Amadou & Mariam

Make yourself the most beautiful for the party in the village
Make yourself the prettiest for the party in the village

And I would be the most beautiful for you my love
And I would be the prettiest for you my dear

Make yourself the most beautiful for the party in the village
Make yourself the prettiest for the party in the village

And I would be the most beautiful for you my love

I am a peasant, a farmer
I have in my fields, rice, and maize

I have also in my field
cotton, beans and fonio

Beans in my field... for the Keitas and the Coulibalys
Beans in my field... for the Dembeles and the Traores
Beans in my field... for the Kones and the Diarras
Beans in my field... for the Toures and the Samakes

Make yourself more beautiful for the festival village
Make yourself more attractive for the feast in the village

And I would be the most beautiful for you my love
And I would be the prettiest for you my dear

Others come by moped,
Others on the bicycles,
Others in boats,
And others by train,
Some in trucks,
For the party in the village

And I would be the most beautiful for you my love
And I would be the prettiest for you my dear

I put my nice shoes,
My pretty pants and beautiful jacket
And my beautiful shirt and tie
To seduce you

(x2)
We'll sing
We will dance
We're going tell each other sweet words of love