Wes Madiko: "Alane" (1997)

Wes Madiko (born January 15, 1964 in Motaba, Cameroon), better known as Wes, is a Cameroonian musician.

He is probably best known among Western audiences for In Youpendi, a song from The Lion King II soundtrack, as well as work with Deep Forest and his own 1997 hit "Alane".


- Lyrics:

We ya senga / Has wéhé
Wanna wéndé lambo / hé hé hémentourek !
Hé hi yé yé yé (bis)

Son déri sang / hou hou hou hou hou / Mini sondé
Bika mi sanga / ga minitou / mi pa mi tcho andou mi pao yé

Alanné mba yi woma... wé / Ho tou sondé / Ho ma... yé
Alanné mba yi woma... wé / Ho tou sondé / Ho ma... yé

We ya senga wé / Has wéhé
Wanna wéndé lambo / hé hé hémentourek !
Hé... hi yé yé yé

Né ma ka ni kaso
Né ma pa ni kaso / Né ma pa sé pa
Né ma ka ni kaso / Né ma pané ka
Né ma pa ni kaso / Né ma pa sé pa
Né ma ka ni kaso / Né ma pané ka
Né ma pa ni kaso / Né ma pa sé pa
Né ma ka ni kaso / Né ma pané ka

Alanné mba yi woma... wé / Ho tou sondé / Ho ma... yé
Alanné mba yi woma... wé / Ho tou sondé / Ho ma... yé
Alanné mba yi woma... wé / Ho tou sondé / Ho ma... yé
Alanné mba yi woma... wé / Ho tou sondé / Ho ma... yé

We ya senga / Has wéhé
Wanna wéndé lambo / Yé yé yein
We ya senga / Has wéhé
Wanna wéndé lambo / hé hé hémentourek !

Né ma pa ni kaso / Né ma pa sé pa
Né ma ka ni kaso / Né ma pané ka
Né ma pa ni kaso / Né ma pa sé pa
Né ma ka ni kaso / Hé... hi yé yé yé