Kuma Fo

Whatever They Say

Kuma Fo

She preserves life, gives the first breathMon zouha pih he, êh zoua pièh pih
She preserves life, gives the first breathMon zouha pih heyi, êh zoua pièh pih
Woman oh, oh womanN’wonnon ho ho ho n’wonnon
She gives the first breathÊh zouha pih hi

Whatever they sayKúma fɔ́
Whatever women have to sayMùsow bɛ kúma min fɔ́
Is worth listening toKúma lákolon tè
Life is hard, I fight with courage, let me beAyé man fa mi sê nou man vo ayé
Whatever they sayKúma fɔ́
Whatever women have to sayMùsow bɛ kúma min fɔ́
Is worth listening toKúma lákolon tè
You know, my life is mine, so give me spaceIye iye aye mi sê nam man vo

The world was created by a womanPih nou na n´wonni
Mika mika mika mika mikaMika mika mika mika mika
She preserves lifeMon souha pih
Mika mika mika mika mikaMika mika mika mika mika

You wonder how we’re gona make it?Ani wou wê mi gan djê?
We decided to gather our strength and fightGnon nou lê sité bo si adokin
Whatever it costsEnangnon koko
You wonder how we’ll make it?Ani wou wê mi gan djê?

Whatever they sayKúma fɔ́
Whatever women have to sayMùsow bɛ kúma min fɔ́
Is worth listening toKúma lákolon tè
Life is hard, I fight with courage, let me beAyé man fa mi sê nou man vo ayé
Whatever they sayKúma fɔ́
Whatever women have to sayMùsow bɛ kúma min fɔ́
Is worth listening toKúma lákolon tè
You know, my life is mine, so give me spaceIye iye aye mi sê nam man vo

You light up lifeO ngue ngui saka bomoye
You light up lifeO ngue ngui saka bomoye
To educate a woman is to educate a villageLonga nkento longa ngäta
To educate a girl is to educate the worldLonga nkento longa nza
Get up, get up, get upTelama, telama, telema
Regain your feminine strengthWa bonga bu kento buankuo
Woman, woman, woman, get up, get upNke, nke, nke, nkento, telama telama
Regain your feminine strengthWa bonga bu kento buankuo

I travelled to the NorthKó ne taara báyanfan
People from the North told meBáyanfan mɔgɔ bɛ́ɛ kó
That women have dignityMùso ye hɔ́rɔn ye
I travelled to the WestKó ne taara tìlebi
People from the West told meTìlebi mɔgɔ bɛ́ɛ kó
That women have dignityMùso ye hɔ́rɔn ye

I belong to myself, I'm free to do what I likeMam ya mam man’m m’sondate
I will not accept what others want me to beM’pana le sake man mam ob sondate
I belong to myself, I'm free to do what I likeMam ya mam man’m m’sondate
I will never accept it anymoreM’pana le sak yeee

Whatever they sayKúma fɔ́
Whatever women have to sayMùsow bɛ kúma min fɔ́
Is worth listening toKúma lákolon tè
Life is hard, I fight with courage, let me beAyé man fa mi sê nou man vo ayé
Whatever they sayKúma fɔ́
Whatever women have to sayMùsow bɛ kúma min fɔ́
Is worth listening toKúma lákolon tè
You know, my life is mine, so give me spaceAye mi sê nam man vo

Whatever they sayKúma fɔ́
Whatever women have to sayMùsow bɛ kúma min fɔ́
Is worth listening toKúma lákolon tè
I will not be driven like a carMam pa mobile pana sak ye
Woman, woman, womanN’wonnon N’wonnon n’wonnon

You give hopeOpessa ka elikia
You give hopeOpessa ka elikia
You give hopeOpessa ka elikia
You give lifeOpessa ka bomoyi
To educate a woman is to educate a villageLonga nkento longa ngäta
To educate a girl is to educate the worldLonga nkento longa nza