This post is about the Cameroonian hit song Coller la Petite but if you came to this post wondering about ‘petite meaning’ or ‘la petite meaning in English’ you can jump right to it here. Enjoy!

With now over 50 million views on YouTube, Franko and his Coller La Petite have taken the world by storm!

What?! You haven’t heard Coller La Petite yet? Then please take a moment to watch the music video below before going on to read the rest of this post.

Then, you’ll find the song‘s lyrics as well as its English translation after the video.

Coller la Petite Music Video

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I first heard of Coller La Petite in a Whatsapp message from a childhood friend.

I checked it out, and it’s been a love story ever since!

Immediately, I had questions about parts of the song, though, and headed online to look for its lyrics.

Although I could find them online, I couldn’t find a translation for some of the more difficult to understand words for non-Camfranglais speakers.

For instance, what is a ndjoka or what does Franko use sanga la petite meaning? (Having grown up in the Ivory Coast, I already knew what la petite meant, but those of you who speak more standard French might be wondering: what does Franko use la petite meaning?)

I eventually got the answers I was looking for but had to search far and wide for them.

I wrote this post so that you wouldn’t have to go through the same trouble I did.

One of the things that I like most about this song is its lyrics.

In Camfranglais, Cameroonian colloquial speak, Coller La Petite tells the story of many, many nights of partying like I have known them over the years.

For those English speakers out there who may be wondering what Coller la Petite is all about, this post is for you.

Coller La Petite Lyrics & English Translation (Plus La Petite Meaning)

Franko – Coller la Petite Lyrics Franko – Coller La Petite (English Translation w ith la petite meaning ) Hors jeu music. Yes. Franko! Betchakala ba bobé! Offside music. Yes. Franko! Terrible things! Mon ami je dis, hein… (Ouais…)

Tu ne danses pas?

Euh, comment je devrais danser?

J’attends un appel de ma mère.

Aka laisse tout ça! Yo, my friend…(Yeah…)

Aren’t you going to dance?

Ah, how am I supposed to dance?

I am expecting a call from my mother.

Come on, drop all that! Mon ami je dis, hein…

Tu ne vois pas les filles?

On t’invite à un ndjoka

Et toi tu viens pour taper les styles?

Je Wanda sur toi, hein…

Mon ami il y a quoi?

Si tu n’avais pas envie de ndjoka

Mola, il fallait rester chez toi. Yo, my friend…

Don’t you see all the girls?

You get invited to a party

And you choose to come to just pose and show off?

I wonder about you.

Buddy, what’s up?

If you didn’t feel like partying

Dude, you should have stayed at home. Faut pas nous gâter la fête, hein.

Faut pas nous prendre la tête, hein.

Depuis depuis je te vois

On dirait que tu n’as pas l’air dans ton assiette, hein.

Papa, si ça ne va pas

Tu peux toujours aller te coucher,

Parce que… ici c’est la fête

Et tout le monde a l’obligation de bouger. Don’t spoil the party for us.

Don’t get on our nerves.

I’ve been watching you for a while

And it seems you’re not feeling too well.

Dude, if you are not feeling alright,

You can always go to bed.

Because, here we’re at a party

And everyone has a duty to move. On est là pour s’amuser,

On est là pour s’enjailler,

Même la police ne va pas nous arrêter

C’est jusqu’au matin qu’on va travailler. We are here to have fun.

We are here to have a great time.

Even the police are not going to stop us.

We are going to work it until morning. Il y a beaucoup de petites.

Fais ton choix.

Si tu ne sais pas comment faire,

Hé Mola, fais comme moi: There are lots of girls;

Take your pick.

If you don’t know how,

Dude, just do like me: [REFRAIN]:

Récupère la petite,

Angouazer la petite,

Embrouiller la petite,

Et maintenant colle la petite.

Coller(x4)…colle la petite.

Coller(x4)…colle la petite.

Sanga zanga zang zanga sanga zanga la petite.

Zang zanga zang zanga sanga zanga la petite. CHORUS

Get the girl,

Seduce the girl,

Confuse the girl,

Now stick to the girl like glue.

Stick (x4)…stick to the girl like glue. (x2)

Closer (x5)…stick closer to the girl like glue. (x2) Qu’on ne te trompe pas,

Dans la fête on ne se comporte pas.

Chez nous le lait ne se donne pas.

La vie appartient à ceux qui ne dorment pas. Do not be deceived,

At parties one does not behave.

Where we are from, milk is not handed out.

Life belongs to those who don’t sleep. Amuse-toi mon ami,

Et surtout arrête de cogiter.

La vie est tellement belle,

Si tu as l’occasion de fêter,

Faut en profiter. Have fun my friend,

And above all stop thinking so hard.

Life is so beautiful,

If you get a chance to party,

Then you have to take advantage of it. Y a les filles Androïdes, hein.

Y a les filles Tchoronko.

Il y a tous genres de lasse,

Les mandjandjas et les matongos.

Il y a tout genre de lolo,

Les babouches et les pointus.

Et même si tu chausses le 80

Mon frère, aujourd’hui tu vas trouver ta pointure! There are Android girls (girls who are addicted to their smart phones),

There are Chinese knock-off girls.

There are all sorts of derrieres:

Girls with big butts and girls with narrow hips.

There are all sorts of breasts:

Those that are floppy like Turkish slippers and those that are pointy.

Even if you wear a size 80 shoe,

My brother, today you’ll find your size. Choisi ton couloir,

Pour ne pas dire choisi ta petite.

Mange-la avec appétit

Et surtout montre-lui que tu n’es pas un petit. Choose your corridor,

That’s not to say choose your girl.

Eat her with relish

And above all show her you’re no small boy. Ne lui donne pas le lait, hein.

Hein hein, aujourd’hui c’est la finale.

Mais avant de la coller,

Attends d’abord mon signal. Don’t give her milk (don’t go easy on her),

No, today is the final [match/game].

But before you stick to her like glue,

Wait for my signal. REFRAIN:

Récupère la petite,

Embrouiller la petite,

Angouazer la petite,

Et maintenant colle la petite.

Coller(x4)…colle la petite.

Coller(x4)…colle la petite.

Sanga zanga zanga zanga Sanga zanga la petite.

Zang zanga zang zanga sanga zanga la petite. CHORUS

Get the girl,

Seduce the girl,

Confuse the girl,

Now stick to the girl like glue.

Stick (x4)…stick to the girl like glue. (x2)

Closer (x5)…stick closer to the girl like glue. (x2) C’est ta sœur?

C’est ta cousine?

C’est ta tante?

Dis donc, colle les bêtises!

Même si c’est ta sœur,

Même si c’est ta cousine,

Même si c’est ta tante,

C’est d’abord la fête,

Aka colle les bêtises! Is she your sister?

Is she your cousin?

Is she your aunt?

Come on, stick the stupidities!

Even if she is your sister,

Even if she is your cousin,

Even if she is your aunt,

it’s first and foremost a party,

Stick the stupidities! Ce soir c’est la dégaine,

Fais bouger ton corps.

Le mouvement est trop chic.

Viens sur la piste de danse,

Ne perds pas de temps

Car ce soir ça va trop vite.

Je t’assure ici tout le monde est fou.

Tu sais chez nous l’ambiance est super cool. Tonight we’ll be unchained,

Make your body move,

The movement is so fun.

Get on the dance floor,

Don’t waste any time,

Because tonight’s going fast.

I assure you, everyone here is crazy.

You know, where we’re from, the ambiance is super cool! Mon ami colle la petite

Et montre-lui que tu dépasses même le super glue. My friend, stick to the girl like glue,

And show her you’re even stronger than super glue. Le show est activé,

Faut pas paniquer.

Le DJ est appliqué,

Il est qualifié,

Et ce soir tu vas kiffer.

Aujourd’hui c’est interdit de se fatiguer,

Ça tu le sais. The show has been activated,

Don’t panic.

The DJ is applying himself,

He’s qualified.

And tonight you’re gonna love this!

Today, you are not allowed to get tired—

That you know. Alors ramène tes potes

On va s’amuser jusqu’au bout de la nuit.

Mon ami colle la petite,

Celle qui va te faire oublier tes ennuis. So bring your friends,

We’re gonna have fun until the very end of the night.

My friend, stick to the girl like glue,

The one who is going to make you forget your troubles. REFRAIN:

Récupère la petite,

Angouazer la petite,

Embrouiller la petite,

Et maintenant colle la petite.

Coller(x4)…colle la petite.

Coller(x4)…colle la petite.

Sanga zanga zang zanga sanga zanga la petite.

Zang zanga zang zanga zanga zanga la petite. CHORUS

Get the girl,

Seduce the girl,

Confuse the girl,

Now stick to the girl like glue.

Stick (x4)…stick to the girl like glue. (x2)

Closer (x5)…stick closer to the girl like glue. (x2)

There you have it. Those are Coller La Petite‘s lyrics and what they mean in English.

Petite Meaning

Petite is the feminine form of the word ‘small’ in French.

La Petite Meaning / La Petite Meaning in English

Although petite in French is the feminine form of the word ‘small’, colloquially, it can be use to refer to a girl or woman in much the same way that ‘shorty’ or ‘shawty’ is used in English.

In this context Franko uses petite meaning your chosen female to dance with.

Coller Meaning

Just to be clear, ‘stick[ing] to the girl like glue‘ means to dance with her as closely as possible, or essentially to grind with her.

Sanga la Petite

In an interview on Twitter, Franko said ‘sanga la petite‘ means the same thing as ‘coller la petite‘, but as you can tell from the video I think sanga la petite also suggests escalating things somewhat, hence why I write that it means to ‘coller‘ closer.

Some have accused the song of being misogynistic and demeaning to women, but as Franko advises in this song, I think we all need to learn to relax a little and have more fun ;-).

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I hope my translation of Coller La Petite enables you to enjoy the song that much more and grasp fully what it means.

If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends and followers on social media. If you would like to download a copy of the song, you can find it here on Amazon.

“…Sanga zanga zang zanga sanga zanga la petite…”

Until the next time,

Biche

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