[Mandinka] Motherland

Lyrics

[Intro]  
Oh na-na, kaŋto, Afrika daŋŋ  
Kiliŋ kiliŋ, be kaŋŋ  
Sweefin kanu, kuŋtango  
Duguma le, be kanaŋŋ!

[Verse 1]  
Kabilo la, baŋ laŋ diyo  
Bara to, futa le diyo  
Jula taa, luŋa le  
Kuduruŋ le, yeŋa tiŋŋ  
Oh, Accra be Nairobi le  
Sweefin kanu, kuŋtango di  
Kiliŋ la, n naŋŋ siŋŋ  
Jabari le, duniŋ bantaŋ!

[Chorus]  
Oh-oh, kiliŋ kiliŋ, jiyo le  
Foli la, buluŋ be siŋŋ  
Kuduruŋ le, yeŋa tiŋŋ  
Jabari le, duniŋ bantaŋ  
Oh-oh, kiliŋ be siŋŋŋ  
Afrika baŋŋ, foli le  
Sweefin kanu, kuŋtango di  
Kiliŋ kiliŋ, futa le diyo!

[Verse 2]  
Kunuŋ kiliŋ, naŋa le  
Duniya be siŋŋŋ  
Jula taa, kuŋtango di  
Fara le, yeŋa tiŋŋ  
Oh mama, nyiŋ le siŋŋŋ  
Sweefin kanu, kuŋtango di  
Kiliŋ kiliŋ, buluŋ le  
Jabari le, diyo le!

[Bridge]  
Foli la, kuŋtango di  
Cape Town le, Nile le  
Kiliŋ kiliŋ, luŋa le  
Foli la, siŋŋ la  
Duniya le, kuŋtango di  
Sweefin kanu, kuŋtango di  
Jula taa, luŋa le  
Jabari le, kuŋtango di!

[Chorus]  
Oh-oh, kiliŋ kiliŋ, jiyo le  
Foli la, buluŋ be siŋŋ  
Kuduruŋ le, yeŋa tiŋŋ  
Jabari le, duniŋ bantaŋ  
Oh-oh, kiliŋ be siŋŋŋ  
Afrika baŋŋ, foli le  
Sweefin kanu, kuŋtango di  
Kiliŋ kiliŋ, futa le diyo!

[Outro]  
Oh na, kiliŋ kiliŋ  
Kiliŋ kiliŋ, naŋa le  
Afrika be siŋŋŋ  
Kiliŋ kiliŋ, kuŋtango di  
Na-na, na-na, foli la  
Kiliŋ kiliŋ, diyo le  
Duguma le, Sweefin kanu  
Jabari le, diyo le!