LEAD:
Assalamu
Alaikum,
the
people
of
Suhum!
CROWD:
WA
ALAIKUM
SALAM!
ZONGO
CAUCUS
COORDINATOR!
LEAD:
Suhum!
OSÉÉÉ
YÉÉÉ!
LEAD:
Yussif
Abubakari,
yɛma
wo
akwaaba!
CROWD:
LABAIKA!
LABAIKA!
YAA
YUSSIF!
LEAD:
LAALÉÉÉÉ!
CROWD:
LAALÉÉÉÉ!
CROWD:
YUSSIF
ABUBAKARI!
SUHUM
ANIDASOƆ!
LEAD:
Suhumfoɔ,
mo
wɔ
he?
CROWD:
YƐWƆ
HA!
LEAD:
NDCfoɔ,
mo
wɔ
he?
CROWD:
YƐWƆ
HA!
LEAD:
ƐYƐ
ZU!
CROWD:
ƐYƐ
ZA!
LEAD:
ƐYƐ
ZUUU!
CROWD:
ƐYƐ
ZAAA!
LEAD:
Who
is
Yussif
Abubakari?
CROWD:
OUR
ZONGO
CAUCUS
COORDINATOR!
LEAD:
Who
is
our
next
Zongo
Caucus
Coordinator?
CROWD:
YUSSIF!
YUSSIF!
YUSSIF
ABUBAKARI!
LEAD:
LAALÉÉÉÉ!
CROWD:
LAALÉÉÉÉ!
[MAIN CHORUS] LEAD:
To
w’
aba
ma
Yussif
Abubakari!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO
ABA
AMA
NO!
LEAD:
To
w’
aba
ma
Comrade
Yussif!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO
ABA
AMA
NO!
LEAD:
Baa
kudi
ba
né!
CROWD:
SOYÉYA
NÉ!
LEAD:
Yussif,
w'wini
awié!
CROWD:
W'WINI
DA
DAAA
DA!
LEAD:
Strong
Zongos!
CROWD:
STRONG
PARTY!
LEAD:
Suhum
NDC!
CROWD:
FORWARD
TOGETHER!
LEAD:
LAALÉÉÉÉ!
CROWD:
LAALÉÉÉÉ!
[VERSE 1 — SERVICE BEFORE TITLE] Before
the
title,
Yussif
was
serving.
Before
the
contest,
Yussif
was
working.
When
the
party
needed
strong
men
to
work
in
the
Zongos—
CROWD:
YUSSIF
WAS
THERE!
When
the
party
needed
committed
men
to
protect
the
ballots—
CROWD:
YUSSIF
WAS
THERE!
When
the
youth
in
the
Zongos
needed
jobs,
Yussif
was
there
to
help.
Branch
to
branch,
community
to
community—
Yussif
was
there.
Working
with
the
youth,
mobilising
Muslims,
mobilising
Christians,
mobilising
everybody
for
the
NDC.
Helping
where
he
could,
serving
before
the
title.
LEAD:
Service
before—
CROWD:
TITLE!
LEAD:
Comrade
Yussif!
CROWD:
W'WINI
AWIÉ!
LEAD:
Wobɛto
w'aba
ama
hena?
CROWD:
YUSSIF
ABUBAKARI!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO
ABA
AMA
NO!
LEAD:
To
w’
aba
ma
Comrade
Yussif!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO
ABA
AMA
NO!
LEAD:
Yussif!
Yussif!
CROWD:
HE
IS
THERE
FOR
ALL!
[VERSE 2 — HIS AGENDA] LEAD:
Comrade
Yussif
says—
Strong
branches!
LEAD:
Train
the
executives!
Support
their
welfare!
Give
the
branches
the
tools
to
work!
Not
an
armchair
Coordinator!
CROWD:
ON
THE
GROUND!
LEAD:
In
the
branches!
CROWD:
ON
THE
GROUND!
LEAD:
In
the
electoral
areas!
CROWD:
ON
THE
GROUND!
LEAD:
Working
with
the
grassroots!
And
for
the
youth—
Jobs
and
opportunities!
Skills
and
training!
Education
and
enterprise!
Building
Suhum
NDC
for
the
battles
ahead!
LEAD:
Strong
Zongos!
CROWD:
STRONG
PARTY!
[BRIDGE — CALL AND RESPONSE] LEAD:
Baa
kudi
ba
né!
CROWD:
SOYÉYA
NÉ!
LEAD:
Yussif
na
koowa
né!
CROWD:
YUSSIF
YƐ
OBIARA
DEA!
LEAD:
Yussif
naa
ka
né!
CROWD:
YUSSIF
NAA
MU
NÉ!
LEAD:
Baa
kudi
ba
né!
CROWD:
SOYÉYA
NÉ!
LEAD:
Strong
branches!
CROWD:
STRONG
SUHUM!
[VICTORY CHANT — DRUMS BUILD] LEAD:
Who
is
ready
for
victory?
CROWD:
SUHUM
IS
READY
FOR
VICTORY!
LEAD:
I
say—
Who
is
ready
for
victory?
CROWD:
SUHUM
IS
READY
FOR
VICTORY!
LEAD:
Maintain!
CROWD:
MAINTAIN!
MAINTAIN!
MAINTAIN!
CROWD:
MAINTAIN!
MAINTAIN!
MAINTAIN!
LEAD:
Victory!
LEAD:
Maintain!
Maintain!
Maintain!
CROWD:
SUHUM
IS
READY
FOR
VICTORY!
CROWD:
SUHUM
IS
READY
FOR
VICTORY!
[DRUM ROLL — NUMBER THREE] LEAD:
What
is
the
number
of
Comrade
Yussif?
CROWD:
HE
IS
NUMBER
THREE!
LEAD:
I
can't
hear
you!
Repeat
the
number!
CROWD:
NUMBER
THREE!
NUMBER
THREE!
NUMBER
THREE!
LEAD:
That
is
the
sign
of
victory!
CROWD:
NUMBER
THREE!
LEAD:
Asieɛ
ho!
Asieɛ
ho!
Asieɛ
ho
pɛɛɛɛɛ!
CROWD:
VICTORY!
LEAD:
Comrade
Yussif!
CROWD:
NUMBER
THREE!
LEAD:
COMRADE
YUSSIF,
NA
KOOWA
NÉ!
CROWD:
NUMBER
THREE!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO
ABA
AMA
YUSSIF!
LEAD:
To
w’
aba
ma
Yussif!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO
ABA
AMA
NO!
LEAD:
To
w’
aba
ma
Comrade
Yussif
Abubakari!
CROWD:
YƐBƐTO
ABA
AMA
NO!
LEAD:
What
number?
CROWD:
NUMBER
THREE!
LEAD:
Again!
CROWD:
NUMBER
THREE!
LEAD:
One
more
time!
CROWD:
NUMBER
THREE!
LEAD:
Strong
Zongos!