Paroles et traduction Rokia Traoré - Manian

Manian

Tôou mana kè tolow ferela tolow
Tôou mana kè tolow na
Tôou mana kè kalan na sini nièsiki
Tôou mana kè kalan
Aié bè bôlonba fè yala télèla doumouni gninina
Aié bè bôlonba fè yala sou dadoumouni gnini
Magouan ha ha ha ha ha ha na

Tôou mana kè tolow na fèrèla tolow
Tôou mana kè tolow na
Tôou mana kè kalan na sini nièsiki
Tôou mana kè kalan ha ha
A bè bôlonba fè yala a bè yala yala
O Manian ha

Héhé héhé dén bè ni héhé kakan
O dén si ni uiani mankan
Hé dén bè ni dounkafa ni kalan ko niouman ni fourakèli kakan
Manian séntola wa

Manian fâ ma bâra sôrô
Woloba bè diakoni na
Dôkôni dô bè sénfè dô bè sin na
Lakôli sara ma sôro
Manian gouin na
A bè yala yala yala la bôlonba fè mangoro diako
Finbè bè bôlonba fè
Soniali bè déké bôlonba
Dôrôgou bè bôlonba
Bôlon magni wolo dén ni ma

Madjikin madjikin dé toro
Madjikin fatan yé toro
Madjikin batan yé toro
Ka dô téké ko djila
Ka dô téké ko touloula
Min mana dja min gnè
Obi gouèrè ka tow doun

Manian ko éhé né yé moun djoukouman ké douniasso yan
Mounou bè fa ni ba ma sola
Ou bi tâ lakôli ou bi to doun ko niouman sôrô
Ouloui yé moun niouman kè douniasso
Fouantan dén yé moun ké Ala la
Fouantan dén yé moun di Ala ma

Dô bi tâ lakôli la
Dô bi bôlon na o bi yala yala
Koukou bamba douniasso, latikè mana dia min na
O bi kè fin yé
Dji bi dja toulou ti dja

Dô bè fa ni ba ma sola, obi ladowko niuoman sôrô
Dô bi bôlon na obi yala yala somâ to fè
Koukou bamba douniasso, latikè mana dia min na
O bi kè fin yé
Dji bi dja toulou ti dja

Ka dô téké ko djila
Ka dô téké ko touloula la
Ou ka tou djô téké kôrô
Min mana dja ha ha ha min ma na dja ha min gnè
O bi gouèrè ka to doun

Manian i djidja
Ninbè bè ban dowdô
I djidja

Fouantan dén ya maloya ko yé
Foukari dén ya dén ka djoukou Manian
Ni yi djidja ki bamban
Fouantanya ti fâ tiniè yé

Manian

Your mother was kind and affectionate
Your mother was kind
Your mother was amazing from her youth
Your mother was amazing
I will forever dance and sing your praises, you were truly extraordinary
I will forever dance and sing your praises, you were truly special
Magouan ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Your mother was kind and affectionate
Your mother was kind
Your mother was amazing from her youth
Your mother was amazing ha ha
I will forever dance and sing your praises, I will dance and dance
O Manian ha

Hehé hehé, someone is a beautiful young woman
O, this one is a pretty girl
This one is a beautiful soninke woman, with locks that reach her shoulders like a mandingo woman
Manian is a beauty

Manian, your dowry is my song
The wolofs sing your praises
Your pagne is white, it is pure, it is clean
Your jewelry adorns my song
Manian is rich
I will dance and dance and dance, I will dance in the courtyard of your house
The young men will dance
The girls will dance
The elders will dance
The dance of the great masters, the dance of my people

Magical magical child of the drum
Magical child of the drum of tomorrow
Magical child of the drum of yesterday
Don't stop playing the djila
Don't stop playing the touloula
My spirit knows my spirit
The weaver knows how to weave the cloth

Manian, I love you like a mother loves her only child
Mouna will speak and I will listen
You are adorned with jewels, you are adorned with song
Ouloui, you are the mother of all humanity
Fountan is the father of our people and of God
Fountan is the father of our people and of God

You are adorned with jewels
You dance and dance
Koukou bamba, the master of words, the master of songs
You are the finest
Your voice is sweet, your voice is strong

You will speak and I will listen, you are adorned with song
You dance and dance, you are beautiful
Koukou bamba, the master of words, the master of songs
You are the finest
Your voice is sweet, your voice is strong

Don't stop playing the djila
Don't stop playing the touloula
You can play the kora
My spirit knows my spirit ha ha ha my spirit knows my spirit
The weaver knows how to weave the cloth

Manian, you are beautiful
Your eyes are like the stars
You are beautiful

Fountan, the father of our people, gives you his blessing
Foukari, our people, dance for Manian
May your beauty forever shine
Fouantanya, your song is a blessing