Paroles et traduction Rokia Traoré - Sé

Sé

Ne b′i nyininka dunya jòn'nin yoo, mun de bè e bolo yaa
Tile bè bò e ye n′ga tile ni tè e ta ye, sabu a bè bò a bè
Bii e se t'o la
Sanji bè bii e ye n'ga sanji ni tè e ta ye, sabu i bè bii a tè
Bii e se t′o la
Dunya bè e ye n′ga dunya tè e ta ye, sabu i bè naa ka
Taa e se t'o la

Se t′anw ye, dabali t'anw ye
Ee se t′anw ye jòn'nin ka kuma dun ka
Caan
Nin ka fò jòni ye, dunya sokè
Giribaaw ye
E bè giri giri ka boli ka taa min
E bè giri giri ka boli ka bò min
Taa yòrò t′anw la yan, sekinkò
T'anw ye
Tile mii mana bin o tèbò kura ye
Saan mii mana tèmè o tè sekin kuraya la
Mii mana faara sii ka o tè bò ala tun
Se t'anw ye ee kòrò bèna de
Se t′anw ye ee saa bèna de, se t′anw ye
Ee... dèmisènya bè kè, ko t'anw siran, wa kosi t′anw
Kaaba

N'ga kòrò bèna a yèlèma, ni kòrò nala sabali ka kè
Ne wolofaa kadi ne ye, o tun ye kamalen ye n′ga kòrò
Nana bii a yèlèma
Ne wolobaa kadi ne ye, o tun ye sunkuru ye, n'ga kòrò
Nana...
Ne ye′n miiri ka miiri, ne ma dunya famuya tunyani kelen
Ko
Ni balo kèra tunya ye, saa ye juru ye
Se t'anw ye jòn'nin ka kuma dun ka caan

Kumabaw bè fò, waleebaw bè kè
N′ga saa mana na jònii ka kèta bè jwaaya, se t′anw ye...
Kèlèbaw bè kè, neniibaw bè fò
N'ga saa mana na jònii ka kèta bè baan, se t′anw ye...
Se t'anw ye, dabali t′anw ye,
Ee se t'anw ye jònii ka kuma dun ka caan.

Sé

I'm not in this world for nothing, and I won't leave empty-handed
As the sky falls on my head, so it will break my back, because I will face it head-on
As you do when it rains
The ground will swallow me as it does the drops of rain, because it is what it is
As you do when it rains
The world will take me as it does the world, because it is what it is
As you do when it rains

As we are, openly as we are
We are as we are among humans and the spirits
Caan
Men are against men, the world is upside down
Giribaaw ye
You turn around and around to speak my mind
You turn around and around to grab my mind
As you know, we're just passing through
We are
My home is not a small hut
My place is not in the middle of the desert
My path is not an old dried-up river
As we are, our bodies are present
As we are, our souls are present, as we are
Ee... our existence is mortal, when we realize it, let us enjoy ourselves
Kaaba

If I am a mother, my children will know it, if I am a mother I will welcome them
In the language of the Wolof my name is, and it is also a chameleon, if I am a mother
Nana my children will know it
In the language of the Wolof my name is, and it is also a hyena, if I am a mother
Nana...
I belong to my lineage, I am the daughter of the earth and the sister of the universe
Ko
The creatures of the earth are all one, the soil is the same
As we are among humans and the spirits caan

The poor are weak, the rich are strong
If the soil is good the trees will grow tall, as we are...
The slaves are strong, the masters are weak
If the soil is good the trees will grow tall, as we are...
As we are, openly as we are,
We are as we are among humans and the spirits caan.