Mon Amour - Amadou et Mariam
The song can bɛ found here.
Vocabulary
Nouns
Recall that adding a
- wolobaw : mothers
- sìgìɲɔgɔnw : neighbors
- adàmàdenw : all mankind
- balimaw : friends
- mɛ̀lɛkɛw : angels
- jinɛ : ghost, spirit
- Allah : God (Allah)
- Kira : The Prophet (without more context, it's implied to mean The Prophet Muhammad)
- malo : shame, timidity, shyness
Pronouns
- u : they
- n / ne : I, me, my
- i : you, your
Verbs
- kà fɔ : to speak, say, talk
- kà jànfa : to betray/cheat on
- kà jàràbi : to fall in love
- kà ladiya : to please
- kà sàgo : to wish, desire
- kà sìri : to tie
- kà bùgɔ : to beat/hit
- kà wele : to call
- kà kɔrɔfɔ : to criticize
- kà gòsi : to hit/strike
- kà nèni : to insult
French Words
- mon amour : my love
- ma cherie : my dear
- encourger : to encourage
- rémercier : to thank
- féliciter : to congratulate
- négliger : to neglect
- virer : to fire, kick out
- trahir : to betray
- tromper : to cheat on
Other Words
- ye : ???
- mun : what / that which
- ɲɛ : to open, sight, colour, before, ahead of, bɛ good
- tɛ : negation marker
- na : positive future marker
- kà bila : to let go
- o : that
- bɛɛ : all
- kɔ : after
- o bɛɛ kɔ : that all after (in spite of all that)
- kà : to / and
- bɛ : positive marker
- de : emphatic particle, placed directly after the word or phrase it emphasises
- ani : and
- min : the one who ...
- sɛbɛ : seriously
- walisa : so that
- kana : don't
- __ do : as for __
The Lyrics
- wolobaw u ye mun le fɔ ɲɛ , mon amour ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ kɔ
The mothers, what they told me, my love, I'm not going to let go in spite of all that
- wolobaw u ye mun le fɔ Ma, ma cherie ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ kɔ
The mothers, what they told me, my love, I'm not going to let go in spite of all that
- Sìgìɲɔgɔnw u ye mun le fɔ nye , ma amour ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ kɔ
The neighbors, what they told me, my love, I'm not going to let go in spite of all that
- N Balimaw , u ye mun le fɔ ma , Ma cherie ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ kɔ
My friends, what they told me, my dear, I'm not going to let go in spite of all that
- U ye n sìri ka n bùgɔ mon amour
They tied me up and beat me, my love
- U ye n wele ka n kɔrɔfɔ, ma cherie
They called me to criticize me, my dear
- U ye n wele ka n nèni, mon amour
they called to insult me, my love
- U ye n wele ka n gòsi, ma cherie
They called me to strike me, my dear
- Adàmàdenw u ye mun le kè n na
Everything mankind has done to me
- walisa i sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that you don't believe in love
- Kelenw u bɛ mun de kè na
The same ones, what they did to me
- walisa i sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that now you don't believe in love
- Mɛ̀lɛkɛw u bɛ mun de kè na
the angels, what they did to me
- walisa, u sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that now they don't believe in love
- Allah ani Kira u bɛ mun de kè ma
Allah and the Prophet, what they did to me
- walisa I sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that now you don't believe in love
- Kana dimi ka n jànfa, mon amour, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry and betray/cheat on me, my love, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n malo, ma cherie, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
my darling don't get angry to shame me, my darling, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n négliger, mon amour, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry and neglect me, my love, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n virer , ma cherie, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry and fire me, my dear, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n trahir, mon amour, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry to betray me my love, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n tromper , ma cherie, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry to cheat on me, my dear, I was the one who was going to please you
- wolobaw u ye mun le fɔ ɲɛ , mon amour ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ kɔ
The mothers, what they told me, My love I'm not going to follow all that
- wolobaw u ye mun le fɔ Ma , ma cherie ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ kɔ
The mothers, what they told me, My love I'm not going to follow all that
- Sìgìɲɔgɔnw u ye mun le fɔ nye , ma amour ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ kɔ
The neighbors, what they told me, My love I'm not going to follow all that
- N balimaw , u ye mun le ma , Ma cherie ne te na n bla o beh koh
My relatives, what they told me, My love , I'm not going to follow all that
- U ye n wele ka n Ladiya, mon amour
They called me to please me, my love
- U ye n wele ka n encourger, ma chérie
They called me to encourage me, my dear
- U ye n wele ka n rémercier, mon amour
They called me to thank me, my love
- U ye n wele ka n féliciter, ma chérie
They called me to congratulate me, my darling
- Adàmàdenw u ye mun le kè n na
Everything humans have done to me,
- walisa i sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that now you don't believe in love
- Jinɛw, u ye mun le kè n na
Everything the spirits did to me,
- walisa i sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that now you don't believe in love
- Mɛ̀lɛkɛw u bɛ mun de kè na
the angels, what they did to me,
- walisa, u sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that now you don't believe in love
- Allah ani Kira u bɛ mun de kè ma
Allah and the Prophet, what they did to me
- walisa i sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that now you don't believe in love
- Kana dimi ka n jànfa, mon amour, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry and betray/cheat on me, my love, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n malo, ma cherie, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry and shame me, my dear, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n négliger, mon amour, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry and neglect me, my love, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n virer, ma cherie, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry and kick me out, my dear, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n trahir, mon amour, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry and betray me my love, I was the one who was going to please you
- Kana dimi ka n tromper, ma cherie, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry and cheat on me, my dear, I was the one who was going to please you