Amadou & Mariam "Metemya" lyrics

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Metemya

Sandjira metamya mariboua metamyaSandjira metamya mariboua metamyaBouahana metemya mariboua metamyaBouahana metemya mariboua metamya

Bobo soungourou nanaNobody’s going to sleep tonightBobo moussohou nanaEvery man, every woman and childBobo kamalé nanaHand to the stars in the morning skyBobo soungourou nanaDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryBobo moussohou nanaNobody’s trying to sleep tonightBobo kamalé nanaNobody’s trying to sleep tonight

Mebo yaro mé ouéMebo yaro nani mé ouéMebo yaro mé ouéMebo yaro nani mé ouéSandjira metemya mariboua matamyaSandjira matamya mariboua matamya

Bobo soungourou nanaNobody’s going to sleep tonightBobo moussohou nanaEvery man, every woman and childBobo kamalé nanaHand to the stars in the morning skyBobo soungourou nanaDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryBobo moussohou nanaNobody’s trying to sleep tonightBobo kamalé nanaEvery man, every woman and childBobo soungourou nanaMoving until there’s sun in the skyBobo moussohou nanaDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryBobo kamalé nanaNobody’s going to sleep tonight, tonight

Mebo yaro saboua sé mé ouéMe yaro tan ereso mé ouéMe yaro tan ereso mé ouéMe yaro nebé womi tanaoua mé ouéMe yaro nebé womi tanaoua mé ouéTomiya djira metemya mariboua matamyia

Nobo soungourou nanaNobody’s going to sleep tonightNobo moussohou nanaEvery man, every woman and childBobo kamalé nanaHand to the stars in the morning skyBobo soungourou nanaDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryBobo moussohou nanaNobody’s trying to sleep tonightBobo kamalé nanaEvery man, every woman and childBobo soungourou nanaMoving until there’s sun in the skyBobo moussohou nanaDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryBobo kamalé nanaNobody’s going to sleep tonight, tonight, tonight

I Salute You

People of Sandj I salute you, Bobos of Mali, I salute youPeople of Sandj I salute you, Bobos of Mali, I salute youBobo women, I salute youBobo women, I salute you

The young Bobo girls have arrivedNobody’s going to sleep tonightThe Bobo women have arrivedEvery man, every woman and childThe men have arrivedHand to the stars in the morning skyThe young Bobo girls have arrivedDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryThe Bobo women have arrivedNobody’s trying to sleep tonightThe men have arrivedNobody’s trying to sleep tonight

Bobo men, stand upHonest Bobos, stand upBobo men, stand upHonest Bobos, stand upPeople of Sandj I salute you, Bobos of Mali, I salute youPeople of Sandj I salute you, Bobos of Mali, I salute you

The young Bobo girls have arrivedNobody’s going to sleep tonightThe Bobo women have arrivedEvery man, every woman and childThe men have arrivedHand to the stars in the morning skyThe young Bobo girls have arrivedDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryThe Bobo women have arrivedNobody’s trying to sleep tonightThe men have arrivedEvery man, every woman and childThe young Bobo girls have arrivedMoving until there’s sun in the skyThe Bobo women have arrivedDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryThe men have arrivedNobody’s going to sleep tonight, tonight

Bobo farmers, stand upWorthy descendants of the Bobo lineage, stand upWorthy descendants of the Bobo lineage, stand upPeople of Tomyia, I salute you

The young Bobo girls have arrivedNobody’s going to sleep tonightThe Bobo women have arrivedEvery man, every woman and childThe men have arrivedHand to the stars in the morning skyThe young Bobo girls have arrivedDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryThe Bobo women have arrivedNobody’s trying to sleep tonightThe men have arrivedEvery man, every woman and childThe young Bobo girls have arrivedMoving until there’s sun in the skyThe Bobo women have arrivedDrinking the Chapalo till it’s dryThe men have arrivedNobody’s going to sleep tonight, tonight

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