Mom is christian, dad is muslim
Mom is ébrié; dad is dioula
So they speak in french
neither of them taught us
the language of their tribe
“What is she saying?
Everytime i hear the language
of my tribe
“What is she saying?
I ask my father
translate it for me
During ramadan we make dua
they never do it in french
I don’t understand what they say
I don’t understand what they say
i am guessing that it was profound
“What is she saying?...
i don’t want my children to be like me
I’ll be sure my father teaches them
if you don’t know where you’re from
You don’t know where you’re going.
You feel like a stranger in your tribe
“What is she saying?...
Sometimes i hide my last name
People, people know my tribe
they speak
I don’t understand them
“What is she saying?...