[Temne] Belong

Lyrics

[Verse 1]  
Ɛndol rɔpɔ lɔk dɛng tɔmbi, kɔnen kɔsi wɔya gɛ,  
N'dihɔ kɔtɛnki pɔndɔr, n'da pɔri sɛbɛ gɛ.  
Hɛn kɔli siŋ lɔmɛ, ɛba dɔŋ marɛi pa,  
Dɔn lɔŋ kɔmbɔ, kɛ bɔng n'ɛn Sweefin kan ka.

[Pre-Chorus]  
Yi sɛnti n'dɛbɛn, lɔmɛ n'dɔɣɔ ma ɔ,  
N'kɔmbɔ n'da wɔbɔ kɔtɛn pɔmɔ, kɔma, ɔsɛkɔ ma ɔ.  
Ɛndɔ n'wɛnɛ, yɛ n'da wɔyɔn wɔ,  
Sweefin n'da wɔkɛmba—yɛ sɛn n'pɔmɔ wɔ.

[Chorus]  
N'dɔŋ wɔ kɔmbɔ, ɛn fɔlɔ n'dɔŋ,  
Kənɛdɛnɛ lɔkɔ, n'ɛlɔ kɔmbɔ.  
N'kɔtɔn kɛnɛ, n'dɔɣɔ yɛnɛ n'ɔ,  
Ɛ sɛmbɔn kɛmba, kɔmbɔ n'dɔng wɔ.  
N'ɛn Sweefin, n'dɔŋ sɛn wɔ lɔk,  
Kɔndɔŋ n'ɔ kɔmbɔ, n'nɔ ma ɛn o.

[Verse 2]  
Fɔ maba yɛdɛnɛn ɔ, fɔ baba ɛndɔ pɛlɛ,  
Fɔ kɔmɔ n'nɔ marɛi, n'nɔ sɛntɛn wɔde.  
N'sɛbɛnɛ n'sowɛ, n'kabɔn n'ɛmɔ,  
Sweefin n'dɔŋ wɔkɛmba, n'nɔ yɛlɛ pɔmɔ wɔ.

[Pre-Chorus]  
Dɔɣɔ n'ɛ yɛnɛn ɔ, n'dɔŋ ma wɔ yi wɔ,  
Kɔmbɔ n'dɔŋ tɔn wɔ lɔkɔr, n'dɔŋ kɔ sɔndɔŋ wɔ.  
Pɔmɔ lɔkɔ dɔbɛn, sɛtɛn n'dɔŋ bɔŋ ɔ,  
Sweefin n'dɔŋ fɔrɔ, yɛ n'sɔndɔr wɔ ɔ.

[Chorus]  
N'dɔŋ wɔ kɔmbɔ, ɛn fɔlɔ n'dɔŋ,  
Kənɛdɛnɛ lɔkɔ, n'ɛlɔ kɔmbɔ.  
N'kɔtɔn kɛnɛ, n'dɔɣɔ yɛnɛ n'ɔ,  
Ɛ sɛmbɔn kɛmba, kɔmbɔ n'dɔŋ wɔ.  
N'ɛn Sweefin, n'dɔŋ sɛn wɔ lɔk,  
Kɔndɔŋ n'ɔ kɔmbɔ, n'nɔ ma ɛn o.

[Bridge]  
Yi wɔ kɔtɔn n'nɔ, n'wɛnɛ n'da wɔyɔn,  
N'ɛkwa, n'dɔndɔr, ɛndɔ lɔkɔ wɔ.  
N'dɔmbɔ n'maba, n'baba n'ɛndɔ,  
N'yɛlɛ wɔ n'dɔŋ sɛmbɛn wɔ ɔ.

[Chorus]  
N'dɔŋ wɔ kɔmbɔ, ɛn fɔlɔ n'dɔŋ,  
Kənɛdɛnɛ lɔkɔ, n'ɛlɔ kɔmbɔ.  
N'kɔtɔn kɛnɛ, n'dɔɣɔ yɛnɛ n'ɔ,  
Ɛ sɛmbɔn kɛmba, kɔmbɔ n'dɔŋ wɔ.

[Outro]  
Sweefin n'dɔŋ ɛndɔ, n'dɔŋ wɔ sɛbɛ,  
Kɔmbɔ kɔtɛn fɔrɔ, yɛ n'nɔ wɔ wɔ.  
Kɔma sɛn kɛnɛdɛn, yɛ pɔmɔ wɔ yɛ—  
Kɔmbɔ n'dɔŋ wɔ bɔŋ wɔ, fɔ ma ɔ.