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[Mandinka] Widelight

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# WIDELIGHT
*Jang ne maani kuwo.*

**[INTRO — Bright African Guitar, Handclaps, Soft Female Vocal]**

Oh-eh-oh!
Ah-ya-ya!

Tilo kunda…
Tilo kunda le…

Jango laa ko tan!

*(Percussion builds)*

Bara, bara!
WIDELIGHT!

Ale ka faa la jango!

*(Bass drops)*

**[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]**

Bara, bara, WIDELIGHT!
Ale ka faa la jango!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Maaninyaa ka soto!

Bara, bara, WIDELIGHT!
Muso ni taamu le!

Jang laa balo!
Kono laa jiyo!

WIDELIGHT!
Dunia laa jango!

**[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Warm Highlife Guitar]**

Faa be tulo tiŋŋa,
Naa be ko a tiŋŋa.

Naa moolu le naata,
Dunia laa jang be tiŋŋa.

Kuwo be sunŋa kuno,
Kulo be laa naata.

Jango laa le moolu,
Faa be kono tiŋŋa.

Kuwo be jango kuno,
Jango be naa laa.

Moolu le naata jango,
Jango be naa laa.

Sweefin be jango,
Jang laa be naa.

Moolu le naata jango,
Jang laa be naa.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]**

Kuwo be jango kuno,
Jango be naa laa.

Kuwo be jango kuno,
Jango be naa laa.

Moolu le naata jango,
Jango be naa laa.

Moolu le naata jango,
Jango be naa laa.

**[CHORUS — Full Afro-House Dance Drop]**

Bara, bara, WIDELIGHT!
Ale ka faa la jango!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Maaninyaa ka soto!

Bara, bara, WIDELIGHT!
Muso ni taamu le!

Jang laa balo!
Kono laa jiyo!

WIDELIGHT!
Dunia laa jango!

**[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]**

Kono! Kono! (Hey!)
Baloo! Baloo! (Hey!)

Jang laa ka faa!

Tilo! Tilo! (Hey!)
Jang! Jang! (Hey!)

Maaninyaa ka faa!

Bara! (Hey!)
Light! (Hey!)

Ale ka faa la jango!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Amapiano Bass]**

Mama be labe,
Ala kuwo be naata.

Papa be kango,
Ala kuwo be naata.

Nyaa be tiŋŋa,
Be kuwo tiŋŋa.

Ala kuwo be naata,
Ala kuwo be naata.

Kunda laa be naa,
Kunda be naa laa.

Moolu le naata jango,
Jango be naa laa.

Kuwo be jango kuno,
Jango be naa laa.

Moolu le naata jango,
Jango be naa laa.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Kuwo be jango kuno,
Jango be naa laa.

Kuwo be jango kuno,
Jango be naa laa.

Moolu le naata jango,
Jango be naa laa.

Moolu le naata jango,
Jango be naa laa.

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Bara, bara, WIDELIGHT!
Ale ka faa la jango!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Maaninyaa ka soto!

Bara, bara, WIDELIGHT!

**[CHORUS]**

Fatiya kiling, ku diyaa le!

Kono le jato!
Kanu le jungo!

WIDELIGHT!
Bari duniya dimba!

**[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir]**

Nta kanu le kiling, m'ba fenna
Be diyaa ke don.
Nta kanu le kiling, baaba fenna
A be muso laa kiliyaa.

Nta kanu le kiling, a ke suuko
A ke dimba laa kanu.
Nta kanu le kiling, a ke dimba
A ke suuko laa kanu.

Kanu le kiling be nafa,
Kanu le kiling be nafa.
Kanu le kiling be nafa,
A be dimba laa kanu.

Kanu le kiling, kanu le kiling,
Kanu le kiling, kanu le kiling.
Kanu le kiling, kanu le kiling,
A be dimba laa kanu.

*(Music fades — gentle handclaps begin)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Ani kiling le?
Crowd: Nte! Nte!

Lead: Ani dimba le?
Crowd: Nte! Nte!

Lead: Ani kanu le?
Crowd: Nte! Nte!

Lead: Ani kanu le?
Crowd: Nte! Nte!

*(Percussion builds)*

Kiling! Kiling!
Diyaa! Diyaa!

Kanu le kiling!
Kanu le kiling!

Kanu le kiling!
Kanu le kiling!

Kiling, kiling, WIDELIGHT!
Duniya dimba le!

*(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — Festival Choir, Brass, Full Percussion]**

Kiling, kiling, WIDELIGHT!
Duniya dimba le!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Kanu le kiling dimba!

Kiling, kiling, WIDELIGHT!
Fatiya kiling, ku diyaa le!

Kono le jato!
Kanu le jungo!

WIDELIGHT!
Bari duniya dimba!

**[OUTRO — Warm Guitar, Choir, Fading Percussion]**

Oh-eh-oh!
Ah-ya-ya!

Fango laa suuko le,
Kanu laa kiling le,
Kanu le kiling, ku dimba
A be dimba laa kanu.

Sweefin be nafa le,
A be dimba laa kanu.

Kiling! Kiling!
Diyaa! Diyaa!

Kiling le.
Kanu le.

WIDELIGHT!

*(Final celebratory drum hit)*