Suriname folk-lore

f) G'ą obia¹.

1 Literally ‘great spirit of magic’.

50.²

O - bia - yo -, Yan - ko - ro O - bia - e, Yan- ko - ro
O - bia - e, Yan - ko - ro O - bia - e, Yan - ko - ro
O - bia - ye -, Yan - ko - ro O - bia - e -, Yan - ko - ro (8 times)
Yan -

2 The word Yankoro in the body of the song indicates that in reality the vulture is being invoked. This bird as in Africa is held sacred as a messenger of the gods.