Medina Lyrics in English Youssou N'Dour
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Medina by Youssou N'Dour from Spanish to English.
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Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni mane
Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni mane
Khamouma li neka thi sama souf ak thi guinaw
Khamouma li neka thi sama souf ak thi guinaw
Beugouma kouma khol oaldine yaw li neka si yaw
Beugouma kouma khol oaldine yaw li neka si yaw
mo ne si man, li ne si mane moye dilene diapale
mo ne si man, li ne si mane moye dilene diapale
Roughneck and rudeness
Roughneck and rudeness
We should be using, on the ones who practice wicked charms
We should be using, on the ones who practice wicked charms
For the sword and the stone
For the sword and the stone
Bad to the bone
Bad to the bone
Battle is not over
Battle is not over
Even when it's won
Even when it's won
And when a child is born into this world
And when a child is born into this world
It has no concept
It has no concept
Of the tone the skin is living in
Of the tone the skin is living in
CHORUS
CHORUS
It's not a second
It's not a second
severalseconds away
several seconds away
Just as long as I stay
Just as long as I stay
I'll be waiting
I'll be waiting
It's not a second
It's not a second
7 seconds away
7 seconds away
Just as long as I stay
Just as long as I stay
I'll be waiting
I'll be waiting
J'assume les raisons qui nous poussent de changer tout
J'assume les raisons qui nous poussent de changer tout
J'aimerais qu'on oublie leur couleur pour qu'ils esperent
J'aimerais qu'on oublie leur couleur pour qu'ilsesperant
Beaucoup de sentiments de race qui font qu'ils desesperent
Beaucoup de sentiments de race qui font qu'ils desperent
Je veux les portes grandements ouvertes
I see the large ports ouvertes
Des amis pour parler de leur peine, de leur joie
Des amis pour parler de leur comb, de leur joie
Pour qu'ils leur filent des infos qui ne divisent pas
Pour qu'ils leur filent des infos qui ne divisent pas
Changer
Changer
CHORUS
CHORUS
And when a child is born into this world
And when a child is born into this world
It has no concept
It has no concept
Of the tone of the skin he's living in
Of the tone of the skin he's living in
And there's a million voices
And there's a million voices
And there's a million voices
And there's a million voices
To tell you what she should be thinking
To tell you what she should be thinking
So you better sober up for just a second
So you better sober up for just a second
CHORUS
CHORUS
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