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Help translate from Bambara to English song Diaraby by Ali Farka Touré

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Diaraby

Mun kɛr'i la n jarabi?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

Mun kɛr'i la n jarabi?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

I baa le kan kana furu n ma

Ko fɛɛn tɛ nne fɛ, nne dun bi e le fɛ

Teri le kan kana furu n ma

Ko fɛɛn tɛ nne fɛ, nne dun bi e le fɛ

I faa le kan kana furu n ma

Ko fɛɛn tɛ nne fɛ, nne dun bi e le fɛ

E kana dimi, e kana kasi

E kana haminko jarabi kɔsɔ

E kana dimi, e kana kasi

E kana haminko jarabi kɔsɔ

Mun kɛr'i la n jarabi?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

Mun kɛr'i la n ma chérie?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

Ami Coulibaly

[guitar solo]

I baa le kan kana furu n ma

Ko fɛɛn tɛ nne fɛ, nne dun bi e le fɛ

I teri le kan kana furu n ma

Ko fɛɛn tɛ nne fɛ, nne dun bi e le fɛ

I naa le kan kana furu n ma

Ko fɛɛn tɛ nne fɛ, nne dun bi e le fɛ

I faa le kan kana furu n ma

Ko fɛɛn tɛ nne fɛ, nne dun bi e le fɛ

E kana dimi, e kana kasi

E kana haminko jarabi kɔsɔ

E kana dimi, e kana kasi

E kana haminko jarabi kanma

Mun kɛr'i la n jarabi?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

Mun kɛr'i la n jarabi?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

Mun kɛr'i la n jarabi?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

Mun kɛr'i la n ma chérie?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

I naa le kan kana furu n ma

Ko fɛɛn tɛ nne fɛ, nne dun bi e le fɛ

I teri le kan kana furu n ma

Ko fɛɛn tɛ nne fɛ, nne dun bi e le fɛ

E kana dimi, e kana kasi

E kana hami jarabi kanma

E kana dimi, e kana kasi

E kana haminko jarabi kɔsɔ

Mun kɛr'i la n jarabi?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

Mun kɛr'i la n ma chérie?

Mun kɛr'i la, nne dun bi e le fɛ

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submitted on 23 Jun 2015 - 01:55

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Comments 3

27 Jun 2015, 19:51

its an african dialect, it could be songhay, fula or tamacheck.

27 Jun 2015, 21:44

Thank you, hopefully someone comes along who can translate it one day...

5 Jul 2015, 05:12

Mmh, I try and mark it as Bambara, maybe someone who speaks Bambara comes across the lyrics and can either translate it or tell us what language it is. I read on wikipedia that the singer sung in several african languages, mostly mostly Songhay, Fulfulde, Tamasheq or Bambara...

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