Kaou

Verse 1

Kaou na yele, kaou na ma,

N’goma kele, n’goma na.

Sira ya kɛlɛ, sira ya fɔ,

Moyo wa n’di, kaou na so.

Under the baobab, I hear your name,

The wind remembers, nothing is the same.

When the night falls over the golden land,

I feel your spirit holding my hand.

Bridge (Build / Dark)

Eya, eya, mama yé,

N’kala, n’kala, doni yé.

If the river takes me far away,

My soul will find another day.

Chorus

Kaou, Kaou, beyond the sky,

Where the ancient spirits never die.

Kaou, Kaou, follow the light,

We meet again beyond the night.

Hook (Rythm / Slow)

Oh Kaou, ya-ya, Kaou,

N’di na so, n’di na so.

Oh Kaou, ya-ya, Kaou,

Love will lead us home.

Verse 2

Kaya na yé, n’bara na yé,

The moon still sings what our fathers say.

A thousand drums beneath the ground,

Calling the lost where peace is found.

No tears upon the sacred road,

No heavy heart, no final load.

When my shadow leaves the earth behind,

I’ll see the ones I left in time.

Bridge (Build / Dark)

Eya, eya, sira wa,

Moyo kele, moyo na.

Across the river, across the flame,

The ancestors whisper my name.

Chorus

Kaou, Kaou, beyond the sky,

Where the ancient spirits never die.

Kaou, Kaou, follow the light,

We meet again beyond the night.

Hook (Rythm / Slow)

Oh Kaou, ya-ya, Kaou,

N’di na so, n’di na so.

Oh Kaou, ya-ya, Kaou,

Love will lead us home.

Verse 3

When the last drum slowly fades,

And the sun sleeps behind the plains,

I will walk where the stars are near,

With no more sorrow, no more fear.

Kaou na yele, kaou na ma,

My spirit rises with the dawn.

What we call goodbye on earthly ground,

Is only where another road is found.

Alternative Bridge (Build / Melody)

Sama ye, sama ye,

Kɔrɔ ye, kɔrɔ ye.

If I cross the endless river,

Will you know me forever?

Eya… eya…

The old ones call my name.

Eya… eya…

And nothing dies in vain.

Last Chorus

Kaou, Kaou, beyond the sky,

Where every broken heart can fly.

Kaou, Kaou, into the light,

No more darkness, no more night.

Kaou, Kaou, hear the drums,

From the land where the spirit comes.

Kaou, Kaou, when I go,

Love will be the path I know.

Final Hook (Sythm / Break)

Kaou… ya-ya… Kaou…

N’di na so… n’di na so…

Kaou… ya-ya… Kaou…

Beyond the stars, I’ll find my home.

Kaou… Kaou…

Moyo na… moyo na…

We never disappear…

We only journey on.