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Artist: Fatoumata Diawara
Canonical path: /fatoumata-diawara/kanou
Related lyric paths: 6
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Kanou
Read Kanou lyrics by Fatoumata Diawara on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Kanou
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O donna, ne ni n’jarabi de kèlèla, o donna
O donna, ne ni n’furunyògòn de kèlèla, o donna
A y’i ban k’i bolo da ne kan na
A y’i ban k’i bolo da cèkisè la
A y’i ban k’i bolo da ne kun na
A y’i ban ki nyè jò ne nyè la
Ne dusu kolo bè n’diminna
N’ko ne dun bè n'jarabi fè
Ne dun bè n’kanu fè
N’ko ne dun bè n'jarabi fè
Ne dun bè n’kanu kò
Hodounanye hodounan
A y’i ban k’i bolo da ne kan na
A y’i ban k’i bolo da cèkisè la
A y’i ban k’i bolo da ne sin kan
A y’i ban k’i bolo da kunkolo la
Ne dusu kolo bè n’diminna
N’ko ne dun bè n'jarabi fè
Ne dun bè n’kanu kò
N’ko ne dun bè n' jarabi fè
Ne dun bè n’kanu kò
Hodounanye hodounan
Hodounanye
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Fatoumata Diawara performs "Kanou", and this lyric page sits inside the Fatoumata Diawara catalog on LyroVerse.
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