To tell this story of living together.
In the beginning, a very long time ago,
Peace was a reality in the Kongo Basin forest
The villages of men also lived in peace
Listen to me! I, the storyteller, will tell you about peace
But one day, the land was sad
Life became increasingly difficult
The corn, watermelons, peanuts, and roots had vanished
There was nothing left to steal from the humans
Something had to be done.
The chief must speak and propose a solution
The chief must gather his people to overcome this crisis.
Among the proposals was the idea of emigration
The plan to create a new village
To consider changing the habits of his people to manage the resources wisely
Or… to go live among the humans
One fine morning, the chief left the forest to reflect far from the problem
Before sunrise, he set off on his journey
He walked for a day
He walked for a week
After a month
He arrived at a place that resembled paradise
Paradise, paradise, paradise!
Water flowed abundantly
Fruit trees were plentiful
Fields of cassava and corn
Safou and mango trees
The chief ate with great appetite
The chief rested among the trees
The chief observed the magical place closely
Then the chief saw a scene that caught his attention
The chief grew concerned
The chief, the chief, the chief
Paradise was among the humans
In paradise, there was a girl pounding bananas
Bananas in a mortar with her pestle
Around her, our friends the goats hopped
The animals wanted to eat and drink
The animals wanted to eat the bananas
So, the girl started chasing them away with her pestle
Upon seeing this scene, the chief hurriedly returned home
To tell his people that he had seen paradise
But…