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lyrics
(English translation below)
Laminɛli:
Nin ye anw de tile ye
Tile diyara
Nin ye anw de tile ye
Nin ye anw ka fɔlikɛ-jamana tile ye
Tile diyara
O mana fɔ maa min kɔ, ko duman kɛli kɔ
Ɲɛnama-minɛ, ne nana bɔ i ye
N ko wulalakɔnɔ maa ɲuman kokɛbaa
Jula nana bɔ i ye so
Donso jugu n'à sogoku ban
Selenbeten!
Bunteni man bon nka à ka farin!
Iye juru iye! Nin bɛ fɔ bamanana don min
Maa min maa faden-to dun bamanana
jaa jaa fadenkan caman bɛ fɔ i ye
Á ye tɔ n ka Bamandenw weele,
Bɛlɛdugu ni Segu
Nin fɔra Tɔɔman-kɔrɔ-Soroke
Soroke tɔgɔ de Kunba
Nin fɔra Bamanan matigi ye Segu
Ko Segu naani,
Marakadugu kɔnɔntɔn,
Dɔdugu tan ni fila, fula dugu-dugu duuru
Kuku, Nbenba, Wenegana, Wɛta
k'à fɔ manumanufin
k'à tila k'à fɔ manumanujɛ
Kɔrɔ tɛ maa sigi Bamanan, n'à kɛbaa t'i bolo
Nin fɔra Bamanana (("ne-bɛna-taa-i-ye")) Segu
Kulubali Bitɔn y'à tile kɛ Segu
Bitɔn jamana banna
Ka kɔrɔnna yaala
Ka ne kɛ duga ye
N tun k'à kɛ kɔrɔnnaduga ye
ka tilebin yaala
N tun k'à kɛ duga ye
Ne tun k'à kɛ tilebinduga ye
Ka Bani-fɛ yaala
N tun ka kɛ duga ye
N tun ka kɛ maa-dun-duga ye
Ka baba-fɛ yaala
Á ye n to à bolo, à ka n jakalimɛ-kari
Á ye n to à bolo, à ka n jakalimɛ-kari
Tile diyara ɲumankɛbali la
Á ye n to à bolo, à ka n jakalimɛ-kari
Tile diyara ɲumankɛbali la
Ɲɛnama-minɛ, ne nana bɔ i ye
Wulalakɔnɔ maa ɲuman kokɛbaa
Jula nana bɔ i ye so
Donso jugu n'à sogoku ban
Tile diyara ɲumankɛbali la
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Chorus:
This is our time,
This time is golden
This is our time,
This is the time of our orchestra,
This time is golden,
Those who missed it, it was a great time
The invincible hunter, I’ve come to visit you
Unbreakable hero of the forest’s depths
Your griot has come to visit you
The fierce hunter and his conquests
Selenbeten!
The scorpion is small, but it stings!
Juru! I speak to the true Bambaras
The day these words were spoken
In the land of Bamana,
If a person ate the food of their rival
Then they’d better expect reprisal
Let me call the Bambara of Bélédougou and Ségou
This song is for the great Soroke of Ségou
Soroke’s name is Kunba
This song is for the great Bambara lord of Ségou
As they say, the four villages of Ségou
The nine villages of Marakadougou
The twelve villages of Dodougou
The five villages of the Fulani
Koukou, Mbemba, Wenegana, Ouita,
This is said today, that is said tomorrow
There is no rest amongst the Bambara
If succession is not assured
This was said of the master Bambara of Ségou
Biton Coulibaly had his day in Ségou
Biton’s reign has ended
Ngolo had his day in Ségou
Ngolo’s reign has ended
Bambougou N’tji Diarra,
He had his day in Bambougou,
His reign has ended
The invincible hunter, I’ve come to visit you
Chorus
The little eggplant is red
Ségou’s little eggplant is red
But it’s not just anyone can pluck it
To wander the East
To be a vulture
I should have been a vulture of the East
To wander the West
I should have been a vulture
I should have been a vulture of the West
To wander the Bani
I should have been a vulture
I should have been a man-eating vulture
To wander the Baba
The little eggplant is red
Ségou’s little eggplant is red
But not just anyone can pick it
Leave me in their hands, let them set me straight
Leave me in their hands, let them set me straight
It was a good time for bandits
Leave me in their hands, let them set me straight
It was a good time for bandits
The invincible hunter, I’ve come to visit you
Unbreakable hero of the forest’s depths
Your griot has come to visit you
The fierce hunter and his conquests
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Dearest Arooj, firstly thank you. My brother died this year n what can be said about such loss n sadness. I saw n heard you at The end of the Road in England. I spent many years in India n love all the music, poetry of your heritage. Thankyou Arooj❤️ ben1769
A master of the West African kora, living in Denmark, brings together folk and pop from different corners of the globe to stunning effect. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 5, 2018
