Afropop lent, Afro-Drill sombre Music Around Trahison entre amis, désillusion, rupture
🇫🇷 Français
"Gëm naa la te jàpp naa la" est un lamento lent et saisissant, sur la douleur d’être trahi par un ami proche.
En wolof, ce titre parle avec justesse de la confiance brisée, sans tomber dans la haine. C’est une chanson à écouter quand le silence pèse, quand le doute s’installe, quand il faut poser des mots sur une perte.
🇬🇧 English
"Gëm naa la te jàpp naa la" ("I trusted you, I believed you") is a slow, haunting Wolof ballad about friendship and betrayal.
With dark percussion and emotional delivery, it captures the subtle rage and sorrow of broken trust. The kind of track that speaks loudest in silence.
🌍 Wolof
"Gëm naa la te jàpp naa la" du ci sama doom. Sama xarit moo wax, moo def, moo bàyyi. Sama doom xam na ne gëm du neex, waaye moo tax ma wax. Sama xol moo laaj, moo xam, moo màx. Jàmm sax moo réer.
About this song
Sama xarit, sama gëstu brings Afropop lent, Afro-Drill sombre into a contemporary African sound. The vocals move through Wolof. The track carries a lent, triste, mélancolique mais digne atmosphere shaped by trahison entre amis, désillusion, rupture. It moves at 85 BPM.
Song details
African music and Wolof sounds
Sama xarit, sama gëstu explores contemporary African music through Afropop lent, Afro-Drill sombre music, with vocals in Wolof. Its lent, triste, mélancolique mais digne atmosphere gives the track a distinctive African sound.
As an African song, Sama xarit, sama gëstu connects regional musical identity with today's African music scene. The use of Wolof places the track within Wolof music and the diversity of African songs performed in the continent's languages. Its Afropop lent, Afro-Drill sombre direction links the song to Afropop lent, Afro-Drill sombre music, African rhythms and contemporary African sounds. The musical world develops around trahison entre amis, désillusion, rupture. At 85 BPM, the tempo helps define its rhythmic character.
For listeners discovering African music, African songs and new African sounds, Sama xarit, sama gëstu highlights how language, rhythm and regional influences can meet in one contemporary track. Its lent, triste, mélancolique mais digne mood adds another dimension to that identity.
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(HOOK – voix fatiguée, grave, répétée avec variations) Gëm naa la te jàpp naa la… Ma waxe la sama xel, nga jàpp ko ni xawar Gëm naa la te jàpp naa la… Waaye laaj naa bés bu nekk : “Lu la tax nga waxe ma ?” (Verse 1) Moo tax ma tàggat – sama doom moo gën xam Sama xel moo mën waxe, sama bëgg moo gën jam Xarit moo tax ma nekk ni xel mu leer Waaye xol bu weex moo def ma làng ci weer (Pre-Chorus) Seen wax moo daw, seen gëm moo tàll Seen tééré moo leer, waaye sama xol moo dakk Seen bopp moo neex, waaye sama bopp moo tax Dama gëm naa la… waaye sama xol moo màx (HOOK – plus intense) Gëm naa la te jàpp naa la… Sama bopp moo jóg ci say wax, moo bàyyi ma Gëm naa la, sama doom moo fàcc Sama xam-xam moo daanu ci say làkk (Verse 2) Xarit bu wóor, du tax sa doom daanu Xarit bu dëgg, moo waxe bu leer, moo xam ci yoonu Waaye yaw nga tugg sama xol, nga sédd sama yaram Nga waxe ma “ba pare”, nga màgg sama jam (Bridge – silence, presque parlé) Duma jàpp sa bopp… waaye dama sax wax Lu ci xew dafa rey – lu la tax nga waxe ma? Dama fa jëkër, sama doom mooy témoin Ma fa tàggat… waaye sama xol moo ween (Dernier HOOK – désillusion acceptée) Gëm naa la te jàpp naa la… Ba tey sama doom moo fàcc, sama gëm moo gën Xarit mooy doom, waaye doom moo fay Gëm naa la… te jàpp naa la.