These are the lyrics to the Mandinka kora song “Kelefa Ba” and its rough translation into English. This is only part of the song, as the original is epically long. If you have additional lyrics to this song I would love to know – please contact me about posting them here.
Verse 1
Jola Kelefa, Badora Jola [...]

From http://www.kaira-arts.co.uk
Virtuoso Kora Player and Praise Singer (a Griot), Jali Fily hails from Ziguinchor in the beautiful lush region of Casmance, Southern Senegal.
Fily is a Mandinkan Griot. The Mandinka, a social group of approximately 4 million, live in and around Senegal, Mali and the Gambia. The Griots are professional hereditary musicians who once advised [...]