Ne Jarabira from Naamu by Teun Creemers

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3.	Ne Jarabira	6:06

Lyrics

Chorus:
Iye! N jarabi! Jarabi, i kana wa ka ne to n kelen na!
Oh! My love! Love, you mustn't go and leave me all by myself!

Iye! N jarabi! Jarabi, i kana wa ka ne to n kelen na!
Oh! My love! Love, you mustn't go and leave me all by myself!

Á ye n dɛmɛ o la!
Help me with this!

Á ye n dɛmɛ!
Help me!

Á ye n dɛmɛ! N'u ma n dɛmɛ...
Help me! If you don't help me...

-CHORUS-

N faw ye nali na i la ko la
My fathers are coming because of you

N baw ye ne kɔrɔfɔ
My mothers have scolded me

I la ko la...
Because of this thing with you...

Kɔrɔ ye n gɔsi la i la ko la
My elder is beating me because of you

Ne ko ye mako ma da à la dɛ!
I say that the issue is that I don't need him

-CHORUS- (2x)

Kana wa kɛ!
Please don't go!

Kana wa sa!
Oh please don't go!

Nin kanma, nin kelen nin kanma
Because of this (him), Because of this (him) alone

-CHORUS- (2x)

Ne diya nyokon ma diya ɲokon ye
My friends have not gotten along

Ndiya ɲokon natɔ filɛ, n ko "N tana"
My love is on his way now, I say "My forbidden fruit”

Kana wa kɛ!
Please don't go!

Kana wa sa!
Oh please don't go!

Ne jarabira kɛ!
I have fallen in love, you know!

Ne jarabira cɛ nin na
I have fallen for this man

Ne jarabira kɛ!
I have fallen in love, you know!

Ka jarabi cɛ nin na
To fall for this man

Taamacogo ka di n ye!
I like how he walks!

Filɛlicogo ka di n ye!
I like how he looks!

Yɛlɛcogo ka di n ye!
I like how how he laughs!

-CHORUS- (2x)

Credits

from Naamu, released April 7, 2023
Labels: ZenneZ Records and One World Records

Mixed By – Sebastiaan van Bijlevelt
Mastered By – Alex McCollough

Composed By – Teun Creemers
Lyrics By – Legre Thibaut, Kankou Kouyaté

Produced By – Teun Creemers and Sebastiaan van Bijlevelt
Recorded By – Sebastiaan van Bijlevelt (Galloway Studio Nijmegen)
Co-Recorded By – Legre Thibaut (Studio Bamako) and Eric Kilburn (Wellspring Sound Studio Boston)

Translations By – Coleman Donaldson and Cherif Keita

Lead Vocals By – Kankou Kouyaté
Backing Vocals By – Kankou Kouyaté, Ami Dante, Lassine Diarra

Kamele N’goni By – Harouna Samake
Balafon By – Mamadou Diabate
Djeli N’goni By – Teun Creemers (3)

Alto By – Miguel Boelens
Tenor By – Miguel Boelens and Jesse Schilderink
Bass Clarinet By – Mete Erker

Drums/Percussion By – Antoine Duijkers
Percussion By – Yannick van ter Beek

Bassguitar By – Teun Creemers

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