JIIDUGAL Lyrics by ADVISER
My origins spring from the Walo
Then branch out as far as the jeeri
There, clans came together, beyond lands and borders
May our unity always prevail over our divisions
And if your steps have led you astray
Come back and replenish your strength
while there is still time
My dear one, let me guide you
toward this great family to which you belong
My origins carry a message of peace (mbaɗɗa aɗa selli)
I adorn my language so that it may sound sweet to your ears,
even when you do not understand it
From East to West, from North to South,
we are united
I come from Mbagne Cilbe,
from Cuuɗi tati, gabi tati, wooturu waali sayna
I come from a land of believers
There is no need to issue a search notice: I possess nothing that is not mine
There was the pact of Hamady, Booy and Paté
with Dewo Kouno
At the invocation:
“May peace give birth to life,”
they answered:
“Amen! And may twins come, if possible!”
Since then, there has been no regret,
no “if only I had known”
For peace can never be mistaken for misfortune
Those who honor the great family
and strengthen the bonds that unite us shall know happiness
Those who place peace above all else
shall walk in serenity
Our great religious family
brings us together through Islam
And wherever my steps may lead me,
I will never forget where I come from
My origins spring from the Walo
Then branch out as far as the jeeri
There, clans came together, beyond lands and borders
May our unity always prevail over our divisions
And if your steps have led you astray
Come back and replenish your strength
while there is still time
My dear one, let me guide you
toward this great family to which you belong
My origins carry a message of peace (mbaɗɗa aɗa selli)
I adorn my language so that it may sound sweet to your ears,
even when you do not understand it
From East to West, from North to South,
we are united
By the river, look at those pirogues drifting on the water
Pulaagu still carries the longing
for Murtudo Joob e Baba Kaya
Amadou Hamady Diop,
better known as Thierno Kodda,
was welcomed in Mbagne, my home,
which came to be known as Kodda Diine
He fought alongside Thierno Sileymani Baal
Cheikh Oumar Fuutiiyu Tall followed in their footsteps
Bravery opens the way to success,
and success opens the way to emancipation
Thus, my origins spread
until they became one great family
As proof:
Satigui Boubou Booli was introduced to Nima
The Yirlaaɓe Kolli marched alongside Satigi Jobbo
You still do not find my origins beautiful?
Perhaps it is simply because
I have not yet told their story as I should
For when a warrior takes command of his troops,
he does not merely give orders to his men:
he orders fear to stay behind him
My origins:
a return to my roots
My origins:
a return to the source
My origins:
a return to my roots
My origins:
a return to the source
My origins spring from the Walo
Then branch out as far as the jeeri
There, clans came together, beyond lands and borders
May our unity always prevail over our divisions
And if your steps have led you astray
Come back and replenish your strength
while there is still time
My dear one, let me guide you
toward this great family to which you belong
My origins carry a message of peace (mbaɗɗa aɗa selli)
I adorn my language so that it may sound sweet to your ears,
even when you do not understand it
From East to West, from North to South,
we are united