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lyrics
(English translation below)
Ɲaɲa fo de, aw ma Ɲaɲa ko mɛn wa?
Ɲaɲa fo de, n tɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn
O Ɲaɲa fo de, aw ma Ɲaɲa ko mɛn wa?
Ɲaɲa fo de, n tɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn
Jaliw ɲininkala, ko u bɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn
U ye n jaabi ko u tɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn
Funɛw ɲininkala ko u bɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn
U ye n jaabi ko u tɛ Ɲaɲa bɔfan dɔn
Sakew ɲininkala ko u bɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn wa?
U ye n jaabi ko u tɛ Ɲaɲa bɔfan dɔn
Jɔnbadenw ɲininkala ko u bɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn wa?
U ye n jaabi ko u tɛ Ɲaɲa bɔfan dɔn
A, Ɲaɲa bɔra min?
N ma Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn
Ko Ɲaɲa bɔra min?
N ma Ɲaɲa bɔfan dɔn
A Ɲaɲa fo de, aw ma Ɲaɲa ko mɛn wa?
Ɲaɲa fo de, n tɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn
Ɔ Ɲaɲa bɔra min?
Yiii, n m'à Ɲaɲa bɔfan...?
Jaliw ɲininkala ko u bɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn
U ye n jaabi ko u tɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn
Funɛw ɲininkala ko u bɛ Ɲaɲa bɔyɔrɔ dɔn wa?
La hila ilala
A, diɲɛ bɛ ban,
Janko diɲɛ-kɔnɔ-fɛn
Woyo, maaya ye sanga ye
Ɲaɲa! Maaya ye waati ye
Maaya ye sanga ye
Maaya ye waati ye
Maaya ye sanga ye
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ENGLISH
Greet N’yanyan, haven’t you heard of N’yanyan?
Greet N’yanyan, I don’t know where N’yanyan comes from
Oh, greet N’yanyan, haven’t you heard of N’yanyan?
Greet N’yanyan, I don’t know where N’yanyan comes from
The griots were asked,
‘Where does N’yanyan come from?’
They replied to me,
they don’t know where N’yanyan comes from
The wordsmiths were asked,
‘Where does N’yanyan come from?’
They replied to me,
they don’t know the origin of N’yanyan
The carpenters were asked,
‘Where does N’yanyan come from?’
They replied to me,
they don’t know the origin of N’yanyan
The enslaved were asked,
‘Where does N’yanyan come from?’
They replied to me,
they don’t know the origin of N’yanyan
Oh, where does N’yanyan come from?
I don’t know where N’yanyan comes from
I ask, where does N’yanyan come from?
I don’t know where N’yanyan comes from
Oh greet N’yanyan, haven’t you heard of N’yanyan?
Greet N’yanyan, I don’t know where N’yanyan comes from
Oh, where does N’yanyan come from?
Oh, from where…?
The griots were asked,
‘Where does N’yanyan come from?’
They replied to me,
they don’t know where N’yanyan comes from
The wordsmiths were asked,
‘Where does N’yanyan come from?’
La ilaha illallah!
Oh the world will end one day
And, of course, everything in it
Oh this is one moment in time
N’yanyan! This life is passing
It’s only a moment in time
This life is passing
It’s only a moment in time
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
