ALL-CAMP TUNE:

“YIRIBA”

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8KFwDnoh6k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10S6Xa1g2g4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgUJXLficPg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWyYXCECFgI

LYRICS/Translation:

Yiriba-(y)eh x2

Yiriba (old tree) been doh (falling) nyo sodo (not gonna happen at same time) mandee (not good)

Meaning “the two old big trees are not gonna fall at the same time”
Context: An old proverb to remind young generation to learn how to respect our elders (The old people aren’t going to all die at the same time)

DuGu (a town in Mali) Ma (me) Korabah (old person) Yeh (which) Yiriba (old tree) doyeh (another one)

meaning: “the old people from my town are like another old tree” context: The baobao tree is a very old type of tree in West Africa.

Yiriba (old tree) been doh (falling) nyo sodo (not gonna happen at same time) mandee