INTRO / VERSE 3 [phonetics]
Ye yig bets ya huun ya may [Ye yig be - Huun ya maayi]
Too-og mi haa ni yaa ma huun [Too-og mi - Ya ma huun]
Ma’an kan be ma’an kaa san de [Ma’an kan be]
Mobolo ni haa mya’uun [Mo-bo-lo]
VERSE 1 / VERSE 2
Palle poo che che duko
Palle duko ve hin gbi i ee
Palle poo che che duko
Palle duko ve hin gbi i ee
Kee i bo che sanna tem o tem
Ka gbol pue pue ni gba thil nton
Kee i bo che sanna tem o tem
Ka gbol pue pue ni gba thil nton
I haa po i challa kande palle lo hi atokee
Lee i ha gbo quath, chun ma lande, ma chaa mbom
CHORUS
Cone lanoma aje ji-ga (oh) X4
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Sun rises, shadows fall
Sun sets, so must we all
But to live each day anew
With heart light & worries few
Is to rise and set as the sun above
And if we should fear, the greater must we love
There is a light, so bright // There is so much trouble in the world
Cortège was written by Loah.