Yakandi Songtext
von Fatoumata Diawara

We feel good here, what can I do?
The picture seen on the road to Bidjan
Looks like a picture of Wouyandjan
We feel good here, what can I do
The picture seen on the road to Bidjan
Looks like a picture of Wouyandjan

Who do I talk to about this?
I say to my friends in Bidjan
I went travelling
I went to Bidjan
But I couldn′t find Wouyan Diawara
I couldn't find Bakari Diawara
I looked around and the good father was not there
Words are wasted with one who doesn′t talk much
We feel good here


I'm talking to Siya
I tell my good daughter
When you go travelling far away
When you go far away to France
Make sure to look back at your good mother
Make sure to take care of your good husband
Make sure to take care of your good children
Death can bring people together
We feel good here

We feel good here, what can I do?
The picture seen on the road to Bidjan
Looks like a picture of Wouyandjan
We feel good here, what can I do
The picture seen on the road to Bidjan
Looks like a picture of Wouyandjan

The Bambara is black, you are white
Let's unite and march together
I don′t discriminate, we are all the same
The Bambara is black, you are white
Let′s unite and march together
I don't discriminate, we are all the same


We all love it when brothers get along well
We all love it when siblings get along well
We all love it when there is harmony in a mariage
We all love it when true friendship blossoms
Fellow malians, I′ve come with my mothers to greet you
Fellow malians, I've come with my mothers to converse with you
Djinns, protectors of the village, I bow before you
Djinns, protectors of Mali, I bow before you
I say jajaja, I say jajaaa
E jajaja, I say jajaaa
I say jajaaaaa heeeeeyi
He nananana nanana
Ummm Korotoumou′s daughter is here
The two Fantas, Fanta's daughter is here
Fanta Diawara has come
You cannot enjoy brotherhood and friendship without harmony
Love, marriage or gatherings cannot be enjoyed without harmony