Dem

from Emissaire Vol. 1 by Daby Touré & Chris Velan

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Dem (translation to follow)

Yangui mey rombe di dem (di dém)
Were di dokhi sa sokhla
faleo faleo kene (di dem)
Guissoulo guissoulo kene

Niemewoma
Fonkouloma
Begoulome
Yeuremoulome
Deh det

Yeuremoulome
Begoulome
Fonkouloma
Niemewoma
Deh det

Niaary fane anguini
Nanouma leketoume
Niaary fane anguini
Sangouma nelaouma

Niemewoma
Fonkouloma
Begoulome
Yeuremoulome
Deh det

Yangui mey rombe di dem di dém di dem di dém
Yangui mey rombe di dem di dém di dem di dém

Dem (English translation)

You pass by me everyday on the street
And yet you hardly look at me
You go about your business
You don't care about anyone
You don't see anybody

I scare you
You have no respect for me
You don't even love me
Do you have any empathy for me
I don't believe so

Do you have any empathy for me
You don't even love me
You have no respect for me
I scare you
I don't believe so

It's been two days
Since I've eaten or had anything to drink
It's been four days
That I haven't taken a bath or slept

I scare you
You have no respect for me
You don't even love me
Do you have any empathy for me
I don't believe so

You pass by me everyday on the street
And yet you hardly look at me
You pass by me everyday on the street
And yet you hardly look at me

Dem (traduction française)

Tu passes tout les jours devant mon gite
Et pourtant tu me regardes à peine
Tu vaque à tes affaires
Tu ne te souci de personne
Tu ne vois personne

Je te fais peur
Tu n’as aucun estime envers moi
Tu ne m’aimes donc pas
As-tu de l’empathie pour moi
Je ne crois pas

As-tu de l’empathie pour moi
Tu ne m’aime donc pas
Tu n’as aucun estime envers moi
Je te fais peur
Je ne crois pas

Cela fait deux jours
Que je n’ai ni mangé, ni bu
Cela fait quatre jours
Je n’ai pris de bain ni dormi

Je te fais peur
Tu n’as aucun estime envers moi
Tu ne m’aimes donc pas
As-tu de l’empathie pour moi
Je ne crois pas

Tu passes tout les jours devant mon gite
Et pourtant tu me regardes à peine
Tu passes tout les jours devant mon gite
Et pourtant tu me regardes à peine

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from Emissaire Vol. 1, released November 13, 2020
Vocals, guitar, percussion, bass - Daby Touré
Vocals, guitar, banjo - Chris Velan

Engineered and mixed by Rod Shearer
Mastered by Ryan Morey

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A collaboration project between Senegalese-Mauritanian singer-songwriter, Daby Touré and Canadian singer-songwriter, Chris Velan.

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