所属专辑:7 Seconds: The Best Of Youssou N’Dour
歌手: Youssou N’Dour
时长: 04:13
When I compose a melody[00:04:13]
The rhythmic imprint of mbalax[00:04:13]
Our music[00:04:13]
Courses through my mind.[00:04:13]
When I play my guitar[00:04:13]
In my mind's eye I see[00:04:13]
Now the kora[00:04:13]
Now the xalam.[00:04:13]
And whenever I lift my voice to sing[00:04:13]
The image before me is of one person only[00:04:13]
Youssou Madjiguène.[00:04:13]
Who is Madjiguène[00:04:13]
He's the one who cleared the way.[00:04:13]
Who opened the road large for all of us[00:04:13]
Calling us toward the horizon.[00:04:13]
When you go abroad you'll hear him called Youssou.[00:04:13]
Here at home the boys will holler "Hey You"[00:04:13]
He collected the gold record[00:04:13]
We were praying for[00:04:13]
So we all exclaimed "Madjiguène go ahead"[00:04:13]
Mbalax is ours[00:04:13]
We own it.[00:04:13]
Let's take good care of it.[00:04:13]
If we do it will surely hold its own in the world.[00:04:13]
Adja Ndeye Sokhna Mboup is your mother.[00:04:13]
El-Hadj Elimane Ndour is your father.[00:04:13]
You're Mamy's husband and[00:04:13]
Bouba's brother.[00:04:13]
Oh Youssou Madjiguène[00:04:13]
I sing your good name.[00:04:13]
May God protect you.[00:04:13]
Protect you for our sake.[00:04:13]
That's what we're praying for.[00:04:13]
"Madjiguène go ahead"[00:04:13]
You've done so much to help your friends.[00:04:13]
I'm sure God will reward you for that.[00:04:13]
What we own[00:04:13]
Is the sound of the sabar.[00:04:13]
Kit drums we borrowed from abroad.[00:04:13]
The electric guitar is not really of our tradition.[00:04:13]
What we own is the sound of the xalam.[00:04:13]
When I compose a melody[00:04:13]
The rhythmic imprint of mbalax[00:04:13]
Our music[00:04:13]
Courses through my mind.[00:04:13]
When I play my guitar[00:04:13]
In my mind's eye I see[00:04:13]
Now the kora[00:04:13]
Now the xalam.[00:04:13]
And whenever I lift my voice to sing[00:04:13]
The image before me is of one person only[00:04:13]
Youssou Madjiguène.[00:04:13]
"Madjiguène go ahead"[00:04:13]
"Youssou Madjiguène go ahead"[00:04:13]
"Madjiguène go ahead"[00:04:13]
"Youssou Madjiguène go ahead"[00:04:13]