The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
A boom boom bâ
A boom boom bâ
A boom boom bâ
A boom boom bâ
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) can you hear my heart beat in this world?
(A boom boom bâ) do you know that behind all these words
(A boom boom bâ) lies a deep desire? Kamélé hé
(A boom boom bâ) mé kouman mé fora y bamê
(A boom boom bâ) are my dreams to be all I can do?
(A boom boom bâ) lay o'lay above, lay o'ay below
(A boom boom bâ) and he said Annie will show them a new way
Mé kouman mé fora y bamê
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) can you hear my heart beat in this world?
(A boom boom bâ) do you know that behind all these words
(A boom boom bâ) lies a deep desire? Kamélé hé
(A boom boom bâ) mé kouman mé fora y bamê
(A boom boom bâ) are my dreams to be all I can do?
(A boom boom bâ) lay o'lay above, lay o'ay below
(A boom boom bâ) and he said Annie will show them a new way
(A boom boom bâ) mé kouman mé fora y bamê
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) can you hear my heart beat in this world?
(A boom boom bâ) do you know that behind all these words
(A boom boom bâ) lies a deep desire? Kamélé hé
(A boom boom bâ) mé kouman mé fora y bamê
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) Aligna donguiri ma digné(5)
(A boom boom bâ) Mé kouman mé fora y bamê(6)
(A boom boom bâ) Aligna donguiri ma digné, hé!
(A boom boom bâ) Mé kouman mé fora y bamê
(A boom boom bâ) Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
(A boom boom bâ) Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
A boom boom bâ
A boom boom bâ
A boom boom bâ
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) can you hear my heart beat in this world?
(A boom boom bâ) do you know that behind all these words
(A boom boom bâ) lies a deep desire? Kamélé hé
(A boom boom bâ) mé kouman mé fora y bamê
(A boom boom bâ) are my dreams to be all I can do?
(A boom boom bâ) lay o'lay above, lay o'ay below
(A boom boom bâ) and he said Annie will show them a new way
Mé kouman mé fora y bamê
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) can you hear my heart beat in this world?
(A boom boom bâ) do you know that behind all these words
(A boom boom bâ) lies a deep desire? Kamélé hé
(A boom boom bâ) mé kouman mé fora y bamê
(A boom boom bâ) are my dreams to be all I can do?
(A boom boom bâ) lay o'lay above, lay o'ay below
(A boom boom bâ) and he said Annie will show them a new way
(A boom boom bâ) mé kouman mé fora y bamê
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) can you hear my heart beat in this world?
(A boom boom bâ) do you know that behind all these words
(A boom boom bâ) lies a deep desire? Kamélé hé
(A boom boom bâ) mé kouman mé fora y bamê
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) Aligna donguiri ma digné(5)
(A boom boom bâ) Mé kouman mé fora y bamê(6)
(A boom boom bâ) Aligna donguiri ma digné, hé!
(A boom boom bâ) Mé kouman mé fora y bamê
(A boom boom bâ) Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
(A boom boom bâ) Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
(A boom boom bâ) Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
Kélé, fila, saba, nani, norou
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Boom Boom Ba Lyrics as written by David Sullivan Aida Bredou
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According to someone on LetsSingIt.com...
Boom boom: the beating of the heart... bâ: child (in Agni, an Ivory Coast dialect). Therefore, the singer's heart is beating for the children of the world.
Kélé, filla, saba, nani, norou: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Kamélé: boy.
Mé kouman mé fora y bamê: Understand what I'm saying.
Aligna donguiri ma digné Mé kouman mé for a y bâmê: You don't need to like my song to understand what I'm saying.
I absoulutely love this song and the only reason I found it (or even looked for it) is because of the show called Dead Like Me. I think it was a good choice for the show and I listen to it a lot. Can anyone translate the lyrics though? It would be awsome to know what the whole song says.
Thats were i heard it too. Another good song from that show is Que sera sera at the end of the first episode
hmm, I'll have to watch that one again...we have the whole first season on DVD! haha
I love this ^_^ but sadly I have no idea what it means so I can't use it for videos or anything because, I'd have no idea what I'm associating it with heh. Translation would be lovely.
I think this is an African dialect, isn't it?
yeah I found it through Dead Like me as well. It sounds beautiful, I have my own little interpretation of what it means but nothing too deep. I think we know its about love though.
right w/all ya'll. heard it in Dead Like Me. just like you, also heard Que Sera Sera there, too. good shit! but... the movie? kinda lame, right?
I really wanted to see the movie.. I have both season 1 and 2, it's great. It's how I got into Metisse
I think that the movie's ok. I wish the original actress was still playing Daisy, but it was really nice to see the characters again!