Lyrics of Non à l'excision - Tiken Jah Fakoly

Non à l'excision (original)

Elles sont venue, les femmes, avec un grand couteau.
Elle a bien crue qu’elle allai y laisser sa peau
Et puis ce matin, il a fallu qu’elles entrent,
Couper une fleur cachée sous son ventre.
Non a l’excision, Je dis non a l’excision.
Ne les touchez plus, elles ont assez souffert
Un homme essuie son ventre, son corps ne repond même pas
Elle voulais bien qu’il entre mais elle ne le sens même
Il est juste la, juste la pour semer sa graine
Mais ce champ qu’il labour est une bien triste plaine
Non a l’excision, Je dis non a l’excision.
Ne les touchez plus, elles ont assez souffert
Non a l’excision, Je dis non a l’excision.
Ne les touchez plus, elles ont assez souffert
On lui a coupé la peau, peut etre qu’ils la vendent
Comme une morceau de viande, un si petit morceau.
On lui a coupé la peau, juste une bout de son corps.
Ils ont pris dans son île, le plus beau des trésors
Non a l’excision, Je dis non a l’excision.
Ne les touchez plus, elles ont assez souffert
Non a l’excision, Je dis non non non a l’excision.
Ne les touchez plus, elles ont assez souffert
Non a l’excision, non a l’excision.
Ne les touchez plus, elles ont assez souffert

(translation)

They came, the women, with a big knife.
She thought she was going to leave her skin there
And then this morning they had to come in,
Cut a hidden flower under its belly.
No to female circumcision, I say no to female circumcision.
Don't touch them anymore, they've suffered enough
A man wipes his stomach, his body doesn't even respond
She wanted him to come in but she didn't even feel it
He's just there, just there to sow his seed
But this field he plows is a very sad plain
No to female circumcision, I say no to female circumcision.
Don't touch them anymore, they've suffered enough
No to female circumcision, I say no to female circumcision.
Don't touch them anymore, they've suffered enough
Got his skin cut off, maybe they're selling it
Like a piece of meat, such a small piece.
They cut off his skin, just a piece of his body.
They took from his island, the finest of treasures
No to female circumcision, I say no to female circumcision.
Don't touch them anymore, they've suffered enough
No to female circumcision, I say no no no to female circumcision.
Don't touch them anymore, they've suffered enough
No to excision, no to excision.
Don't touch them anymore, they've suffered enough