Amadou & Mariam "Dougou Badia" testo

Dougou Badia

Djamayo ounalyendé aounana dougou badia delaDjamayo ounalyendé aounana mogo gnana djé delaHasidiya djougou mendé obena ni mogo magossa dé yéHali gniéngoya djougou maindé obena ni mogo magossa dé yéMogo korofoli djougou dabila obena ni djahanama dondé yéSabarani tigiou maindé oloutayé mogo bila njogonaNikera mogo fekaba kanouka manamana kan djatiNikera mogo fekaba y kanouka kéré fé kouma laméNine kéhéra mogo fekaba oua né tina djoukoro koma diatéDjamayo ounalyéndé aounana mogo gnana djé delaGnana djé gnana djé oungo djiné yé gnana djé yé

While they laugh and shake their headStill we coming inNow love you lead the wayWe go, go, goWe go, go, go

Now they laugh and shake their headStill we coming inNow love you lead the wayWe go, go, goWe go, go, go

Let it play, let it playLet’s make it a holiday

Every day, every dayA party every way

Feti yé ongo djiné yé féti yéNéko musicien koulou kafo déOulouta yé dougou badia dé yéAoyé artissou koulou bogna déAounta yé mogo gnada djéDjamayo mariamou nalendéAna ka bagayoko kay nanaNéko musicien koulou kafo déOulouta yé dougou badia dé yéAoyé artissou koulou fonié déAounta yé mogo gnada dé yéAoyé artissou koulou fonié déAounta yé mogo gnada déDjamayo mariamou naliendéAna ka bagayoko kay nana

While they laugh and shake their headStill we coming inNow love you lead the wayWe go, go, goWe go, go, go

Now they laugh and shake their headStill we coming inNow love you lead the wayWe go, go, goWe go, go, go

Let it play, let it playLet’s make it a holiday

Every day, every dayA party every way

Liven Up

To our audience we say, we have come to liven up the townTo our audience we say, we are here to cheer people upPeople with bad intentions are destroying everythingSelfishness is destroying peopleMalicious gossip leads straight to hellPeople who wear small shoes to your house often set people against each otherIf you love someone, don’t listen to rumoursIf you love someone, don’t listen to what people say behind their backIf I love someone, I don’t listen to mean words about themWe’re here to cheer people up and make them happyLife’s about having fun, it’s about joy and celebration

While they laugh and shake their headStill we coming inNow love you lead the wayWe go, go, goWe go, go, go

Now they laugh and shake their headStill we coming inNow love you lead the wayWe go, go, goWe go, go, go

Let it play, let it playLet’s make it a holiday

Every day, every dayA party every way

It’s a celebrationWe salute all musiciansThe role of musicians is to liven things up

Artists deserve respectOur role is to make life cheerfulMariam is hereWith her man BagayokoPlease greet all musicians for meTheir role is to make people happy

Please greet all musicians for meTheir role is to make people happy

While they laugh and shake their headStill we coming inNow love you lead the wayWe go, go, goWe go, go, go

Now they laugh and shake their headStill we coming inNow love you lead the wayWe go, go, goWe go, go, go

Let it play, let it playLet’s make it a holiday

Every day, every dayA party every way