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Artist: Tiken Jah Fakoly
Canonical path: /tiken-jah-fakoly/alou-maye
Related lyric paths: 6
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Alou Mayé
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Alou Mayé
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Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Fakoly ni Soumdjata bé Souman Gourou gnê na
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Fakoly ni Soumdjata bé Souman Gourou gnê na
Dô ya kô ka ka lé djamana mina,
dô ya kô ka ka lé muso mina ra,
Dô ya kô ka ka lé djamana mina
Soumahoro bori la, Soumahoro bori la, Soumahoro ka ti bori la !
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Fakoly ni Soumdjata bé Souman Gourou gnê na
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Fakoly ni Soumdjata bé Souman Gourou gnê na
(solo n'goni)
Griotte Saramba Kouyaté:
ah!
N'ko, kuma mi fô ni? oyé tugnan le di Allah
O' tumana Soumangourou Kanté lé djani tun'yé mandéka lou da la
fôlô fôlô fôlô
o'kâla tuma'mina fadabni simbo wili'la
ka Soumangourou Kanté djen
a'ko mandé ka lou dara
okela ko'ba yé !
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Fakoly ni Soumdjata bé Souman Gourou gnê na
(Solo n'goni)
Dô lou ko soumahoro ta kourou kou na,
dô lou ko soumahoro tara ba dji la,
dô lou ko' soumahoro tara kourou kou non
soumahoro borila !
Dô lou ko soumahoro tara waya si ra,
dô lou ko soumahoro tara ba dji la
dô lou ko' soumahoro tara kourou kou na
soumahoro borila !
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Fakoly ni Soumdjata bé Souman Gourou gnê na
Dô lou ko soumahoro kanté bori la,
dô lou ko soumahoro kanté tounou' na,
dô lou ko soumahoro tara kourou kouna
soumahoro burila !
dja ! dja ! soumahoro borila !
dja ! dja ! soumahoro borila !
dja ! soumahoro, soumahoro borila
soumahoro borila !
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Alou mayé ! Alou mayé
Fakoly ni Soumdjata bé Souman Gourou gnê na
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