Bakonoba [English translation]

We often allow ourselves to say things

We shouldn’t always speak out

We often say things…

About things that don’t concern us

We should sometimes avoid speaking

There was once a man who loved to eat

Every dish he saw, he wanted some to eat

As soon as he saw food he was tempted to taste it

He fell in love with a girl and brought her to his village

When the children saw him

They all shouted

Calling him:

Mr Big Belly!

They called him Bakonoba! Mr Big Belly!

There was once a man who loved to eat

Every dish he saw, he wanted some to eat

As soon as he saw food he was tempted to taste it

When the children saw him

They all shouted

Calling him:

Mr Big Belly!

They called him Bakonoba! Mr Big Belly!

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