YASUAKI SHIMIZU

Lebon Lipon
Lyrics: Wasis Diop (Wolof), Yasuaki Shimizu, Mieko Shimizu (Japanese)
Translation: Johnny Barrett

Lebone lipone
Amon nafi daan na ame
Niari tanita da niu dadie wone
Kena iti ne moy ndeye dior
Kena ki ne moy ciamon
Dadie bougge bolo
Dene seti bena gor moune lene
Da guene bougge bolo
Da guene bougge bolo
Ma keamel lene ne
Ma keamel lene ne
Niari tanka dou niu khoulo
Niari tanka dou niu khoulo
Niari tanka bou niu khoulo
Borom tede ba niu dioubo
Lebon lipon
Lebon lipon

Aru toki wa, irechigai doko made mo
Ki ga tsukeba, kuzurekake, itsu made mo
(Waron na ami daak waron na ami daak)
Tomedonaku karamiau doko made mo
(Guis nga sa ma wadie)

Lebon lipon
Amone nafi dane na am niari tank da
Niu dadie wone ne daniuy bolo

Lebone lipone
Amon nafi daan na ame
Niari tanita da niu dadie wone
Kena iti ne moy ndeye dior
Kena ki ne moy ciamon
Dadie bougge bolo
Deme seti bena gor moune lene
Ma khamel lene ne
Ma khamel lene ne
Niari tank dou niu diogge ndo
Kena rekay diok
Kathia des topathi
Kena rek oy diok
Kathia des topathl
Lebon lipon
Lebon lipon
Lebon lipon

Aru toki wa sowasowa to doko made mo
Ki ga tsukeba karamiau itsu made mo
Tomedonaku hibikiwataru doko made mo
Tsumasaki ga irechigai itsu made mo

Kena rek ay diok niathia des topa thi
Kena rek ay xam nlathia des topa thi
Xolaal sa ha wadie

Aru toki wa irechigai doko made mo
Ki ga tsukeba irechigai itsu made mo
Tomedonaku karamiau doko made mo
Tsumasaki ga sowasowa to itsu made mo Once upon a time
As the story always goes
Two feet did meet
One called itself Right
The other, Left
They decided to unite

So as to be able to move together
They went to see an elder
To settle their union
And this was what he had to say:
"Two feet should never get on top of one another
You are bound to each other
So that you may move around
You should never lift both feet
At the same time
One moves and the other follows
Each in turn
If you get on top of each other
You are in for a fall

One-two marks the time, one two marks the time."

Once upon a time
As the story always goes
Since the world began
These two feet are bound together.

Sometimes they lead us in a good direction
Yet at other times one wonders do they know what they're doing.

Come Tomorrow
Lyrics: Wasis Diop (Wolof), Mieko Shimizu (Japanese)
Translation: Johnny Barrett

Thialaer
Yenu nguelaye
Sani ko thia kow
Lolou kuko feke
Niane di nguu feke dewen
Feite na dunda na
Boba khale lu
Feke na guena bari dole deguena

N 'dey sano n'dey sano n'dey sane

Ao, aka, murasaki, midori-iro
Me ni amaru kimi no shinkiro
Aka, ao, midori, murasaki-iro
Oikaze ni oikosare

Thialaer
Yenu nguelaye
Sani ko thia kow
Lolou kuko feke
Niane di nguu feke dewen
Feite na dunda na
Boba khale lu
Feke na guena barl dole deguena

Ao, aka, murasaki, midori-iro
Muko ni hikaru wakaremichi kara
Aka, ao, midori, murasaki-iro
Tojita mama no chizu no e

Soye wolo
Woloul fo kham ne worna
Soye kholo
Kholale fo kham ne rafet na

Soyb kholo
Kholale fo kham ne rafet na
Soye woloooo....Dey san

Thialaer
Yenu nguelaye
Sani ko thia kow
Lolou kuko feke
Niane di nguu feke dewen
Feite na dunda na
Boba khale lu
Feke na guena bari dole deguena

N'dey sano n'dey sano n'dey sano

Ao, aka, murasaki, midori-iro
Hajikeru oto, kikoeru yo na
Aka, ao, midori, murasaki-iro
Miagetara umi no soko

Soye wolo
Woloul fo kham ne worna
Soye kholo
Kholale fo kham ne rafet na
Soye kholo
Kholale fo kham ne rafet na
Soye woloooo....Deysan In the desert
The wind lifts
The hot sand
In a spiral as far as the stars

If you make a wish
Before the first grains of sand
Reach the sky
You will live to be a thousand years

. . .

When I was young
I made this wish
Before this whirlwind
This is why, I know, I will live for a thousand years

Turn towards the spiral
And head into the whirling wind.

Aduna
Lyrics: Wasis Diop
Translation from Wolof/French: Johnny Barrett

Droit de l'homme.....
Droit de l'homme.....
Bayil di toon sa moromo
Bayil di toon sa moromo.....
Taw bi su sobe niepe la sobal
Dianta bi bu sowe nlepe la sowal
Pex mi bu diogge dugge sa ker
Sufa diogge sa ma ker la diem
Bayil di toun sa morom
Lolu mo lay won ne sa morom la

Droit de l'homme
Droit de l'homme.....

Su n diel diote cocorico sa ndiel
Nga diok di dem
Lo dadiel dielel dielel te dem
Su sa morom ame bul ko nie
Defal n i mom
Bo diare fi mu diar di ngafor

Di ngafor n i mon
Aduna potu ndala
Dangaye naan, diox sa morom naan
Aduna potundala
Dangye naan, diox sa morom nano nano

Droit de l homne
Droit de l homme.....

Oh su suba
Oh su suba......

Bayil di toon sa moromo
Bayil di toon sa moromo
Nit ku niul ak nik ku wex benala
Mi nggi mel ni guddi ak bethiek
Bena bes bi la
A duna potu ndala, da ngaye naan diox
sa morom nan
A duna potu ndala, da ngaye naan diox
sa morom nan..... Aduna, Human Rights,
Human Rights

The sweet perfume of the earth
penetrates all hearts
As the rainwater falls
Both master and servant rejoice

Aduna, Human Rights,
Human Rights

Yet men fight one another

As the fields
are doused by the rain
The next day
They burst forth in defiance

Green through the air
Aduna, Human Rights

When you leave
At the light of dawn
If you come across the rain
Tell it to drop by us

Life is like a big glass of water
Let us drink our fill with care.

0h! Yvonne
Lyrics: Wasis Diop
Translation from French: Johnny Barrett

C'est toi Yvonne
C'est toi qui voles, qui voles, qui
voles, qui voles
C'est toi mon coeur
C'est toi qui j'aime
Mais. . . Tu voles, tu voles, tu voles
C'est toi Yvonne
Mais t'es pas un oiseau
Mais tu voles, tu voles, tu voles

Oh Yvonne pas de misere
Oh Yvonne reviens sur terre

Les oiseaux du matin
C'est le signe d'un destin
Qui vole qui vole
Oiseau de nuit
Tu n'annonces que des ennuis
Quand. . . Tu voles, tu voles, tu voles
T' es pas foutue
De passer par ici, Yvonne, Yvonne, Yvonne

Oh Yvonne revien sur terre
Oh Yvonne fait pas de mystere

Tu t'en vas dans le bruit
D'une tornade qui detruit, au sol, au sol, Yvonne
De St. Luis a Miami
De Paris a Delhi
Tu voles, tu voles, tu voles
Tout les jours dans airs
Il y a un grand mystè
Qui vole, qui vole, qui vole
Yvonne! Oh Yvonne

Le mystere est fini
De retour sur la terre
Yvonne, Yvonne, au sol
Tu vois bien qu on est bien
Sans les siens on s'eteint, Yvonne, Yvonne, Yvonne,
De retour sur la terre
Tu vois bien qu'on est bien
Yvonne, Yvonne, Yvonne
Hey, It's you Yvonne who flies
It's you my sweet, it's you who I love
Yes, Yvonne, you are not a bird,
But still you fly;

Oh Yvonne, no more pain
Come back to earth

Morning birds are the sign of a destiny
Which heads for the sky
Nightbird, you are but an augur of trouble.
When you fly
You never bother to pass by here

Oh Yvonne, come back to earth
Oh, no more riddles.

When you leave
You wreak havoc on the ground
From Saint Louis to Miami,
From Paris to Delhi
Yvonne
There is a mystery in the air
Which flies around

Yvonne ...
The mystery is over
Back on the ground
You see that we get on
You know well that we are nothing
Without you
Yvonne

Mama Rococo
Lyrics: Yasuaki Shimizu (Japanese), Wasis Diop (Wolof)
Summarized Translation: Johnny Barrett

I liked my dream:
It was a bird
That sang at my window
Whose song I loved

This dream
Was different from all others.

WashingBrain Machine
Lyrics: Wasis Diop (Wolof), Mieko Shimizu (Japanese)
Translation: Johnny Barrett

Koko made kite, ki ga tsuita no wa
Nanamemuki no ranhansha

Fadia ro rot
Yendo rot
Mba kham gua li ngay roto

Fadia ro kharo
Yow li nguaye khar
Mba kham ngua li nguay kharo

Aduna famou dore
Fofou ngua dore
Fofou laniou dore

Yow li ngay lath
Mba kham ngua li nguay lath
Mba diar ngua li ngay ladio

Kaerimichi ni omoidashite wa
Tokei no hari makimodosu
Atsuku sasaru hizashi midarete
Suna no soba wo tobikoeru

Beugeu dan sa dole
Texamo louye sa dole
Con de di nga diakhle

Nioune li niouye ladio
Nioune li niouye lath
Mba diar nan li niouye ladio

Yow fa ngua dewe
Boul fok ne fa n'gua diekhe
Fo fou nguaye dore

Mayoikonde wa hobutsusen
Nami ni yurare oremagaru
Koko made kite ki ga tsuita no wa
Nanamemuki no ranhansha

Moteamashita kimazui kibun
Suiso no naka tokekonde
Mawaridashita jishaku ni hikare
Ushiromuki ni kakete yuku

Aduna famou dore
Fofou ngua dore
Fofou laniou dore

Fadia ro rot
Yendo rot
Te khamo li ngaye roto

Yow li ngua lathe
Yendo lathe
Mba diar ngua li ngaye ladio

Hitohashiri de modorikaketara
Okiwasureta sogankyo
Iki wo hisome nozokikondara
Keshiki no soto he hajikareta

From early morning
I drew water at the well
The whole day long

(Chorus)

I do as I did yesterday
And tomorrow will do the same

At the edge of the well
Somebody told me
I was as old as the sky

The other made his wishes
He doesn't really know what he wants
But he was still asked

He made a wish to break down the walls of his body
To understand his power
To confront his body

Others wished
To have a closer look at the sky
And they are still waiting

At the end of life
All fades into winter for eternity
Yet, the spring is always there

From early morning
An other waits
without seeing anything come

(Chorus)

Tamare Tamare
Lyrics: Yasuaki Shimizu
Translation from Japanese: Johnny Barrett

Churning head over heels
Reeling in slipping time
Asleep or awake
Tiredness comes bouncing
Trapped and unable to face
The spiral staircase
Going round and round
Until my body floats
... to fall into the sky

Snared in this expanse of time
Whirling
A photograph caught in a mirror
Dancing round and round
A trembling hand opens
The window of a cloud
A wind cuts through the sky
Round and round
Until my body floats
... to fall into the sky

The First Dog
Lyrics: Mieko Shimizu
Translation from English/Japanese: Johnny Barrett

I'm a dog, coming down to the city.
It was dawn when I Ieft my home
And now l'm just walking,
Iooking for a ray of hope

Pushing away feelings of uneasiness
Holding tight to my expectations
Somebody told me I would find happiness there,
Attractive ladies and pretty dances.
I wonder how much more I have to walk.
...Maybe only half a day...

Walking along this stretching road
Unfolding ahead of me
Drunk with joy in this forgotten sky
Staring into this drifting dream

I've just realized that, l'm a dog...
Let me through!
One hundred miles I remember the train whistle
Two hundred miles my mother is smiling
But, l'm still on my way.

This day has now become tomorrow
l'm smiling at a girl in amongst the crowd
She hardly looks at me
l haven't any money
No one speaks to me
l feel a stranger here now
I go in search of just a little warmth
But where shall I find it?
So... l'm still on my way...

So ... I'm still on my way ...
Still searching
Hearing voices from beyond
At a distance from a golden cloud
Wandering in this uncertain light.

Fool on the Hill
Lyrics: Mieko Shimizu
Translation from Japanese: Johnny Barrett

In an instant I escaped the crowds
To stand on the top of a hill
To let loose
All that was inside of me

Followed by defiant shadows
I stood in the middle of a room
Peeping into a vacant mirror
In the blink of an eye I was cast into space

Quel che e tuo e tuo
Quel che e mio e mio

Sucked into memory
Standing in a box
Hesitatingly opening the door
To find myself suddenly back on the streets

I'm trying to count but I cannot keep my mind on it
I'll take my eyes away from the warm sun glow
In the middle of a collapsing perfect square frame
The colour of the air seems orange

And even the hat seems small
I tried to call out but I'm on the roof
Wrapped in what seems like a dream
I've got the key
But I'm not going back