Aras – Bilingual Lyrics Wolof/English

• By: Ashs The Best

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Please let me see what you feel

Please let me know what you want

It has been a long time since you lived

Please let me know what I should do

Do you know that we are one

God has united us

Here on earth and in the sky

God has united us

We are one

I want to know that I am one with you

I will be with you

No one can take me away from you

I want to be like God has united us

I want to know that I am one with you

He wrote to you, Aras

If you come, you will see me

I want to be like Aras

I want to know that I am one with you

I will be with you

I want to be like God has united us

No one can take me away from you

I want to know that I am one with you

He wrote to you, Aras

If you come, you will see me

I want to be like Aras

Sky and earth

Oh earth, oh sky

Oh, the sea that shines

I want to know that God has united us

He wrote to you, Aras

If you come, you will see me

I want to be like Aras

You see it in the light

And it is in the brightness

I want you to come to me

A small light that has come to shine upon you

I will rise to meet it

I want to know that God has united us

He wrote to you, Aras

The angel of death has come to take you

Let me take you

A small light that has come to shine upon you

I will rise to meet it

Oh, you

Oh, the sea that shines in the sky

Sky and earth

Oh earth, oh sky

Oh, the sea that shines

Sky and earth

Come to me

Come to me

I will call you

Come to me

Come to me

I will call you

[Wolof]

Bëggu ma ngay gis lu la yéem

Bëggu ma nga gis lu la jaaxal

Jaral na ma faat bakkan yow nga dund

Bëggu ma la gis ngay caalit

Xanaa xamoo ni benn lañ

Ndekete Yàllaa ñu boole

Fii ci suuf ci asamaan si

Yàllaa ñu boole

ñu doon benn say

Di naa la xammal budoon benn fas

Naaru goor laa ci yow

Man di naa la dawal Safaa’g Marwaa

Kenn du ma jiitu ci yow

Di naa la yëggël ni Yàllaa ñu boole

Bind na ko Aras

Buñ demmee ba gisatoo ma

Daa fekk man ma jiitu la Aras

Man Di naa la xammal budoon benn fas

Naaru goor laa ci yow

Di naa la dawal Safaa’g Marwaa

Kenn du ma jiitu ci yow

Man Di naa la yëggël ni Yàllaa ñu boole

Bind na ko Aras

Buñ demmee ba gisatoo ma

Daa fekk man ma jiitu la Aras

Asamaan akk suuf

Yaay suuf yaay asmaan

Yaay bidéew biy leeral

Di naa la xammal ni Yàllaa ñu boole

Bind na ko Aras

Buñ demmee ba gisatoo ma

Daa fekk man ma jiitu la Aras

Gis la ci lëndëm bi

Te nekk ci leer

Baayi la fa ngay gëlëm

Metit bu naree ñëw di dal sa kaw

Ma taxaw dekku ko

Di naa la xammal ni Yàllaa ñu boole

Bind na ko Aras

Malaakal Méwti sax bu la soxla woon

Na ma jël baayi la

Metit bu naree ñëw di dal sa kaw

Ma taxaw dekku ko

Yaay booy

Yaay bidéew biy leeral asamaan

Asamaan akk suuf

Yaay suuf yaay asmaan

Yaay bidéew biy leeral

Asamaan akk suuf

Dee ma ree

Dee ma ree

Ma lay ree

Dee ma ree

Dee ma ree

Ma lay ree

Key Grammar Structures

• Bëggu ma ngay gis lu la yéem

  ➔ Use of the verb 'bëgg' (to want) in the present tense.

  ➔ The phrase means 'I want to see what you are doing'.

• Di naa la xammal budoon benn fas

  ➔ Use of the verb 'xamm' (to know) in the present tense with a negation.

  ➔ This means 'I do not know anything about you'.

• Yaay suuf yaay asmaan

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis.

  ➔ This translates to 'Earth and sky', emphasizing both elements.

• Naaru goor laa ci yow

  ➔ Use of the verb 'naaru' (to be) in the present tense.

  ➔ This means 'I am with you'.

• Kenn du ma jiitu ci yow

  ➔ Use of the verb 'jiitu' (to meet) in the present tense with a negation.

  ➔ This means 'No one has met you'.

• Bind na ko Aras

  ➔ Use of the verb 'bind' (to write) in the present tense.

  ➔ This translates to 'I write to you, Aras'.

• Ma taxaw dekku ko

  ➔ Use of the verb 'taxaw' (to stand) in the present tense.

  ➔ This means 'I stand up for you'.