[Temne] The Beat of Change

Lyrics

[Intro]  
Oh na-na, lɛh wɛ wi rɛs,  
Nanɛkpɛ kɔngis wɔ wi ai.  
Swifin gɛtɛ, bɛlɛnaŋkɔ baŋ,  
Data lɔŋ mani, kɔpɛraŋ naŋ.  
Mama dɔkita naɛ wɔ,  
Papaŋ lɔŋ wɔgɛ yai.  
Digital paŋɔ wɔ wi an,  
Fɔndɔ lɔŋ wɔ wi tarn.  
Fɔntɛtɛ wɔ faŋka lɔŋ,  
Mani bɛtɛ, pɛŋ pɛŋ lɔŋ.  
Swifin’s lɛŋ bɛrɛŋ wɔl,  
Kɔndɔkɛ yai, lɛh wɛ wi sɔŋ.

[Chorus]  
Oh-oh, data lɔŋ mani wi tɛ,  
Kɔmpɛ wɔŋ, wutu wi.  
Swifin gɛtɛ ɛnɛŋ,  
Nemɛnaŋ wɛkɛ ɛnɛŋ.  
Oh-oh, pɛpi ɔf kɛndɛ,  
Mani jɛlɛ, kɔŋɛŋ kɛ.  
Ɛndɔrɔ wɔŋ, ɔlɛng wɛtɛ,  
Data lɔŋ mani, ɔpɛnɛŋ.  
Tap lɔŋ, kɔmpɛ lɔŋ mani,  
Sɛndɔ wɔŋ, kɛbɛŋ ɛnɛŋ.  
Kɔmpɛ wɔŋ gɛtɛ, wɔŋ yai,  
Wɔŋ gɛtɛ wɔhɔ, wɔŋ faŋka.  
Fɛtɛ wɔŋ, wɔŋ nai ɔŋɔ,  
Tɛmɛnaŋ yai, wɔŋ tɛlɛ.  
Swifin lɛŋ wɔgɛ naŋ,  
Data tɛnaŋ lɛŋɔ.  

[Bridge]  
Oh yai, lɛh spiri gɛtɛ,  
Kɔmpɛ wɔŋ, nanɛkpɛ naŋ.  
Fotɛni mani, wɔŋ wɔgɛ wɔŋ,  
Lɔka lɔŋ, globa wɔŋ.  

[Chorus]  
Oh-oh, data lɔŋ mani wi tɛ,  
Kɔmpɛ wɔŋ, wutu wi.  
Swifin gɛtɛ ɛnɛŋ,  
Nemɛnaŋ wɛkɛ ɛnɛŋ.  
Oh-oh, pɛpi ɔf kɛndɛ,  
Mani jɛlɛ, kɔŋɛŋ kɛ.  
Ɛndɔrɔ wɔŋ, ɔlɛng wɛtɛ,  
Data lɔŋ mani, ɔpɛnɛŋ.

[Outro]  
Oh na-na, lɛh wi tamba,  
Wɔŋ wɔ yai, wɔŋ kɛndɛ.  
Swifin lɔŋ wɔ yai,  
Data lɔŋ mani, lɛh wɔŋ yɛ.  
Lɔŋ aŋkɛti, wi kɔmpɛ,  
Wɛnde wɔŋ, wi nai.