Siilabaa

By Kaaniba ( a pen name)
Siilabaa bota munto leh wollabaa!
Ninki nanko be seenola
Nkana yerol jeejah
Jambolu lamankangho ka janfaleh
Naa woollyta massibo leka wonooma
Nying siilo mo siilabaa leti
Ah woollabaa!
Allingha nna mammongho taalaa
Fo nsitanka
Nying siilabaa kanginterlude
Harrijaa ye meng nyininkaa
Joobero fo nyadangho nyaamaa looyeh dorong
Ning kurtoo foonto yeh siiyoo too eyeh
Lo too ayeh koh baaba
Baari jaakalo ning koro lebe kayring
Nyino beh jatto bayingdee kaang
Nying tiilii kuntehbaa jaharangho koono
Faa allimamoybang
Jee kensengho buka kumoorejoinder
Siilabaa siilanyima
Siilo bota muntoleh
Nteh malong deh,siilabaa
Barry woolabaa saama yalong
Abedayring tek
Ako jattah kumalaa buka mutaro keh
Nii yamoye hum
Asunkantaleh
Womang jaari noongmutala
Wooto ntoloo mooloSeh hakali nyinii
Nying kuwoloola
For nseh ntaa nyaa long
Hakilo lekah nyambo sing
Sondomeh tantangho
Meng ka wodong Bay leyeh wolong
Amangkeh sinkolomo tidehexeunt.

Jaliba (jaliya and manden aadoo)

ibe jaliba la dokuwo leeh kisi kisi kan. ala jaliya foo asi mandinka kuwoli kidimandino ban?

Jaliba laa denkilo fele jan, jin youtubo linko to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeJv_6bkYqk&feature=related

Taka Boota

Indulge your mind at the Gambian writers website. very interesting book reviews: http://gamwriters.com/africa/gambia/post/2008/10/9/taka-bota-a-mandinka-poem
TAKA BOTA - (A Mandinka poem)
Taka Bota Kunol tita
Subol beh bori la
Nyamol beh jani la.
Ding ding kebba beh kidi la
Wuroh beh kuhma laS
ubol beh boila
Muro ninfang ngoh beh wuleh ringh.
Dol beh ding kol sing na
Dol beh subol jani la
Dol beh loh njini la
Kebal beh siring.
Musol beh subol batu la
Dol beh turoh la
Dol beh jiyo bi la
Dol beh dah jong kih la.
Tilo bi na boila
Kewol beh subol sambala
Kebal beh no ma
Wulol beh no ma.

By E. M. Ngum(Ndaanan, Vol. 5, Issue 1&2, March/September, 1976, p. 18)E. M. Ngum worked for the Telecommunications department wrote several poems.

Tonya Waato Siita

By pen name Karamba
Fo ali maa moi

Yiri baa boita

Kuno lu jangjang ta

Ali lammoi

Kumo siya ta

Tonyafo siita

Tillo malata

Mol silangta

Fallo kumata

Ninsolu kumata

Waato siita

Kibaaro naata

Faniyaa sembo warata

Tonya fatiyata

Hackilo doyata

Kumo siyata

Ali wuli waato siita

Ning tonyaa mang fo

Faniya si lo

Molu balangta

Kaybaa lu beh siiring

Dokuwo beh laaring

Domoro bangta

Kodo bangta

Kiddo kumata

Mol lu beh deh ta

Kibaaro seneya ta

Mol lu bataa ta

Molu beh taa

Mo kiling ya taa

Doli baa fola

Ala bula

Waato siita

Kumo pareh ta

Tonya wul ta

Faniya la ta

Yiribaa boi ta

Kuno lu jangjangta

Kumo koi ta

Faniya dubeng ta

sandoli 9

Baa yeeh bun neh soto, ako tere ( the gaot was given a room, and it want a seating room). this means people who are favoured with something ended up demanding more than necessary.