The song ‘Kurunba’ is a powerful example of resistance and denouncing the customs of exclusion faced by women when they have finished raising their husband’s children. In some patriarchal societies, once her children are married, the wife’s role in the family is diminished and often results in the a...
N ko kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
Kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ
[Chorus]
N ko kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
Kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ
A kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
Kurunba, walayi, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ
[Verse]
Ne ka furu fatɔya rɔ
Da ma tugu n da la
Ka kɔnɔ ta fatɔya rɔ
Da ma tugu n da la
Ka na n den wolo fatɔya rɔ
Da ma tugu n da la
Ka n den lamɔ fatɔya rɔ
Da ma tugu n da la
Ɔ, den ka se cɛlasigi
Da ka tugu n da la
Kurunba, walayi, n tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
[Chorus]
N ko kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
Kurunba, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ
[Verse repeat]
[Bridge]
N ko kurunba, mɔgɔ kurunba
Badenma jugu ye kurun ye
Ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
Sinji jugu de ye kurun ye
Ne tɛ fɛn fɔ
Furuɲɔgɔn jugu ye kurun de ye Ne tɛ fɛn fɔ
Kurunba, n tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
[Outro]
Balima jugu ye kurun de ye
Ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
Sinji jugu ɲɔgɔn ye kurun de ye
Ne tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
I fɛn-fɛn jugu o, Kurun dɛ
Nе tɛ fɛn fɔ i ye
Kurunba, walayi, ne tɛ fɛn fɔ
Kurunba was written by Jacknife Lee & Rokia Koné.
Kurunba was produced by Jacknife Lee.
Rokia Koné released Kurunba on Fri Jan 14 2022.