Clandestin - Fatoumata Diawara

N’ko sababu kè

Ko sababu kè he he ya

O sababu kèra

Nansaraw ye he he

Olu de wilila k’u bè taa tunkan na

K’olu bè taa wari nyini na tunkan na

Olu y’u wolonaw to u ka so

Olu y’u wolofaw to u ka so wa dòw b’a fò olu ma clandestin

Dòw ko olu ma tunkannadenw

Dèmè baga tè olu la u faso la wa, n’ko ne ko nyèmaaw a tè wili

Ala Iye heyi

Olu bè san kelen fila saba naani duuru

Wòorò wolonfila segi kònòtòn …

Olu bè san kelen fila saba naani duuru

Wòorò wolonfila segi kònòtòn …

Tan tan tan tan tan tan

Hile hile hile hile hile hile …

K’anw bè na k’anw tè na

K’anw bè na u ko k’an tè na

K’anw bè na k’anw tè na

K’anw bè na u ko k’an tè na

Caman barasa caman barasa

Caman barasa ahan caman barasa

Aheyiii nyèmaaw yo

N’aw dun ma denmisènniw dèmè n’ko olu bè ka siran sa

Olu bè siranna malo nyè bè siranna saya nyè

U bè siranna janfa nyèU bè taal’u yèrèdi janfa ma

Tunkan taga ma dia olu la

N’ko sababu kè o sababu kèra …

Caman barasa caman barasa

Caman barasa ahan caman barasa

Olu bè san kelen fila saba naani duuru

Wòorò wolonfila segi kònòtòn …

Olu bè san kelen fila saba naani duuru

Wòorò wolonfila segi kònòtòn …

The fault lies …

The fault lies with Europeans

Our young people get up and decide to emigrate

To go on an adventure in search of money

They left their mothers at home

They left their fathers at home

Some call them Illegals

But we call them Men of Adventure

I ask our leaders, isn’t there someone to help them stay at home?

They count one, two, three, four, five

Six, seven, eight, nine …

They count one, two, three, four, five

Six, seven, eight, nine …

Up to ten years …

Many perished. Many died x2

I’m calling out to our leaders

If you don’t help young people, they’ll get scared

They’re afraid of shame, they’re afraid of death

They’re afraid of betrayal

They’re leaving, and throwing themselves in the hands of betrayal

Their adventure ends badly

I say that the fault lies, the fault lies with …

Many perished. Many died. x2