Kpelle people
Cécé Kolié, lead singer(mélé létomu)
Foromo Onikouyamou, Guoguo Camara, Foromo Gbamou, Mariba
Lamassigui, Kokoli Haba, Germain Doparogui, Antoine Sagno
(singers and instrumentalists)
Siba Fassou, pêle-kalon (chief of the pêle).
musique
*****
What must be done will be done.
Stay calm.
Listen to this majestic song.
The raffia is heavy .
The song is beautiful in the evening
Likala wuya
musique
*****
What must be done will be done.
Stay calm.
Listen to this majestic song.
The raffia is heavy .
The song is beautiful in the evening
The raffia is heavy (repeat).
Initiates and spirits follow the same path.
The initiates do not look behind them.
The raffia is heavy (repeat).
My friends, that’s what it is,
Even if the spirit forgets me, I do not forget him.
Pull, pull, my friends! Pull the song,
For the raffia is heavy.