Alama [English translation]

Whatever happens to you, trust in God

Whatever happens to you, trust in God

Since I was a little girl

I was called a whore

I was called a liar

I was called cheeky, and a witch

People even said I had several abortions

I don‟t know why these people attack me

I don‟t know why these people attack me

What a hell, what a hell

What a suffering, what a suffering

What a hell, what a hell

What a suffering, what a suffering

Give me water, so I can give it to my mothers

Give me a voice so that I can talk to my fathers

Give me pity so I can share it with the woman who supports me

Give me pity so that I can share it with my brothers

Give me tolerance so that I can give it to my friend

I don‟t know why these people attack me

I don‟t know why these people attack me

What a hell, what a hell

What a suffering, what a suffering

What a hell, what a hell

What a suffering, what a suffering

Sorry if I have offended you, I am only a child

Sorry if I have offended you, I am only a child

Who is this song for?

I‟m singing it for orphans who have no father or mother

For those without hope, and those with no mother in the world

Sorry if I have offended you, I am only a child

What a hell, what a hell

What a suffering, what a suffering

What a hell, what a hell

What a suffering, what a suffering

• Artist:Fatoumata Diawara
• Album:Fatou (2011)