Da so a molengue ake da, makelele ake da

A house with children never lacks noise.

What it means

Where children live, there is noise. The proverb treats noise and disagreement in a household as a natural part of living together, and is used to call for peace among those who share a home.

Sango · Central Africa

Source and context

From: Sango, Central Africa

Source: Sango (Central African Republic, DRC, Chad) oral-tradition proverb (Da so a molengue ake da, makelele ake da) — "African Proverb of the Month," June 2018 (afriprov.tangaza.ac.ke); also in "A Collection of 100 Sango Proverbs and Wise Sayings" by Laur Mwepu (afriprov.tangaza.ac.ke)

The source explains it: quarreling, disagreements, open confrontations and noise in the house are part of life. The wording of the meaning is ours.

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