Suriname folk-lore

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c) Kromanti obia

159.

Ma-ma 'Bre - wa nąŋ-ga Ta - ta 'Bre - wa M'a - do - rɛ to - rɛ
sa Ga - do mi - a do - rɛ -

Ancient Mother,
And Ancient Father,
M'adore,
Toresa Gado
M'adore.¹

1 Untranslatable. Informant said this song is in the ‘Kromanti tongue’; ‘m'adore’ is probably derived from the French, and has the meaning ‘I worship’.