Jarabi / Beloved

Gif Olho de Gato

The poem in the original Malinke: 

Aw y’afama nalu, wari tè kanu sanna

Wuya tè aw y’afama n’falu, nafolo tè kanu sanna

A tè se mòosi ma guansan

Walay fen bèe bè dòfè,

Nk’o siini miirijan de la,

Ali fosi tè mòo min fè,

Jarabi di na o dusu sumaya

Ne tun ma lòn ko diyanye duman tan

I k’an to kini kini le la

N’tè sanu kò, n’tè wari dun kò

Ka lòn ten ko ne kelen dòrònle duman i ye.

Jarabi, jarabi ye dòlò le di dunya, ne tè se k’a to yen

Jarabi, jarabi ye bana le di dunya, fura tè bana min na

Jarabi, jarabi ye dòlò le di dunya, ne tè se k’a to yen

Jarabi, jarabi ye bana le di dunya, fura tè bana min na abada.

A n’diya, n’bolo mina sa

Kana taa, to n’dafè sa

I ma n’ye hami ni miiri la wa?

Woyiyo, woyiyo n’b’i dari

Kuma n’fè, kuma n’fè, ka miiri bò n’na

Kana n’mina mòo kan ma

Yèlè n’fè, yèlè n’fè, ka hami bò n’na

I ma lòn i diyanye bana le ye n’na.

I kèlen yeelen di ne ma

Sisan ne kòni sèwara

Fo k’a ye ko diyanye min ye

A fanka ka bon ni fèn bèe ye

N’i y’a nènè dòròn sinya kelen

A b’i la dinya latè yèlèma.

Jarabi, jarabi ye dòlò le di dunya, ne tè se k’a to yen

Jarabi, jarabi ye banna le di dunya, fura tè banna min na

Jarabi, jarabi ye dòlò le di dunya, ne tè se k’a to yen

Jarabi, jarabi ye banna le di dunya, fura tè banna min na abada.

Woyiyo woyiyo jarabi, woyiyo woyiyo jarabi

Tradução para inglês por Mar Moza:

Forgive me, mothers, but money cannot buy love

It’s true, forgive me, fathers, no riches can buy love

It doesn’t touch you for no reason.

By God, one who owns everything

May still be lonely and worrying about life

While a poor person with nothing

Can find the happiness that love brings

I didn’t know that love felt so good

You left me wondering in sadness

I don’t want gold, I don’t want money

Just to know that I am the one that you love

Love, love is like an alcoholic drink and I am addicted to it

Love, love is a disease for which there is no cure

Love, love is like an alcoholic drink and I am addicted to it

Love, love is a disease for which there is no cure ever

Oh my love, take my hand

Don’t leave me, please stay with me

Can’t you see that I’m worried and suffering?

I’m hurting, hurting, I beg you, please

Talk to me, talk to me and reassure me

Don’t listen to what people say about me

Smile at me, smile at me and take my worries away

You know, I am just in love

You have lit up my life

Now, my heart is full of joy

The world should realize that love

Is more powerful than everything else

And once you taste it 

It will change your life forever

Love, love is like an alcoholic drink and I am addicted to it

Love, love is a disease for which there is no cure

Love, love is like an alcoholic drink and I am addicted to it

Love, love is a disease for which there is no cure ever

I’m hurting, hurting because of love, I’m hurting, hurting because of love!