Youssou N'Dour: Birima

Ah! Birima! A day spent in your presence Was the picture of hospitality! This music was transmitted by the griots Who painted vivid portraits of the kingdom Mbaboor became inextricably linked To the history of Cajor Most importantly, it forged a new and enduring link Between royalty and the common people Where relations had been different before As the classes lived and struggled and Celebrated together Common experience allowed them to identify With one another