Letras de Djuru - Amadou & Mariam

Djuru (original)

People!
Confidence is difficult.
Promise is difficult.
Let’s try to be confident.
People!
If you buy beef on credit from the Peulhs,*
You must repay them on time.
If you buy meat on credit from the butchers,
You must repay them on time.
If you buy fish on credit from the fishermen,
You must repay them on time.
If you buy an onion on credit from the Dogon,*
You must repay them on time.
If you borrow money on credit from the Marka,*
You must repay them on time.
If you buy clothes on credit from friends,
You must repay them on time.
If you buy shoes on credit from friends,
You must repay them on time.
If you borrow money from an organization,
You must repay them on time.
If you borrow money from your brothers on credit,
You must repay them on time.
If you couldn’t repay them on time,
Don’t be shamed by the creditors.
If you couldn’t repay them on time,
You mustn’t quarrel endlessly with the creditors…
People!
Confidence is difficult.
Promise is difficult.
Let’s try to be confident.
People!

(traducción)

¡Gente!
La confianza es difícil.
La promesa es difícil.
Tratemos de tener confianza.
¡Gente!
Si compras carne de res a crédito de los peulhs,*
Debes pagarlos a tiempo.
Si compras carne a crédito de los carniceros,
Debes pagarlos a tiempo.
Si compras pescado a crédito de los pescadores,
Debes pagarlos a tiempo.
Si compras una cebolla a crédito de los Dogon,*
Debes pagarlos a tiempo.
Si pide dinero prestado a crédito de Marka,*
Debes pagarlos a tiempo.
Si compras ropa a crédito de amigos,
Debes pagarlos a tiempo.
Si compras zapatos a crédito de amigos,
Debes pagarlos a tiempo.
Si pide dinero prestado a una organización,
Debes pagarlos a tiempo.
Si pides dinero prestado a tus hermanos a crédito,
Debes pagarlos a tiempo.
Si no pudiera pagarlos a tiempo,
No seas avergonzado por los acreedores.
Si no pudiera pagarlos a tiempo,
No debe pelear interminablemente con los acreedores…
¡Gente!
La confianza es difícil.
La promesa es difícil.
Tratemos de tener confianza.
¡Gente!