All you true friends, who never doubted my integrity, who appreciate what I'm trying to accomplish as a musician and who respect me as a person, here's a song for you. Your unfailing support is what inspires me to go on! Badou SILA BA (from the album Daraja / English translation below) Moolu baa kata kang ka nfilindi / Bari mmanta fili la / Mbe nna sila ba kilingho lemutala / Maakang dima munna silooti, sila ba. / Molu lafita ntorala / Mmang lafi julu joola / Nnaa ta nning hakili be tola / Mbe nna kora julo maa la / Maakang dima lenna silooti, sila ba. / Moo be lamoyla kafo kono / Kanu mo ming be sila koyo kang / Kannunte ming sondomo be saharing / Mbe kora julo maalan ye, nteeri. / Moolu ba kata kang fo isi jenke / Mmanta kela mola jongketi / Nte nning hakili kiling le naata / Mbe nna kora julo maalaa / Maakang dima munna silooti, sila ba / Moo hameng tang le ka sila faling / Nte be sila beto le kang / Ngha nkung tiling taa dula bete kang / Kora julu dima maale yeng si jang / Maakang dima munna silooti, sila beto. / Moo be lamoyla kafo kono / Kanu mo hakili betema / Kanunte ming ya hamen da long / Mbe kora julo maalan ye , nteeri. ----------------------------- People try to lead me astray / I'm not here to get lost / I will follow my own direction / I am here to play my music / Music is my road, the big road. / People try to hurt me / I am not here for revenge / I have come with a peaceful heart / I am here to play my song / Music is my road, the big road. / Someone in the crowd will listen / A friend with a clear direction / A friend with a peaceful heart / I am here to play for you, my friend. / People try to twist my principles / I am not here to be someone's slave / I have come with a strong mind / I am here to play my music / Music is my road, the big road. / Weak people take wrong turns / I am here on the right track / I chose the richt direction / I am here to play my song / Music is my road, the big road. / Someone in the crowd will listen / A friend with a strong mind / A friend with a clear direction / I am here to play for you, my friend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~