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lyrics

(English translation below)

N ko kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye,
Kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ

Laminɛli:
N ko kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye,
Kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ

A kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye,
Kurunba, walayi, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ

Ne ka furu fatɔya rɔ,
Da ma tugu n da la
Ka kɔnɔ ta fatɔya rɔ
Da ma tugu n da la
Ka na n den wolo fatɔya rɔ
Da ma tugu n da la
Ka n den lamɔ fatɔya rɔ
Da ma tugu n da la
Ɔ, den ka se cɛlasigi,
Da ka tugu n da la
Kurunba, walayi, n tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye

N ko kurunba, mɔgɔ kurunba,
Badenma jugu ye kurun ye,
ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
Sinji jugu de ye kurun ye,
ne tɛ fɛn fɔ
Furuɲɔgɔn jugu ye kurun de ye
Ne tɛ fɛn fɔ
Kurunba, n tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye

Balima jugu ye kurun de ye,
Ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
Sinji jugu ɲɔgɔn ye kurun de ye,
Ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
I fɛn-fɛn jugu o, Kurun dɛ,
Ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye,
Kurunba, walayi, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ

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Oh Kurunba, I’ve got no more to say to you
Kurunba I have nothing to say

Chorus:
Kurunba, I’ve got no more to say to you
Kurunba I have nothing to say

Ah Kurunba, I’ve got no more to say to you
Kurunba I swear I’ve nothing to say

I was crazy when I got married,
The door wasn’t shut on me
I was crazy when I got pregnant,
The door wasn’t shut on me
And I was crazy when I had a child,
The door wasn’t shut on me
I was crazy when I raised my child,
The door wasn’t shut on me
And yet, now my child is of age,
Suddenly the door is shut on me
Kurunba I swear I’ve nothing to say

Kurunba, Kurunba,
A cruel brother is a kurun
I’ve got no more to say to you
A cruel relative is a kurun
I’ve got no more to say to you
A cruel husband is a kurun
Kurunba, I swear I’ve nothing to say

A cruel kin is a kurun
I swear I’ve nothing to say
There are cruel family members like a kurun
I have nothing to say to them
To all of you, kuruns:
I’ve got no more to say to you
Kurunba I swear I’ve nothing to say

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from BAMANAN, released February 18, 2022

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Rokia Koné Bamako, Mali

Rokia Koné is one of Mali's leading female artists. She is also a member of the West African music collective Les Amazones d'Afrique.

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