Gaam (Sudan)
Verse 1
Kɔ̀ɔ̀c kɛ̀ nɛ̀ɛ tɔ̀ɔ̀, "Kɔ he," Lɛ̀ɛr kɛ̀ kɔ̀ɔ̀ lɛ̀ɛ nɛ̀ɛ kpɛ̀ɛ, Kɛ̀ kɔ̀ɔ̀ ayɔ̀r nɛ̀ɛ yìr kpɛ̀ɛ, "Ba nɛ̀ɛ," ayɔ̀r kɛ̀dɛ̀. Mɛ̀ɛ kɛ̀ tɔ̀ɔ̀ ayɔ̀r gɔ̀lɔ̀ŋ, Lɛ̀ɛr kɛ̀dɛ̀ ayɔ̀r kɔ̀ɔ̀.
Verse 2
Kɔ̀ɔ̀c kɛ̀ tɔ̀ɔ̀ ayɔ̀r tɛ̀ɛ, Lɛ̀ɛr bia, "Ayɔ̀r kɔ̀ɔ̀ ba?" Mɛ̀ɛ kɛ̀ kɔ̀ɔ̀ tɛ̀ɛ, Lɛ̀ɛr kɛ̀ yɔ̀ɔ̀ ayɔ̀r kpɛ̀ɛ. Lɛ̀ɛr nyɛ̀ɛ̀ kɛ̀ kɔ̀ɔ̀ ayɔ̀r, Ayɔ̀r nɛ̀ɛ kɔ̀ɔ̀ kɛ̀dɛ̀.
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English Translation
Verse 1:
A boss will point and say "Go there," But leaders walk the path ahead, They show they truly, deeply care— "Come follow me," is what they've said. Authority through fear may bind, But leadership transforms the mind.
Verse 2:
The boss demands what must be done, The leader asks, "How can we grow?" One rules by power, stands alone, The other lifts all those below. True leaders serve the ones they guide, And place their people's needs beside.