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lyrics
(English translation below)
À mana fɔ, an ka musolu wele
A! N bɛ musow wele!
I m'à ye musoya tɛ ‘ya’ lankolon ye
Du tɛ diya musow kɔ
Den tɛ lamɔ musow kɔ
Jamana man ɲi musow tɛ
Furu tɛ diya musow kɔ
Musoya ka di!
Musoya ka di!
Hm! Musoya!
A soyari, soyari! I m'à ye, sosoyari
Muso lankolon ye musoya kɛ mɔnɛ
Hali n'à kɛra cɛ ye,
mɔnɛ tɛ bɔ! Soyari yo!
Nin ye n miiri jigi jɔn na?
A soyari, soyari
Wasolonkayi la Ara sumana
Wa Tata Jakite sumana
Darame Sheshe, Darame Sheshe sumayana
Fanta Darame, Fanta Darame sumana
Fanta Danba, Fanta Jini Danba sumana
Muso lankolon
O ye musoya kɛ dimi ye, k'à kɛ dimi ye
Hali n'i ye kulusi don à la, à tɛ mɔnɛ bɔ
N'o tɛ, muso de ban n'à bange ye
Muso ye alimu bange
Muso bɛ minisiri bange
Muso de bɛ peresidan bange, muso b'i
Den jugu ni den ɲuman, muso de b'à bange
Jaa! Diɲɛ ye baro-yɔrɔ ye
Diɲɛ tɛ an to-yɔrɔ ye
Soya-bulon bɛ fa
Ɲɛnamala-bulon bɛ lankolonya, soyari!
Truly, the child has seen that
This world isn’t the destination
The world will fill, this world will empty, soyari!
I m'à ye musoya ka di
- - -
If it’s said that we should call the women
Well, I call the true women
Don’t you see, being a woman is a privilege
A home isn’t a home without women
A child isn’t raised without women
A country isn’t great without women
Marriage cannot work without the woman
Ah, the sweetness of womanhood,
The sweetness of womanhood
Musoya!
Ah soyari, soyari, sosoyari
It’s a sorry woman who takes womanhood as a burden
When even if she became a man
She’d still find it a burden, soyari o!
Who am I reminded of?
A soyari, soyari
Rah of Wassoulou has left us
Oh, Tata Diakité has left us
Dramé Cheché, Dramé Cheché has left us
Fanta Dramé, Fanta Dramé has left us
Fanta Damba, Fanta Djini Damba has left us
A sorry woman,
She makes womanhood out to be pain— to be pain!
But even in trousers, she’d still find it a burden
Otherwise, a woman ‘ends’ with childbirth
But it’s a woman gives birth to the Imam
It’s a woman gives birth to ministers
A woman gives birth to the president— a woman!
The bad child and the good child,
It’s a woman who gives birth to them
Truly, this world is a place for connection,
But we’re only passengers in this place,
This world will fill, and it will empty, soyari!
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
