Bissa - Fatoumata Diawara

U ko u bè n’di kè min ma ne ko n’t’o fè fo n’dianyè kè

U ko u bè n’di kè min ma ne ko n’t’o fè n’ko n’dianyè kè

Ko ne dun bè Bourama fè Bourama ye n’fili ne kò jalan kan

Ko ne dun bè Solo fè Solo ye n’fili ne kò jalan kan

Ko ne dun bè Alama fè Alama ye n’fili ne kò jalan kan

O ko bè kè di bi sa

O ko bè kè di bi sa

O ko bè kè di bi sa

O ko bè kè di bi

U ko u bè n’di kè min ma ne ko n’t’o fè n’ko n’dianyè kè x2

Ko ne dun bè Bourama fè Bourama ye n’fili ne kò jalan kan

Ko ne dun bè Alama fè Alama ye n’fili ne kò jalan kan

Ko ne dun bè Solo fè Solo ye n’fili ne kò jalan kan

Ne ye n’ban bèe la haaa

Ne ye n’ban bèe la ahé

Ko ne bè e de fè

E sònna ka nin kè ne la

Sònna ka nin kè ne la x4

I b’i ban i dianyè kè la ko fèn t’o fèI bè sòn mògò wèrè la ko sé b’o ye nata

kamaI bè sòn cè wèrè la ko sé b’o ye

Bi sera o fana b’a ban i la ko se bè a fana annn

They wanted to give me to a man, but I refused, as I didn’t love him

I want to choose a man for myself, who I love

I love Bourama, but he didn’t treat me right

I love Sola, but he didn’t treat me right

I love Alama, but he didn’t treat me right

So what to do?

So what to do?

So what to do?

So what to do?

They wanted to give me to a man, but I refused, as I didn’t love him

I wanted to choose a man myself, who I love

I love Bourama, but he didn’t treat me right

I love Sola, but he didn’t treat me right

I love Alama, but he didn’t treat me right

I rejected everyone

As you are the one I love

How did you do this to me?

How could you do it? x3

How could you do it to me?

You reject the man that you love because he has nothing

To go after another who has material wealth

You accept another man because of his possessions

Now he’s also getting rid of you, as he has the means to