Tekere
Salif Keïta * Track #1 On ”Folon”… The Past
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Tekere by Salif Keïta
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In the booklet :
TEKERE : Clap your hands.
When the griot* is happy
When he sings or dances
We applaud him
On stage or in the studio
When the musician plays or dances
We should applaud him
When two Malians embrace each other
We show our approval with applause
When we are happy we clap our hands.
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Tekere Lyrics
Tekere, tekere, tekere
Tekere, tekere, tekere
Tekere, tekere, tekere
Alié tekere fo ye
A tekere fo ye
Mousso lou, tekere fo lan koun
Beka tekere fo, billet ma na di jeli ke ba ma
O bara sewa, tenh koro Tekere bo fo
Tekere, tekere, tekere
Tekere, tekere, tekere
Tekere, tekere, tekere
Moun yi dimina ne ma?
Moun yi dimi, nkanou yoko bere monelen
Mou yi monela nema
Mou yi monela nema, ne fourougnoko bere
Ne mena yoliyoli la
I te da la ka, n'kiye
Da laka, san ya kan
Awa, kanou dalaka, ji ye akan
Allah diyayemogo, dalaka, nene'a kan
Ali ni mo ye di fe bona
A faye, keleya mandiye
Kon te keleya, ahh keleya dimi ne
A ba wili ila moya
A te labana, na ma mojougouya banke-ila fou
Mo ka kena Djougouya
(Ne ta kila, n'te joukouya fe)
Koni, Djene, ka kena joukouya
(Ne ta kila, n'te joukouya fe)
Koni besi, ka kena joukouya
(Ne ta kila, n'te joukouya fe)
Solomani, i ka kena joukouya
(Ne ta kila, n'te joukouya fe)
Batterie fola, i kena kena joukouya
(Ne ta kila, n'te joukouya fe)
Na tioumba fola, i ka kena joukouya
(Ne ta kila, n'te joukouya fe)
Jourou fola, i ka kena joukouya
(Ne ta kila, n'te joukouya fe)
Tekere, tekere, tekere
Tekere, tekere, tekere
Tekere, tekere, tekere
(Patoron, n'bolobila ne fouroulen)
Kankorosigi m'a kela fiye?
(Kankorosigi, n'bolobila ne fouroulen)
Secretairi m'a kela fiye?
(Secretairi, n'bolobila ne fouroulen)
Pilanton m'a kela fiye?
Ma soucie pilanton na
Ahhh, e maye Pilanton jamani
An ba willi, a be francais fo ne ye
A di toubabou kan fin ye
Tention Madame, tention Madame, tention
Tekere
Tekere, Tekere, Tekere
Tekere, Tekere, Tekere
Tekere, Tekere, Tekere
(Generali, m'bolo bila ne fourou len)
Coloneli ma kela fiye?
(Colonel n'bolo bila ne fourou len)
Capitaini ma kela fiye?
(Capitaini n'bolobila ne fourou len)
Lakourou m'a kela fiye?
Ma soucie Lakouroula
Ahhh, e maye Lakourou jamane
An ba willi, a be francais fo ne ye
A di toubabou kan fin ye
Tention Madame, Tention Madame, Tention
Tekere
Tolonou, Tekere willi la yan
Ka tekere fo ye
Mousso lou, tekere fo lan koun
Beka tekere fo, billet ma na di jeli ke ba ma
O bara sewa, tenh koro tekere bo fo
Tekere, Tekere, Tekere
Tekere, Tekere, Tekere
Tekere, Tekere, Tekere