Bee ya ma yee ah, Afrika !
Bernard Binlin Dadié| Originale | Yawoteni / English translation / Traduzione inglese / Traduction... |
| BEE YA MA YEE AH, AFRIKA ! | DRY YOUR TEARS, AFRIKA ![1] |
| BEE YA MA YEE AH, AFRIKA ! | Dry your tears your children are with you. Dry your tears your children have returned. |
| Bee ya ma yee ah, bee len geisia bee gammah. Bee ya ma yee ah, bee len geisia tee yamanga. | Out of the storms and squalls Out of the storms and squalls Of fruitless journeys, your children have returned. |
| Baa wo, kah ung biah woie yaa. Baa wo, kah ung biah woie yah, yah. Oo be ya ma yee ah, bee len geisia tee yamanga. | We have returned home, We have returned home, We have returned home, Afrika. |
| Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Afrika. | We have returned home, We have returned home, We have returned home, Afrika. |
| Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Afrika. | Dry your tears, your children have returned. Dry your tears, your children are with you. |
| Bee ya ma yee ah, bee len geisia tee yamanga. Mu ya mah mu yeh, bee len geisia bee gammah. | Of fruitless journeys, your children have returned. We have returned home We have returned home We have returned home, Afrika. |
| Oo bee ya mah yee ah Bee len geisia tee yamanga. Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Afrika. | We have returned home We have returned home We have returned home, Afrika. |
| Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Afrika. | Dry your tears, your children have returned. Dry your tears, your children are with you. |
| Be ya mah yee ah, bee len geisia tee yamanga. Be ya mah yee ah, bee len geisia bee gammah. Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Afrika. | We have returned home, We have returned home, We have returned home, Afrika. |
| Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Afrika. | We have returned home, We have returned home, We have returned home, Afrika. |
| Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Mu ya mah mu yeh, Afrika. | We have returned home, We have returned home, We have returned home, Afrika. |
[1] con la k nel testo della Colonna sonora |
