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LITTLE SING CD - SONG LYRICS
1.INANAY
(Torres Strait Islands)
INANAY GUPU WANA
INANAY GUPU WANA
AY AY AY OOLA
OOLA OOLA OOLA AY
YIPPEE YAY YIPPEE YAY
GOO WANA GOOG WANA
GOO WANA GOO WANA
GOO WAH - CHOO!
2. THESE ARE MY HANDS
(Ruth Schoenheimer)
These are my hands, these are my hands,
These are my hands, here's how they sound.
Clap clap!
That is how it sounds.
This is my drum, this is my drum
This is my drum, here's how it sounds
Bang bang!
That is how it sounds.
(You can make up your own sounds too!)
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3. MR BANJO
(American Folk Song)
Look at the dandy, see Mr Banjo
Carrying a bamboo cane, Mr Banjo,
Big cane that goes tap tap, Mr Banjo
Big cane that goes tap tap.
Look at the dandy, see Mr Banjo
He's wearing brand new boots, Mr Banjo,
New boots that go squeak squeak, Mr Banjo
New boots that go squeak squeak.
Look at the dandy, see Mr Banjo
Looking at his fine gold watch, Mr Banjo,
Gold watch taht goes tick tick, Mr Banjo
Gold watch that goes tick tick.
4. IL EH TU EH
(Torres Strait Islands)
Il eh tu eh tu el e my
Il eh tu eh tu el e my
Pear ama ama ama
Pear ama ama ama
Pear pear epe ama ameh.
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5. BIRUS KAKATUA
(East Timor)
Birus kakatua, kakatua
Turis hah matutu, matutu
Noi noi foti fatu, foti fatu
Dabirus kakatua.
Letchun, letchun, letchun laru laru la
Letchun, letchun, letchun laru laru la
Letchun, letchun, letchun laru laru la
Birus kakatua
6. MASANKO'S SONGS
(West African songs of greeting and welcome)
Zikomo, zikomo
zikomo kwam biri
Ndakuana, ndakuana
Morni morni
Baba yo, baba aye
Baba larisha, baba oke
Fuanga alatia, ashe ashe
Fuanga alatia, ashe ashe
Ashe ashe ashe, ashe ashe
Ashe ashe ashe, ashe ashe
7. TABA NABA
(Torres Strait Island song about going fishing with a dinghy)
Taba naba naba norem
Tugi pe nasir mi
Dinghy-eh narbitre-i
Mi ko ke me siriem nabo wem
Taba naba norem
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8. RAICA NA LIGOQU
(Fiji)
In Fijian language, "c" sounds like "th",
"q" sounds like "ng" and there is an "n"
sound before a written "g". Easy!
Raica na ligaqu sa va-ka-sau-sau
Kei na yavaqu sa, vakabutubutu
Au vinakata meu vosa vei iko
Bula vinaka se tauvimate tiko
Meda rika rika me vaka oqo
Nisa moce au sa dro
See my hands go clip clip clap
And my feet go tip tip tap.
Now I want to say to you
Very nice to meet you, how do you do?
Dance and bow to say hello
Then we say good-bye and go.
9. INAMOLE
(West African)
Inamole wole, ayewah
Inamole wole, ayewah
Inamole wole, ayewah
Inamole wole
Si si bear, inamole wole
Si si bear, inamole wole, ayewah
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10. MR RABBIT
(American Folk Song)
Mr Rabbit Mr Rabbit, your ears are mighty long
Yes my lord, they were put on wrong!
Every little soul must shine shine shine
Every little soul must shine shine shine
Mr Rabbit Mr Rabbit, your tail is mighty white
Yes my lord and it glows at night!
Every little soul must shine shine shine
Every little soul must shine shine shine
Mr Rabbit Mr Rabbit, your coat is mighty greay
Yes my lord I was made that way
Every little soul must shine shine shine
Every little soul must shine shine shine
11. VUI LA VUI
(Vietnam)
(This songs is about being so happy you can
hardly express it!)
Vui la vui la vui chung minh vui nhieu
Vui la vui la vui chung minh vui qua
Vui la vui la vui chung minh vui nhieu
Vui la vui la vui chung minh qua vui.
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12. SA VALI VALI
(Samoa)
Sa vali vali means go for a walk
Tau tala tala means too much talk
Alofa ia te oe means I love you
Take it easy fai fai le mu!
13. LINGMARRA
(Contemporary Indigenous Australian)
by Tom E Lewis
This song is about calling all people
to be a compassionate human family.
Lingmar-ra lingmar-ra gunba
Lingmar-ra lingmar-ra gunba
Lingmar-ra lingmar-ra gunba
Lingmar-ra lingmar-ra gunba
Eh eh, yah- we-ri
Eh eh, yah- we-ri
14. BELLA BIMBA
(Italy)
This is about a beautiful little doll
Ma come beli bella bimba,
bella bimba bella bimbe
Ma come beli bella bimba,
bella bimba bella bimba.
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15. JAMBO BWANA
(Africa)
This is a good place,
we are all happy here.
Jambo, jambo bwana
Habari gene, misuri sana
Tu wembe, tu cheza zote
Si Swahili, hakuna matata.
16. I CAN PLAY MY DRUM
(Ruth Schoenheimer)
I can play my drum in the early morning
I cna play my drum in the afternoon
I can play my drum when the night is falling
I can play my drum by the light of the moon.
I can play my drum when I'm feeling happy
I can play my drum when I'm feeling blue
I can play my drum just to please myself or
I can play my drum I can play it for you
I can play my drum in the early morning
I cna play my drum in the afternoon
I can play my drum when the night is falling
I can play my drum by the light of the moon
By the light of the moon
By the light of the moon.
17. I WENT UP ON THE HILL
(Jamaica)
I went up on the hill, oh yeah
With my bucket on my head, oh yeah
Road so rocky til my bucket fall down
Road so rocky til my bucket fall down
Rock-a-my cherry, one two
Rock-a-my cherry, three four