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Yé ké yé ké

Bi sounkouroun lou la donkégna, aha
Bi sounkouroun lou la donkégna, aha
I madji I ma yélé
I kanan n'bila nara ro
N'bo n'bolo bila
Kanfalani yana sara le ila
 
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
 
Bi kamberen lou la donkégna, aha
Bi kamberen lou la donkégna, aha
I madji I ma yélo
I kanan n'bila nara ro
N'bo n'bolo bila
Gnin kisse gbela serra le ils
 
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
 
Ké woyé boli lalé n'na doni kassi kan
Woyé boli lalé (Hey, hey! )
 
Ké woyé boli lalé n'na doni kassi kan
Woyé boli lalé (Hey, hey! )
 
I kanan n'bila doni kassi kan
Woyé boli lalé (Wo dén té soron)
Nyé n'ta sorona kono mi ma ta I yonfé (Wo dén té soron lonkéléna)
Sini Mory la diyandé
Timba bara wouloukounta
Souba ma kata I yala
Ah sara lila
 
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké (Djely mousso ni kédjou to wara bo)
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké (M'ba mofila téma yan féou)
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
 
Bi kamberen lou la donkégna, aha
Bi sounkouroun lou la donkégna, aha
I madji I ma yélo I kanan n'bila nara ro
N'bo n'bolo bila kanfalani yana sara le ila
 
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
 
Ké woyé boli lalé n'na doni kassi kan Woyé boli lalé (Hey, hey! )
Ké woyé boli lalé n'na doni kassi kan Woyé boli lalé (Hey, hey! )
Ké woyé boli lalé n'na doni kassi kan Woyé boli lalé (Hey, hey! )
Ké woyé boli lalé n'na doni kassi kan Woyé boli lalé (Hey, hey! )
 
I kanan n'bila doni kassi kan Woyé boli lalé (Wo dén té soron)
I kanan n'bila doni kassi kan Woyé boli lalé (Wo dén té soron)
Nyé n'ta sorona kono mi ma ta I yonfé (Wo dén té soron lonkéléna)
Nyé n'ta sorona kono mi ma ta I yonfé (Wo dén té soron lonkéléna)
Sini Mory la diyandé Timba bara wouloukounta souba ma kata I yala
Ah sara lila
 
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
Yékéké nimo yé ké yé ké
 
Translation

Yeke Yeke

You're my own little movie star
I've found you
you are my superstar
the number 1 in my heart
 
If you do not kiss me now give
that's a sin
This is a solid happy ending
and our new start
 
hey you
I'm crazy for you
hey you
you're such a nice pretty face
your little summer trials
 
yeye ye Yeke
Yeke Yeke yeye
Yeke yeye
Yeke Yeke yeye
 
you play the leading role
n a fairytale
I have invented
you are my prince super
I'm your princess
 
you are the first of my
love wins
You're just what I wanted
I love you
 
hey you
I'm crazy for you
hey you
you have such a nice pretty face
your little summer trials
 
yeye ye Yeke
Yeke Yeke yeye
Yeke yeye
Yeke Yeke yeye
 
The first sweet nothings
 
My little brother
 
Comments
Mande-PrincessMande-Princess    Fri, 12/06/2015 - 05:12

No, offense but the lyrics is not even close to it. And the language is not Dogon, he is speaking Malinke from Guinea -Conakry. I am working on a proper translation and I will forward it to your email.

JaliJali    Fri, 05/07/2019 - 13:04

Mande-princess is right, this song is about a friends betrayal, I could translate it but it'll lose its value in English

Lili PutienneLili Putienne    Tue, 09/06/2020 - 19:25

Please if one of us have a correct translation, could you send it?? 🙏
Thanks very much!

uosidfygsidfuosidfygsidf    Sun, 28/02/2021 - 23:27

The English translation above is not of Mory Kanté's Yéké Yéké, but rather K3's on their 1999 album "Parels".

Diazepan MedinaDiazepan Medina
   Sun, 30/07/2023 - 15:04

The source lyrics have been updated. Please review your translation.