[Verse 1: Fatoumata Diawara]
Aw nyènafin bè n’na
Nyènafin bè n’na, aw nyènafin bè n’na
Aw nyènafin bè n’na
N’balimaw yo, nyènafin bè n’na
N’sinjimaw yo, ja nyènafin bè n’na
N’balimaw yo, ja n’ko nyènafin bè n’na
[Chorus: Fatoumata Diawara]
Somaw, somaw
Somaw, somaw
Somaw, somaw
Somaw, somaw bè di?
Aw bè di?
Somaw, somaw
Somaw, somaw
Somaw, somaw
Somaw, somaw bè di?
Aw bè di?
[Verse 2: Angie Stone]
I've been around the world and I've seen
Just about everything
But nothing sweet as family
This a cold distant world
And it's so easy to get caught up in it
Consumed by many and manipulation
But I'd give anything
To rewind with every dream
For when it all begins for me
There was my brother, there was my sister
There was my father, there was my mother
There was my family, yeah, yeah, ooh
There was my cousins, there was my aunts
There was my granny, there was my papa, oh, oh
Family, yeah, I'm missing you
Oh, being far away from homе
I miss you, yes, I do
[Chorus: Fatoumata Diawara]
Somaw, somaw
Somaw, somaw
Somaw, somaw
Somaw, somaw bè di?
Aw bè di?
[Outro: Angie Stone, Fatoumata Diawara]
I need your love, I want your time
I need you by my sidе
My family, I need you near me
(Fotoninw ci nema) I need your love, I want your time
(Kumakaninw ci ne ma) I need you by my side
My family, I need you near me
(Fotoninw ci nema) I'm missing you
(Kumakaninw ci ne ma) Being far away from home
I miss you, yes, I do
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
(Fotoninw ci nema) I need your love, I want your time
(Kumakaninw ci ne ma) I need you by my side
I want my family (Family)