Mon Amour - Amadou et Mariam
The song can be found here.
Vocabulary
- u : they
- ye : at, towards, for, with, verbal auxiliary for transitive verbs, marks an action which is accomplished, see
- fo : greet, thank, until, so much so that, except
- ɲɛ : to open, sight, colour, before, ahead of, be good
- ne : I, me, my; first person singular pronoun (emphatic)
- tɛ : auxiliary for marking present tense, negative, predicate of non-existence, of lack of presence
- na : auxiliary marker for future tense, gravy, sauce
- n : I, me, my
- bila : release
- bɛ : positive
- ko : say, thing, matter, affair, action
- ka : possessive marker, particle linking subject and predicative adjective
- i : you, your
- de : emphatic particle, placed directly after the word or phrase it emphasises
- ni : offer, if, when, and, soul, spirit
- min : where, relative pronoun singular, drink, smoke, suck
- ki : bite
- woloba : mother
- balima : friend
- sìgìɲɔgɔn : neighbor
- kà sìri : to tie
- kà bùgɔ : to beat/hit
- kà wele : to call
- kà kɔrɔfɔ : to criticize
- kà gòsi : to hit
- kà nèni : to insult
- sèbè : ???
- adàmàden : human
- walisa : so that
- jinɛ : ghost, spirit
- mɛ̀lɛkɛ : angels
- Allah : God (Allah)
- Kira : The Prophet (without more context, it's implied to mean The Prophet Muhammad)
- kà jànfa : to betray/cheat on
- kà jàràbi : to fall in love
- malo : shame, timidity, shyness
- kà ladiya : to please
- kà sàgo : to wish, desire
French Vocabulary
- 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
The Lyrics
- Wolobaw u ye mun le fo ɲɛ , mon amour ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ ko
The mothers, what they told me, My love I'm not going to follow all that
- Wolobaw u ye mun le fo Ma, ma cherie ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ ko
The mothers, what they told me, My love I'm not going to follow all that
- Sìgìɲɔgɔnw u ye mun le fo nye , ma amour ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ ko
The neighbors, what they told me, My love I'm not going to follow all that
- N Balimaw , u ye mun le fo ma , Ma cherie ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ ko
My friends, what they told me, My dear, I'm not going to follow 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 hit me, my dear
- Adàmàdenw u ye mun le kè n na
Everything humans have done to me,
- walisa i sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
until now you don't believe in love
- Kelenw u be mun de kè na
The same ones, what they did to me
- walisa i sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
just that now you don't believe in love
- Mɛ̀lɛkɛw u be mun de kè na
the angels, what they did to me,
- walisa, u sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
until now, you don't believe in love
- Allah ni Kira u be mun de kè ma
Allah and the Prophet, what they did to me
- walisa I sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
until now, you don't believe in love
- Ka na dimi ka n jànfa, mon amour, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry for betrying/cheating on me, my love, I was going to please you
- Ka na 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 going to please you
- Ka na 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 going to please you
- Ka na 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 going to please you
- Ka na 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 going to please you
- Ka na 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 going to please you
- Wolobaw u ye mun le fo ɲɛ , mon amour ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ ko
The mothers, what they told me, My love I'm not going to follow all that
- Wolobaw u ye mun le fo Ma , ma cherie ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ ko
The mothers, what they told me, My love I'm not going to follow all that
- Sìgìɲɔgɔnw u ye mun le fo nye , ma amour ne tɛ na n bila o bɛ ko
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 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 you don't believe in love
- Mɛ̀lɛkɛw u be mun de kè na
the angels, what they did to me,
- walisa, u sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that, you don't believe in love
- Allah ni Kira u be mun de kè ma
Allah and the Prophet, what they did to me
- walisa I sèbè tɛ jàràbi ma
so that, you don't believe in love
- Ka na dimi ka n jànfa, mon amour, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry for betrying/cheating on me, my love, I was going to please you
- Ka na dimi ka n malo, ma cherie, ne do min i sàgo k'i ye
Don't get angry to shame me, my dear, I was going to please you
- Ka na 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 going to please you
- Ka na 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 going to please you
- Ka na 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 going to please you
- Ka na 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 going to please you