Allah L’aake

This is a really beautiful kora song. As with all of the kora songs on this site, this is only what I know, what I have been taught. I know that there are many more words to this song. If you have additional lyrics to this song I would love to know – please contact me about posting them here.

The song:

Allah L’aake
Silang wo jong ma kay
Kwo be kali baileh
Allah barro jong to baila

There are a couple of different rough versions of translation.

One is:

It is what God wills. Everything can be cancelled. What Allah does, no man can cancel.

Another:

Allah does it. Now. No man does it.

Hear Bakary Jobarteh sing Allah L’aake