Paroles et traduction Rokia Traoré - Tchiwara

Tchiwara

Cii wara yo...
Na nin yòrò'n kòròbò
Foro ke m'bè bèli bò ye, na nin yòrò'n kòròbò n'go ye
Cii wara yo...
Na'an taa yo, ne tèna maalankolon wele
Kamalenkòrò dusukun tan ni yo, ne tèna maalankolon wele
Foro kè m'bè bèli bò ye, na nin yòrò'n kòròbò n'go yee
Cii wara yo, ngana yo na nin yòrò'n kòròbò, na nin
Yòrò'n kòròbò
O tuma maa se, ulu bè nu ka sènèkè daba bè nyuan'a
Bama'an den forobin waati maa se, ulu bè nu ka sènèkè
Daba bè nyuan'a
Boso den jèkèmò waati maa se, ulu bè nu ka jèkèmò
Jòw bè nyuan'a
Fila den misigwen waati maa se, ulu bè nu ka misigwèn
Bere bè nyuan'a
Foro kònò jòferele yo, faaden tòw bè taara k'i to
Cii wara yo...
O tuma maa se, k'wan ka makòròlu wele
M'bokotigi furuko kuma maa se, an ka makòròlu wele
Dugutigi blonba kuma maa se, an ka makòròlu wele
Dugukònò toflen'ba maa na, an ka makòròlu wele
N'ga kungo kònò foroba waabò maa se, cèmisènw ka
Wele k'o kò
Cii wara yo, ko kèbali tè, ngana yo na nin ko'n karaba
Na nin ko'n karaba
Cii wara yo, ngana yo na nin yòrò'n kòròbò
Foro kè m'bè bèli bò ye, na nin yòrò kòròbò n'go yee
Cii wara yo...
Cii wara yo na nin ko'n karaba, na nin ko'n karaba i ko kè.

Tchiwara

Dearest Tchiwara...
For you I have chosen this calabash
If I had been a wealthy man, I would have given you a bigger calabash
Dearest Tchiwara...
I will lift your head up to the sky
The Kamalenkòrò will descend to the ground and lift your head up to the sky
If I had been a wealthy man, I would have given you a bigger calabash
Dearest Tchiwara, my friend for you I have chosen this calabash, for you
Calabash
We know that you are made of wood, with a string of cowries around your neck
The people of Bamako know that you are made of wood, with a string of cowries
Around your neck
The people of Boso know that you are made of wood, with a string of cowries
Around your neck
The people of Fila know that you are made of wood, with a string of cowries
Around your neck
All the other calabash-players are in the street, your name is on everyone's lips
Dearest Tchiwara...
We know that you come from the far North
My grandfather's drums are also from the far North
My uncle's trumpet is also from the far North
All of our ancestors came from the far North
Your arrival is a threat to war, a war that we will conquer
To conquer
Dearest Tchiwara, there is no way to resist, my friend there is no way to resist
There is no way to resist
Dearest Tchiwara, my friend for you I have chosen this calabash
If I had been a wealthy man, I would have given you a bigger calabash
Dearest Tchiwara...
Dearest Tchiwara there is no way to resist, there is no way to resist, there is no way.