Paroles et traduction Salif Keita - Were Were

Were Were

Were were bena...
Anh! Eh Fama
Allah nô lé
Allah le nô bèla da
O'la ma bèla kègna
Dougna latikai yé goundo kèlé di ooh
Ni kaira fanta di
Fantaya goundo kèlé ooh
Dougna latikai yé goundo kèlé di saa
Eh ni batan di,
Batanya goundo kèlé di
N'go dougna latikai goundo kèlé di ooh
Anh ih kaira mansa di
Mansa ya goundo kèlé ooh
Ooh ooh were were bena
An farafing ya ra bain ni ma
(Were were bena)
Ooh ooh were were bena
Anh kani tolon kai farafing na
(Were were bena)
Ooh ooh were were bena
Anh farafing ya ra bain ni ma
(Were were)
Mohamed Khadafi
Thomas Sankara
Kwame Nkruma
Lumumba
Zamora machair
Mandela
Wolo ba gnêra
Ah gnêra il était lion
Dougna latikai ye goundo kèlé di ooh
Sekou Toure
Modibo
Nana Boigny
Lutherking
Ooh dougna latikai ye goundo kèlé di ooh Desmond Tutu
Hailé Sélassié
Waraba nara
Ah nara
Ils étaient lions
Ooh dougna latikai ye goundo kèlé di saah
Ooh ooh were were bena
An farafing ya ra bain ni ma
(Were were bena)
Ooh ooh were were bena
Anh kani tolon kai farafing na
(Were were bena)
Ooh ooh were were bena
Anh farafing ya ra bain ni ma
(Were were bena)

Were Were

We were...
Oh! Eh Fama
God is with us
God is with us all
May he protect our country
Our ancestors left us this land
We will defend it with our blood
Defend our land with our blood
Our ancestors left us this land
And our heroes,
Defended our land with their blood
We will follow their example
Oh! Let us not forget our leaders
Our leaders who defended our land
Ooh ooh we were
When the bush fires ravaged us
(We were)
Ooh ooh we were
Oh! When the storms destroyed our homes
(We were)
Ooh ooh we were
When the bush fires ravaged us
(We were)
Mohamed Khadafi
Thomas Sankara
Kwame Nkruma
Lumumba
Zamora machair
Mandela
Wolo ba gnêra,
Ah gnêra he was a lion
Our ancestors left us this land
Sekou Toure
Modibo
Nana Boigny
Lutherking
Ooh our ancestors left us this land Desmond Tutu
Hailé Sélassié
Waraba nara
Ah nara
They were lions
Ooh our ancestors left us this land
Ooh ooh we were
When the bush fires ravaged us
(We were)
Ooh ooh we were
Oh! When the storms destroyed our homes
(We were)
Ooh ooh we were
When the bush fires ravaged us
(We were)