Lyrics:

Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Fakoly ni Soumdjata b? Souman Gourou gn? na
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Fakoly ni Soumdjata b? Souman Gourou gn? na

D? ya k? ka ka l? djamana mina,
D? ya k? ka ka l? muso mina ra,
D? ya k? ka ka l? djamana mina
Soumahoro bori la, Soumahoro bori la, Soumahoro ka ti bori la !

Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Fakoly ni Soumdjata b? Souman Gourou gn? na
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Fakoly ni Soumdjata b? Souman Gourou gn? na

(solo n'goni)

Griotte Saramba Kouyat?:
Ah!
N'ko, kuma mi f? ni? oy? tugnan le di Allah
O' tumana Soumangourou Kant? l? djani tun'y? mand?ka lou da la
F?l? f?l? f?l?
O'k?la tuma'mina fadabni simbo wili'la
Ka Soumangourou Kant? djen
A'ko mand? ka lou dara
Okela ko'ba y? !

Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Fakoly ni Soumdjata b? Souman Gourou gn? na

(Solo n'goni)

D? lou ko soumahoro ta kourou kou na,
D? lou ko soumahoro tara ba dji la,
D? lou ko' soumahoro tara kourou kou non
Soumahoro borila !
D? lou ko soumahoro tara waya si ra,
D? lou ko soumahoro tara ba dji la
D? lou ko' soumahoro tara kourou kou na
Soumahoro borila !

Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Fakoly ni Soumdjata b? Souman Gourou gn? na

D? lou ko soumahoro kant? bori la,
D? lou ko soumahoro kant? tounou' na,
D? lou ko soumahoro tara kourou kouna
Soumahoro burila !
Dja ! dja ! soumahoro borila !
Dja ! dja ! soumahoro borila !
Dja ! soumahoro, soumahoro borila
Soumahoro borila !

Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Alou may? ! Alou may?
Fakoly ni Soumdjata b? Souman Gourou gn? na

Griotte Saramba Kouyat?: