[Bambara] Widelight
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
Listen to "[Bambara] Widelight" by Swifin Echoes on Swifin Radio. Preview included; continued play is paid.
Lyrics
# WIDELIGHT *Ka fanga ye kɛnɛ na.* **[INTRO — Dugu Juru, Fɔlɔfɔlɔ, Nyenajɛ]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Kɛnɛ kelen... Kɛnɛ kelen... Bɛɛ ka taa jɔ! *(Dunun sigi)* Dɔrɔdɔrɔ! WIDELIGHT! Bɛɛ ka fanga ye bɛɛ lɛ! *(Basi sigi)* **[CHORUS — Kɔnɔ Fɔlɔ Kono Nɔgɔn Ye]** Dɔrɔdɔrɔ, WIDELIGHT! Bɛɛ ka fanga ye bɛɛ lɛ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Ka kɛnɛ ni sɛgɛ! Dɔrɔdɔrɔ, WIDELIGHT! Ka hɛrɛ bɛɛ kɔnɔ! Bolokono ɲɛ! Sɛnɛkono ɲɛ! WIDELIGHT! Ka duguma kɛnɛ! **[VERSE 1 — Dɔrɔ Afrobeats, Nyenajɛ Fɔlɔfɔlɔ]** Fanga bɛ duguma la, Jigi bɛ min kɛlɛ. Nin kɔrɔ ye jigi fɔ, Duguma bɛ jigi kɛ. Nin bɛ bɔgɔ nɔgɔn ye, Ala tugu bɛɛ ye. Jigi bɛɛ bɛ sigida, Hɛrɛ bɛɛ bɛ duguma. Juru bɛ kɔnɔ jɛ, Fanga bɛ kɔnɔ sɛgɛ. Nin bɛ sira fɛnɛ, Jigi bɛɛ bɛ duguma. Sweefin bɛ jɔgɔ, Ka bɛɛ se ka jigi. Nin bɛɛ bɛ sigida, Fanga bɛɛ bɛ duguma. **[PRE-CHORUS — Nyenajɛ Jɔgɔ]** Ka juru kɔnɔ, Ka sɛgɛ kɔnɔ. Jigi bɛɛ yɔrɔ, Ka bɛɛ kɔnɔ sɛgɛ. Bolokono bɛ bolokono, Fɔlɔfɔlɔ bɛ fɔlɔfɔlɔ. Duguma bɛɛ bɛ sigida, Ka sɛgɛ kɛnɛ na! **[CHORUS — Kɔnɔ Fɔlɔ Kono Nɔgɔn Ye]** Dɔrɔdɔrɔ, WIDELIGHT! Bɛɛ ka fanga ye bɛɛ lɛ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Ka kɛnɛ ni sɛgɛ! Dɔrɔdɔrɔ, WIDELIGHT! Ka hɛrɛ bɛɛ kɔnɔ! Bolokono ɲɛ! Sɛnɛkono ɲɛ! WIDELIGHT! Ka duguma kɛnɛ! **[POST-CHORUS — Sira Fɔlɔ]** Nyenajɛ! (Hey!) Fɔlɔfɔlɔ! (Hey!) Bolokono ka sɛgɛ! Dɔrɔdɔrɔ! (Hey!) Sɛnɛkono! (Hey!) Ka kɛnɛ yɛrɛ! Dɔrɔ! (Hey!) Kɛnɛ! (Hey!) Bɛɛ ka fanga ye bɛɛ lɛ! **[VERSE 2 — Nyenajɛ Jɔgɔ, Sira Basi]** Mama bɛ sira la, Jigi bɛ a kɔnɔ. Papa bɛ dugu la, A kɛlɛ bɛɛ jɔ. Dɔrɔ bɛ sira la, Sɛnɛkono bɛ sira. Fɔlɔfɔlɔ bɛ yɔrɔ, Ka bɛɛ bɛnɛ jɔ. Duguma bɛ sɛgɛ, Jigi bɛɛ bɛ duguma. Bɛɛ ka tugu duguma, Ka bɛɛ fanga jɔ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Nyenajɛ Jɔgɔ]** Ka juru kɔnɔ, Ka sɛgɛ kɔnɔ. Jigi bɛɛ yɔrɔ, Ka bɛɛ kɔnɔ sɛgɛ. Bolokono bɛ bolokono, Fɔlɔfɔlɔ bɛ fɔlɔfɔlɔ. Duguma bɛɛ bɛ sigida, Ka sɛgɛ kɛnɛ na! **[CHORUS — Kɔnɔ Fɔlɔ Kono Nɔgɔn Ye]** Dɔrɔdɔrɔ, WIDELIGHT! Bɛɛ ka fanga ye bɛɛ lɛ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Ka kɛnɛ ni sɛgɛ! Dɔrɔdɔrɔ, WIDELIGHT! [CHORUS] Nyege ka bo kɔrɔ-kɔrɔ! Bolokɔrɔ kalan! Jigin na dɔrɔn! Jɛgɛjɛgɛ! Duniya ka bɛɛ jɛ! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir]** N'ka gɛlɛya, muso bɛ dɔɔnin Dɔɔnin don kɛ ye. N'ka sira, fa bɛ gɛlɛya Denw ka na sira jɔ. N'ka fɔlɔ, ka baara jɛkɛ Baara dɔɔnin yeɲɛ. N'ka kɛnɛya, ka sira kɛ Jɛkɛba ka dɔɔnin. Sira bɛ dɔɔnin jɛkɛ, Sira bɛ dɔɔnin yɛrɛ. Ala ka sira jɛgɛjɛgɛ Nyege ka kɛnɛya. K'i faala ka dɔɔnin, Ala ka tabali ye. Duniya bɛ dɔɔnin jɛ, N'kɛ ka sira jɔ. *(Music fades — gentle handclaps begin)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: N'ka jɛgɛjɛgɛ? Crowd: An be! An be! Lead: N'ka sira ye? Crowd: N'ka! N'ka! Lead: N'ka don sira? Crowd: Bɛɛ! Lead: An bɛ kɛ? Crowd: K'i fɔlɔ! *(Percussion builds)* Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ! Jɛgɛ! Jɛgɛ! K'i yɛrɛ ka bɛ! K'i jɔ ka bɛ! Bolokɔrɔ fɔ! Faala ka dɔɔnin! Kɔrɔ, kɔrɔ, Jɛgɛjɛgɛ! Bɛɛ bɛ jɛ nɔgɔ! *(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Festival Choir, Brass, Full Percussion]** Kɔrɔ, kɔrɔ, Jɛgɛjɛgɛ! Bɛɛ bɛ jɛ nɔgɔ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Dɔɔnin ka nɔgɔ bɛ! Kɔrɔ, kɔrɔ, Jɛgɛjɛgɛ! Nyege ka bo kɔrɔ-kɔrɔ! Bolokɔrɔ kalan! Jigin na dɔrɔn! Jɛgɛjɛgɛ! Duniya ka bɛɛ jɛ! **[OUTRO — Warm Guitar, Choir, Fading Percussion]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! N'taara ka baara, N'sira ka den, Duniya bɛ dɔɔnin jɛ N'kɛ ka sira jɔ. Sweefin ka kɛ an fɛn, K'i kɛ, k'i jɔ, k'i jɔ. Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ! Jɛgɛ! Jɛgɛ! Duniya. Bɛɛ sira. Jɛgɛjɛgɛ! *(Final celebratory drum hit)*