Yum-maa yehii jaabe
Yum-maa yehii jaabe
Your Mom Went to Look for Jujube Fruit
Lullaby
Lullaby
(Fula)
(English)
Oo baynaa! Oo bay!
Oo baynaa! Oo bay!
Dey yu, dey yu, dey yu
Dey yu, dey yu, dey yu
Yum-maa yehii jaabe,
O addii jaabel gootel,
Muccii e hakkunde laawol
Ferlii e hakkunde maayo
Ferlii e hakkunde maayo
Oo baynaa! Oo bay!
Oo baynaa! Oo bay!
Dey yu, dey yu, dey yu
Dey yu, dey yu, dey yu
Yum-maa yehii jaabe
Yum-maa yehii jaabe
O addii jaabel gootel,
O addii jaabel gootel,
Oo baynaa! Oo bay!
Oo baynaa! Oo bay!
O-oh, bayna! Oh, bay!
O-oh, bayna! Oh, bay!
Hush, hush, hush!
Hush, hush, hush!
Your mom went to look for jujube fruit
She found only one,
She ate it on the way back
She threw the pit in the river
She threw the pit in the river
O-oh, bayna! Oh, bay!
O-oh, bayna! Oh, bay!
Hush, hush, hush!
Hush, hush, hush!
Your mom went to look for jujube fruit
Your mom went to look for jujube fruit
She found only one
She found only one
O-oh, bayna! Oh, bay!
O-oh, bayna! Oh, bay!
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