Alpha Blondy - Seba Allah Y'e

 

Release date: 1985

Alpha Blondy, or Seydou Koné, is a Reggae musician from Côte d'Ivoire. His songs are in various languages, many of them sung in Dioula, a native language of Ivory Coast. The Reggae that Alpha Blondy plays is often intertwined with African music. A major theme throughout his music is that Africa has fallen ill because of its politicians. His aim is to unite Africa through music.

In "Seba Allah Y'e" Alpha mentions the sun, the moon, animals, wind and water, and above all Allah, in 'Sebe Allah Y'e'. He asks the Lord for help and to rescue Africa from famine, drought and the economic crisis Africa is hungry and no one has come to help us.

Album: Apartheid Is Nazism

LYRICS

La ila ilalao Mahamadou rassoulilaï
Mahamadou rassoulilaï
Sébé Alla yé, sélé Allah yé... sé
Sébé Alla yé, sélé Allah yé sé
Sébé Alla yé, sélé Allah yé sé, yé sé
Sébé Alla yé, n'ko sébé Allah yé sé
Sé mibi néyé
Sé mibi iléyé
Allah kodi iléda
Ni mi-bi iléla
Ni mi-bé néla
Allah kohodo anougou la
Sé mibi iléyé
N'ko sé mibé n'néyé
Massa ko oni annougoula

Téré béyé
Kalo béyé
Fôgnon ni dji béyan
Mogohou béye
Sogohou béye
Djinanhou fanan béhantchêman
Téré béyé
Kalo béyé
Fôgnon ni dji béyan
Mogohou béye
Sogohou béye
Djinanhou fanan béhantchêman

N'ko sébé Allah yé, sébé Alla yé sé
Sébé Allah yé, sébé Allah yé sé
Sébé Allah yé sé, sébé Allah yé sé, sé, sé
Sébé Allah yé sé, sébé Allah yé sé
Séri séri, n'gouyé séri n'téri
Séri séri Allah dari n'téri

Dougoukoro bé ansé kôro
Sangoro béankounan
Dougoukoro béansé kôrô
Lolohou béankounan
Séri séri, n'gouyé séri n'téri
Séri séri massa dari n'téri