Paroles et traduction Fatoumata Diawara - Sowa

Sowa

2. Sowa

(Bambara)

Sowa ayii
Sowa aha sowa wa x2
Lahila hila Mamadara surulayi ko ne bèna kuma sa
Ne bè n'sarala musow la, dunia musow la ko lamò gèlèman
I bè kònòta sègèn na k'i den wolo sègèn na, k'i kan'o lamò abada
Ka taga lamò la i b'o di lamò la k'i kan'o tònò dun abada saha aha ahayiiiiiiiiii
Jònni ye lamò den ye?
Ne ni n'dògòniw lamò den ye
Jònni ye lamò den ye?
Fatan batan ye lamò den ye
N'a u ma nya ne ma ka lamò nyèfò ne dun ma lamò kòrò don
Ko Jònni yé lamò denye?
Ne ni n'dògòniw lamò den ye
Ni woldeni b'i bolo i kan'a di ka taa lamòla
Ni den musomanni bi bolo i kan'a di ka taa lamòla
Den cèmanni bi bolo i kan'a di ka taa lamòla
O bèna ni dusu kasi ye, o bèna ni sòn ja ye
A y'a denw nyè lajè x4
Sani olu ka taa nyani na.
A y'a denw nyè lajè yéééé
Ne ko ko sani olu ka taa sègèn na. A y'a denw nyè lajèèèèè
Ne ko ko sani olu ka taa sègèn na. A y'a denw nyè lajèè hé x2
Sowa aha sowa wa

Sowa

2. Sowa

(Bambara)

Sowa, you are so beautiful
Sowa, you are pretty, you are beautiful x2
My God, Mamadara, this girl here is killing me
She is not like other women, both traditional and foreign, she is nothing like them
I have searched day and night, every single day, I will never find anyone like her
If I find her, I will keep her, I just won't let her go, never, ever, ever
Who is this beautiful person?
She is the most beautiful girl in my village
Who is this beautiful person?
Fatan batan is the most beautiful girl
I swear to God, if I don't marry her, I will die in love with her
Who is this beautiful person?
She is the most beautiful girl in my village
Even the birds of the forest know she is a very beautiful person
Even the learned people know she is a very beautiful person
Even the animals know she is a very beautiful person
She is my love, she is my gold
We are a perfect match x4
God will make me rich so I can marry her
We are a perfect match yeah
God will make me rich so I can marry her. We are a perfect match
God will make me rich so I can marry her. We are a perfect match hé x2
Sowa, you are pretty, you are beautiful