Suriname folk-lore

m) Lōango-wɩnti

183.¹

Miɛ- go ta - ląŋ - go - ni ta - ląŋ - go - Lōan-g'oɛ ta - ląŋ-
go - ni ta - ląŋ - go Kon-go mą go na Ga - o kɔ̨n - de
Miɛ - go ta - ląŋ - go - ni ta - ląŋ - go Lōan-g'oɛ ta - ląŋ - go - ni
ta - ląŋ - go Pap' u - mą go 'a Ga - dō kɔ̨n-de

1 No translation of this song was obtained.

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184.

Na yu ba - ka mi wa - ka Ma Bum - ba Na
yu ba-ka - mi wa - ka Ma Bum-ba Na yu ba - ka mi wa - ka
Ma Bum- ba Na yu me - ki mi fe - ni bǫn Ma Bum - ba (3 times)
yu ba - wa - ka ko - ya

I tread on your back,
Mother Bumba;
You help me to live well,¹
Mother Bumba.

1 Sometimes this phrase is sung ‘Yu meki me feni bǫn, - You cause me to copulate well.’

185.²

Na yu ba - ka dę' wa - ka Ma Bum - ba - Na yu
ba - ka dę' wa - ka Ma Bum-ba - O na yu Ma Bum-ba

2 The translation of this song is the same as for the preceding one, except the first line is to read ‘They tread on your back’.