🇳🇪 125 Niger
Lyrics
“Ay ga koy”
→ I am going / I will go
“Haray ga koy”
→ We are going / we go together (communal sense)
“Boro ga koy”
→ People are going
“Ay si na”
→ I do not stop / I do not stay
“Ay har no”
→ I continue
Intro — voices + calabash
Ee…
Ee ay…
Ay no…
Verse 1
Ay ga koy
Ay ga koy
Haray ga koy
Haray ga koy
Ay ga koy
Ay ga koy
Haray ga koy
Haray ga koy
Response — women
Ee…
Ay ga koy…
Chorus — call & response
CALL
Ay ga koy!
RESPONSE
Ay ga koy!
CALL
Haray ga koy!
RESPONSE
Haray ga koy!
Instrumental — calabash + claps
(calabash pulse)
clap
clap clap
Verse 2
Ay si na
Ay si na
Boro ga koy
Boro ga koy
Ay si na
Ay si na
Boro ga koy
Boro ga koy
Response — women
Ee…
Boro ga koy…
Chorus — call & response
CALL
Ay ga koy!
RESPONSE
Ay ga koy!
CALL
Haray ga koy!
RESPONSE
Haray ga koy!
Mid Break — voices
Ee ay…
Ee ay…
(calabash answering)
Verse 3
Ay har
Ay har
Ay har no
Ay har no
Ay har
Ay har
Ay har no
Ay har no
Response — women
Ee…
Ay har…
Chorus — long cycle
CALL
Ay ga koy!
RESPONSE
Ay ga koy!
CALL
Haray ga koy!
RESPONSE
Haray ga koy!
Final Section — communal
Ay ga koy…
Haray ga koy…
Ay ga koy…
Outro — fade
Ee…
Ee ay…
clap
clap clap
(calabash fading)