Suriname folk-lore

b) Opete

153.²

Mi na mąn fɔ' lok - to O - pe - te mąŋ frei̯ Mi - na
mąn fɔ' ta - pu O - pe - te mąŋ frei̯ (4 times)

2 No translation of this song was obtained.

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Solo: I am the man of the air,

 

Chorus: The Vulture can fly!

 

Solo: I am the man from on high,

 

Chorus: The Vulture can fly!

154.¹

O - pe - te Yɔ̨ŋk-mą mi wąn bra mi wan O - pe - te Yɔ̨ŋk-mą
mi wąn da - di mi wąn bra O - pe - te Yɔ̨ŋk-mą mi wąn da - di
mi wąn O - pe - te Yɔ̨ŋk-mą A mi wąn da - di mi wąn bra

1 No translation of this song was obtained.

155.

M'sɛn' na bo - ya, no wa - ni go - Mi sɛn' na bo - ya, no
wa - ni go - Mi sɛn' na bo - ya, no wa - ni go A
mɔ - ro bɛ - trɛ mi s're - fi go (5 times)

[p. 631]

 

I sent the boyo

 

He did not wish to go,

 

I sent the boyo

 

He did not wish to go,

 

Far better I myself go.

156.

Ma-fre, ma - fre, A - la - dɛ - o Ma-fre, ma - fre, A - la - dɛ - o
O - pe-te go na 'San-tio Ma-fre, (etc.)

I have called, I have called, Alade - o,
The Vulture goes to Ashanti - o.

157.¹

A - la - do a - mi - ra O kwa - so a - mi - ra a - mi - ro a-
mi - ro (.....) a - mi - ro am-bra O - pe - te kwa-

1 No translation of this song was obtained.

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so a - mi - ra - O - pe - te kwa - so a - mi - ra a - mi-

 

ro a - mi - ro ('Pe - te kwa - so) a - mi - ro mi man bra

158.¹

A - mi - o da - ti mi wąn bra O - pe - te yuŋk-mąn,
mi wąn da - ti mi wąn bra Yuŋk-mąn - o mi wąn da - ti
mi wąn bra 'pe - te yuŋk-mąn, mi wan (etc.)

1 No translation of this song was obtained.