Suriname folk-lore

c) Apuku.¹

1 Apuku are the little people of the bush. They are thought of as good spirits, but mischievous, and capable of evil when disturbed. The natural clearings in the bush are places where the Apuku gather to hold council at night, and may never be worked, or entered by humans. These spirits seem to be definitely related to the forest spirits of West Africa, such as the Azizᾳ of Dahomey and the Mmotia of the Ashanti.

39.

Sem - be - re - wa gą - ga wa - e -, Sem - be - re - wia
gą - ga wa - e - U -pau we - i - Sem - be - re-wa

[p. 559]

 

gą - ga wa - e Sem - be - re - wa gą - ga wa - e -,

 

Sem - be - re-wa gą - ga wa - e - U - pau we - u -

 

Sem - be - re - wa gą - ga

40.

Y'a - no bi - a - i ba - ka te - en - die Lu - ku die
Y'a - no bi-a - i ba - ka te-en - die ma bu - li - man lu - ku
Y'a - no bi - a - i ba - ka te - en - die Y'a - no
bi - a - i ba - ka te - en - die ma bu - li-man lu - ku

[p. 560]

 

Y'a - no bi - a - i ba - ka te - en - die E - y'a - no

 

bi - a - i ba - ka te - en - die ma bu - li - man lu - ku

 

Y'a - no bi - a - i ba - ka te - en die Lu - ku die -

 

Y'a no bi-a-i ba - ka te-en - die ma bu - li - man lu - ku

 

(Repetitions with minor variations)

 

Y'a - no bi - a - i ba - ka ye - ye u Tu - tu

 

Y'a - no bi - a - i ba - ka te - en - die ma 'bu - li - man

 

lu - ku Y'a - no bi - a - i ba - ka te - en - die

 

A ta bom - bo - to a yu m'ba-ka ro mo te - en - die ma

 

bu - li-man lu - ku A ta lom - bo - - toa yu m'ba-ka no mo

[p. 561]

 

te-en die ma bu - li-man lu- ku A ta lu - ku a (m'ba)-ka

 

te - en - die ma bu - li - man lu - ku A ta lu -

 

ku a (m'ba) - ka te - en - die ma bu - li - man lu - ku

 

A ta lu - ku a (m'ba-) ka te-en - die ma bu - li - man lu- ku

41.

Da - wi - e -, Ga-du, Da - wi - o - o Da - wi - e -, mi
kɔm ka- ri - yo Ti - de m' wa - a - ka na Ba-k'a Ga-do ka - ri - yo
O Da - wi - e -, Ga-du, Da - wi - o O Da - wi - e -, mi
kɔm ka - ri - ye (.....................) ka - ri - ye

[p. 562]

42.

A Ta-ta Bo-di-yo 'Pu-ku bo-ni-yo Tye - - - - - go
A Ta - ta - 'Pu-ku
bo - ni-yo - Tye - go - A
Ta - ta Bo - di - yo 'Pu-ku bo - ni - yo Tye - - go
A Ta-ta 'Pu-ku bo - ni-yo-
- Tye - - - - - go A

[p. 563]

 

Ta-ta - Bo-di-yo 'Pu-ku bo - ni-yo Tye - go

 

A Ta-ta - 'Pu - ku bo-

 

ni-yo - Tye - go -

43.

Bang-wa - e ma-ma- o -, Bang-we ma - ma- e A-ya - o -
Bang-we - ma- ma - e Bang-we ma - ma- e A-ya - o -
Bang-we - ma-ma-o Ye Bang-we ma-ma-e - A- ya - o -
Bang - we ma-ma - Bang-we ma - ma - o A - ya - o -

[p. 564]

 

Bang-we ma-ma-we-o Bang-we ma - ma - e - A - ya-o -

 

Bang-we - ma-ma - Bang-we ma-ma - o A - ya - o

44.¹

Yen-to-nyo, yen-to - nyo, yen-to - nyi A - be-ru Mam-ba e -
A-yen - to-nya, yen - to - nyo, yen - to-nyi A - be - ru Mam - ba - o
Yen-to - nya ya - ya, ba - ku ye yen - to - nyu

1

‘Let us sing,
Let us sing well,
Let us be united,
Aberu people.’

45.²

Yen - to- nyo, yen - to - nye, yen - to-nya I - be- ru fo Mamba-ye - e

2 The translation is the same as for Song 44.

[p. 565]

 

Yen-to-nyo, yen-to- nye, yen - to-nyi I- be-ru Mam-ba-o-e- o

 

Yen - to - nyi - ya - ya Ta-ta Ma-wo wi -

 

(Repetitions with variations)

46.

A ma-ma A-mu - te - Wa - ka si ku - ma - no, ku - ma - no, ku-
ma-no Ku-ta - e - A ma-ma A-mu - te -
Wa-ka si nku-ma - nu, ku - ma - nu, ku- ma-no An-dya - o-
we - o - a ma-ma A-mu - si Wa - ka si ma-nu, ku - ma - nu
Ba Ton-tio, Bai An- dio, Ma-mai A - mu - su Di de wa - ka si ku-
ma - nu, ku - ma - nu, ku - ma - nu, ku - ma - nu Ku-tia-e -

[p. 566]

 

Ta-tai A-mu-se - Wa-ka si ku-ma-no, ku-ma-no, ku-ma-no

 

An - dye - o - we - ma-ma-i A-mu-si Ta-ta 'Si Ma-nu, ku-ma-nu