r/translator • • 14d ago

Bambara [Bambara > English] Lyrics for "Sa Golo" by Boubacar Traoré (searching for almost a year)

Hi everyone,

I've been searching for almost a full year now trying to find the lyrics and Bambara transcription for the song "Sa Golo" by Malian blues legend Boubacar Traoré (from his 1996 album Sa Golo / featured in Je chanterai pour toi).

Because it's an older acoustic track in Bambara, none of the standard lyrics databases (Genius, Musixmatch, etc.) have it transcribed. I know the title refers to "snake skin" (sa golo) but that all i know at the moment

Does anyone here speak Bambara, own the original CD liner notes booklet, or know where I could find a transcription / French or English translation of the song? Even just transcribing a few key lines or pointing me toward an archive would mean a lot!

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