Africa
Voix / Voice: Amy Sakho
Merci aussi à Mamadou Sall / Thank you also to Mamadou Sall
LANGUE OUOLOF / WOLOF LANGUAGE
POÈME À MA MÈRE POUR LA FÊTE DES MÈRES
POEM TO MY MOTHER FOR MOTHERS DAY
AMY SAKHO
YAYE!
Yaye boye !
Yaye Diaw ! Yaw, djiguenou Africa,
Yaw, mi deukk Senegal,
Yaye Diaw, linguerou Saloum,
Diambarou Ndama ak Ndemene,
Yaye tchi jamono bou nekk,
Jotna tay ma gueureum la.
Yaw miy daw gudi ak beutchieuk nguir sa dome,
Yaw miy djankonn tél diaffé diaffé aduna yi nguir nioun,
Yaw mi doul khamé sakh say dome ak domou diambour.
Yaye Boye yaw lay ndamo.
Bouma lay khol, bountou aldiana yeup oubékou.
Taar nieuw,
Lerr fégn.
Na sabar yi ak dioungn dioungn yi rirradoo nguir yaw.
Na Saytane noppi ba faaw.
Na Kiy mayé ak ammal guentt diokh la fann bou goudd,
Yaye sama,
Yaye ci biir yaye yi
Guatche ngualama diongama!
Garab biy diéballou sa kanaam,
Mbeuguél nirrou nala.
Jaamm mo né tchi yaw.
Meunou mala min ngueu lé ak daara,
Dakh sa khol bou yattou.
Ma ngui wérr sama khalima, bala sama rangogn di tourrou. Yay sama aduna! di sama lerr !
Ma ngui koy jagg lé bépp Yaye.
Dieureudieuff.
Merci aussi à Mamadou Sall / Thank you also to Mamadou Sall
LANGUE OUOLOF / WOLOF LANGUAGE
POÈME À MA MÈRE POUR LA FÊTE DES MÈRES
POEM TO MY MOTHER FOR MOTHERS DAY
AMY SAKHO
YAYE!
Yaye boye !
Yaye Diaw ! Yaw, djiguenou Africa,
Yaw, mi deukk Senegal,
Yaye Diaw, linguerou Saloum,
Diambarou Ndama ak Ndemene,
Yaye tchi jamono bou nekk,
Jotna tay ma gueureum la.
Yaw miy daw gudi ak beutchieuk nguir sa dome,
Yaw miy djankonn tél diaffé diaffé aduna yi nguir nioun,
Yaw mi doul khamé sakh say dome ak domou diambour.
Yaye Boye yaw lay ndamo.
Bouma lay khol, bountou aldiana yeup oubékou.
Taar nieuw,
Lerr fégn.
Na sabar yi ak dioungn dioungn yi rirradoo nguir yaw.
Na Saytane noppi ba faaw.
Na Kiy mayé ak ammal guentt diokh la fann bou goudd,
Yaye sama,
Yaye ci biir yaye yi
Guatche ngualama diongama!
Garab biy diéballou sa kanaam,
Mbeuguél nirrou nala.
Jaamm mo né tchi yaw.
Meunou mala min ngueu lé ak daara,
Dakh sa khol bou yattou.
Ma ngui wérr sama khalima, bala sama rangogn di tourrou. Yay sama aduna! di sama lerr !
Ma ngui koy jagg lé bépp Yaye.
Dieureudieuff.
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| Voix / Voice: Amy Sakho | |
| Merci aussi à Mamadou Sall / Thank you also to Mamadou Sall | |
| LANGUE OUOLOF / WOLOF LANGUAGE |
Vous trouverez des renseignements très utiles sur la langue ouolof dans Wikipédia. You will find interesting information about Wolof language in Wikipedia. |
| POÈME À MA MÈRE POUR LA FÊTE DES MÈRES | |
| POEM TO MY MOTHER FOR MOTHERS DAY | |
| AMY SAKHO |
Étudiante au programme d'Administration des affaires à l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Student in the Administration des affaire program at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
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| YAYE! | Yaye = Mère / Mother |
| Yaye boye ! | Yaye boye = Oh Mère ! / Oh, Mother ! |
| Yaye Diaw ! | Yaye Diaw = Oh Maman Diaw ! / Oh Mother Diaw ! |
| Yaw, | Yaw = Toi / You |
| djiguenou | djiguenou = femme / women |
| Africa, | africa = africaine / african |
| Yaw, | Yaw = Toi / You |
| mi | mi = qui / who |
| deukk | deukk = habites / lives |
| Senegal, | Senegal = au Sénégal / in Senegal |
| Yaye | Yaye = Maman / Mommy |
| Diaw, | Diaw = Diaw (le nom de la mère)/ Diaw (name of the mother) |
| linguerou | linguerou = la princesse / the princess |
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Saloum, |
Saloum = du Salam / of Salam |
| Diambarou | Diambarrou = La guerrière / the warrior |
| Ndama | Ndama = du Ndama / of Ndama |
| ak | ak = et / and |
| Ndemene, | Ndemene = du Ndéméne / of Ndéméne |
| Yaye | Yaye = Maman / Mother |
| tchi | tchi = de / of |
| jamono bou nekk, | jamono bou nekk = tous les temps / all times |
| Jotna tay | jotna tay = Il est temps que / it is time that |
| ma gueureum la. | ma gueureum la = je te remercie / I thank you |
| Yaw | Yaw = Toi / You |
| miy | miy = qui /who |
| daw | daw = cours / runs |
| gudi | gudi = nuits / nights |
| ak | ak = et / and |
| beutchieuk | beutchieuk = jours / days |
| nguir | nguir = pour / for |
| sa | sa = ton / your |
| dome, | dome = enfant / child |
| Yaw | Yaw = Toi / You |
| miy | miy = qui / who |
| djankonn tél | djankonn tél = défies / defies |
| diaffé diaffé | diaffé diaffé = toutes les turpitudes / all turpitudes |
| aduna yi | aduna yi = de la vie / of life |
| nguir | nguir = pour / for |
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nioun, |
nioun = nous / us |
| Yaw | Yaw = Toi / You |
| mi | mi = qui / who |
| doul khamé | doul khamé = ne distingues pas / does not distinguish |
| sakh | sakh = même / even |
| say | say = tes / your |
| dome | dome = enfants /children |
| ak | ak = et /and |
| domou | domou = les enfants /the children |
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diambour. |
diambour = d'autrui. / of others |
| Yaye Boye | Yaye Boye = Maman / Mother |
| yaw | yaw = c'est toi / it is you |
| lay | lay = qui représentes / who represents |
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ndamo. |
ndamo = ma réussite / my success |
| Bouma | Bouma = Quand je / when I |
| lay | lay = te / you |
| khol, | khol = regarde / am watching (when I am watching you) |
| bountou | bountou = toutes les portes / all doors |
| aldiana yeup | aldiana yeup = du paradis / of paradise |
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oubékou. |
oubékou = s'ouvrent. / open wide |
| Taar | Taar = La beauté / beauty |
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nieuw, |
nieuw = règne / reigns |
| Lerr | Lerr = La lumière / light |
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fégn. |
fégn = jaillit / springs forward |
| Na | Na = Que / Let |
| sabar yi | sabar yi = les tam-tams / the tom-toms |
| ak | ak = et / and |
| dioungn dioungn yi | diougn diougn yi = les tambours / the drums |
| rirradoo | rirradoo = battent / beat the rythm |
| nguir | nguir = pour / for |
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yaw. |
yaw = toi / you |
| Na | Na = Que / Let |
| Saytane | saytane = Satan / the devil |
| noppi | noppi = se taise / keep quiet |
| ba | ba = à / for |
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faaw. |
faaw = jamais / all eternity ( forever) |
| Na | Na = Que / Let |
| Kiy mayé ak ammal | Kiy mayé ak ammal = l'accomplisseur / the doer |
| guentt | guentt = des rêves / of dreams |
| diokh la | diokh la = te donne / give you |
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fann bou goudd, |
fann bou goudd = longue vie / a long life |
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Yaye sama, |
Yaye sama = Maman chérie / Mommy dearest |
| Yaye | Yaye = Mère / Mother |
| ci biir | ci biir = parmi / among |
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yaye yi |
yaye yi = les mères / Mothers |
| Guatche ngualama | Guatche ngualama = Gloire à toi / Glory upon you |
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diongama! |
diogamal = ma belle !/ my beautiful ! |
| Garab | Garab = La rose / The rose |
| biy | biy = qui / which |
| diéballou | diéballou = s'incline / bows |
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sa kanaam, |
sa kanaam = devant toi / before you |
| Mbeuguél | Mbeuguél = L'amour / Love |
| nirrou | nirrou = se confond / blends |
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nala. |
nala = à toi / with you |
| Jaamm | Jaam = La paix / Peace |
| mo né | mo né = s'incarne / incarnates |
| tchi | tchi = en / in |
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yaw. |
yaw = toi / you |
| Meunou | Meunou = Je n'arrive pas / I cannot |
| mala | mala = à te / to you |
| min ngueu lé | min ngueu lé = qualifier / give a qualification |
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ak daara, |
ak daara = avec rien / with nothing |
| Dakh | Dakh = Car / because |
| sa | sa = ton / your |
| khol | khol = cœur / heart |
| bou | bou = est / is |
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yattou. |
yattou = si grand / so wide |
| Ma ngui | Ma ngui = Je / I |
| wérr | wérr = dépose / lay down |
| sama | sama = ma / my |
| khalima, | khalima = plume / pen |
| bala | bala = avant que / before |
| sama | sama = mes / my |
| rangogn | rangogn = larmes / tears |
| di | di = se / -- |
| tourrou. | tourrou = versent. / begin to flow |
| Yay | Yay = c'est toi / It is you |
| sama | Sama = ma / my |
| aduna! | aduna = vie ! / life ! |
| di sama | sama = ma / my |
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lerr ! |
lerr = lumière ! / light ! |
| Ma ngui | Ma ngui = Je / I |
| koy jagg lé | koy jagg lé = dédie (ce poème) / dedicate (this poem) |
| bépp | bépp = à toutes les / to all |
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Yaye. |
Yaye = mères / mothers |
| Dieureudieuff. | Dieureudieuff = Merci / Thank you |
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