Anko
“Ankò” is an intimate, romantic dance song about two people who find an unexpected connection when one reaches out a hand and the other accepts. From their first touch, they move together as though they have known each other for years, gradually becoming unaware of the crowd around them.
As the night unfolds, their dance becomes a conversation without words. Each step, turn, smile, and gentle movement brings them closer. Neither wants the music to end or the morning to arrive, because they know this particular moment cannot be repeated in quite the same way.
At its heart, “Ankò” celebrates the quiet excitement of a new romantic connection and the desire to remain together for just one more dance.
The song’s message: Sometimes a single dance can make the rest of the world disappear. When two people find a connection through music and movement, even an ordinary night can become a memory they wish would never end.
ANKÒ album cover featuring ZSORAYII and a Black male partner in a close, romantic Kompa dance embrace. ZSORAYII wears a flowing gold gown, a natural textured updo with gold accents, Africa-shaped earrings, and a gold Africa armband. Her partner wears a cream blazer and black shirt. They dance on a glowing terrace above the clouds beneath a dramatic celestial sky. The title “ANKÒ” appears in gold at the top, with the ZSORAYII logo on the right.
Premye fwa dwèt ou fèmen sou pa m,
Yon ti chalè monte, li pran tout bra m.
Ou fè yon pa, mwen suiv san reflechi,
Tankou pye nou te konn chemen an depi lontan.
Mwen santi souf ou lè ou pwoche pi pre,
Parfen ou rete avè m chak fwa nou vire.
Ou souri dousman, mwen bliye kote m ye,
Menm limyè yo sanble ap danse pou nou de.
Men ou nan men mwen, mwen bliye foul la,
Menm tanbou yo pa bezwen sonnen fò konsa.
Ou fè yon pa, ren mwen konprann siy la,
Zepòl ou vire, kò mwen suiv mouvman an.
Ti chalè sa a toujou rete nan men mwen,
Nou deplase tankou van k ap pase sou sab la.
Mwen tande ri ou lè ou rale m pi pre,
Tout rès mond lan disparèt devan je mwen.
Revèy la konte, kite l konte pou kont li,
Nan ritm sa a, mwen jwenn kote pou m viv.
Si maten frape, kite l tann devan pòt,
Mwen poko pare pou mizik la sispann ankò.
[Female] Pa kite dans sa a fini aswè a,
[Male] Lè ou vire, kè mwen swiv pa ou.
[Female] Kenbe moman sa a, pa kite l ale,
[Male] Kite tout mond lan ralanti bò kote nou.
[Together, soft harmony] Ankò, ankò, danse avè m toujou,
[Together, soft harmony] Kite lannwit rete la avèk nou.
Manch ou touche pa m, yon ti chalè leve,
Mwen tande foul la, men mwen lwen kote l ye.
Souf ou toupre zòrèy mwen, ou pa di anyen,
Chak vire fè m konprann sa k nan kè mwen.
Pye mwen pa bouke, mwen pa vle poze,
Bas la ap bat tankou zèl anba lestomak mwen.
Si se yon rèv, pa reveye m kounye a,
Kite lannwit sere chalè nou nan bra l.
[Male] Se pa lalin ki kenbe m isit,
[Female] Se jan ou danse lè mizik la prèske fini.
[Male] Men ou lage dousman, mwen rale w tounen,
[Female] Nou jwenn yon lòt chemen nan menm melodi a.
[Female] Pa kite dans sa a fini aswè a,
[Male] Lè ou vire, kè mwen swiv pa ou.
[Male] Kenbe moman sa a, pa kite l ale,
[Female] Kite tout mond lan ralanti bò kote nou.
[Together, soft harmony] Ankò, ankò, danse avè m toujou,
[Together, soft harmony] Kite lannwit rete la avèk nou.