse penser la vie
Laisse danser le vent

Dish told me
In this frightening world
Let life think
Let the wind dance

Comme dit si bien mon père
À La Boétie
C’est parce que c’était moi
Parce que c’était lui

As my father said so well
In La Boétie’s era
It’s because it was me
Because it was him

Ça, ce que tu vois
L’enfant, qui est en moi
(Mogodo m’a dit) ça, ce que je vois
L’enfant qui est en toi, toi, toi, toi

This, what you see
The child, who is in me
(Dish told me) this, what I see
The child who is in you, you, you, you

(Mogodo m’a dit) dans ce monde en folie
J’ai vu danser la mer, j’ai vu danser l’envie
J’ai vu danser les fleurs, j’ai vu danser l’amour, j’ai vu danser Lamy

(Dish told me) in this world in madness
I saw the sea dancing, I saw desire dancing
I saw the flowers dancing, I saw love dancing, I saw Lamy dancing

(Mogodo m’a dit) dans ce regard absent
J’ai vu danser tes pleurs, j’ai vu danser le temps
J’ai vu danser la mort j’ai vu danser la vie j’ai vu danser l’enfant

(Dish told me) in this absent look
I saw your tears dancing, I saw time dancing
I saw death dancing I saw life dancing I saw the child dancing

Ça, ce que tu vois
L’enfant, qui est en moi
Ça, ce que je vois
L’enfant qui est en toi, toi, toi, toi

This, what you see
The child inside me
This, what I see
The child inside you, you, you, you

Mogodo m’a dit ça (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
Ça (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)

Dish told me that (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
It (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)

Ça (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
Ça (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)

It (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
It (loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)

(Loop-ah, loop-ah, loop-ah-ooh)
Mogodo m’a dit ça

(Loop-ah, walk-ah, walk-ah-ooh)
Dish told me that