Youssou N'dour

Li Ma Weesu (As In A Mirror)

Youssou N'dour


My past always comes back as in a mirror 
Sometimes I look back to my past life 
With regret or pride 
When I'm around the children I love, they dance and I guide 
them and I express myself in such a way that I want to be a 
child again and never grow older 
The longer I stay away, the more forgetful I am 
The older I grow, the more I look back to the past 
and want to be a child again 
My past always comes back as in a mirror 
Sometimes I look back to my past life 
With regret or pride 
When I'm around the children I love, I feel happy again 
They dance, I guide them and express myself in such a way 
that I want to be a child again and never grow older 
The closer I am, the farther I feel 
The farther I am, the closer I feel 
The longer I stay away, the more forgetful I am 
The older I grow, the more I look back to the past 
and want to be a child again 
My past always comes back as in a mirror