Suriname folk-lore

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z) Lɛba

214.¹

Ya, ya A - i - sa 'Fre - kɛ - tɛ na mi kɛ
A ya, ya A - i - sa 'Fre - kɛ - tɛ na nu kɛ
Ya, ya A - i sa frɛ - kɛ - te na nu kɛ (etc.)

1 The translation of this song was not obtained.

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215.¹

Solo: A - dan-dya Ma Lɛ - ba A - dan-dya (etc.) (5 times)

A - dan - dya Na - yo

1 The translation of this song was not obtained.

216.¹

Na u - mą du - mi ta 'Fri - kɛ - te ų - ma du - mi - o
Na u - mą du - mi ta 'Fri- kɛ - te u - mą du - mi - o ta - ta u -
ma - i Fru - ku - tu no - bu - o Na u - mą du - mi
ta 'Fri - ke - te u - ma - i (4 times with minor variations)

1 The translation of this song was not obtained.

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217.

Lɛ - ba Ga - do ko' ya E - si - na - ma - y' Lɛ - ba ba Lɛ - ba
A - si - na - ma - y' Lɛ - ba ɛ̨ŋ go - ra wie̯n - ti ko' ya E - si -
na-ma-y' Lɛ - ba Lɛ-ba Lɛ - ba A - si - na - ma - y' Lɛ - ba (4 times, with minor variations)

The Lɛba God is coming,

Sinemaya Lɛba

The Earth Winti are coming,
Sinemaya Lɛba.
The Papa¹ Winti are coming,

Sinemaya Lɛba,

The Earth Winti are coming,

Sinemaya Lɛba.

1 i.e., Papa-snake. Only the first four lines are translation of the text given above; the following lines represent the words to repetitions of the song.

218.²

A pɛ-man-de, pɛ - man - de, pɛ-man - de ma Fi - na ba - djɔ̨
Lɛ- ba di - dɔ̨' Pɛ-man-de Pɛmande, pɛmande, pɛ-man - de ba
Fi - na ba - djɔ̨ Lɛ - ba di - dɔ̨', Pɛ - man -de A pɛ-man-de,

2 The translation of this song was not obtained.

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pɛ - man - de, pɛ - man - de A pɛ - man - de, pɛ - man - de,

 

pɛ-man-de ba Fi - na ba - djɔ̨ Lɛ - ba di - dy-ɔ̨ Pɛ - man-de

 

Pɛ-man-de, pɛ-man-de, pɛ-man-de - e A pɛ-man-de, pɛ-man-de,

 

pɛ-man-de ba Fi - na ba - djɔ̨ Lɛ - ba di - dɔ̨ Pɛ-man-de

219.¹

Lɛ - ba - o - Lɛ - ba - o Lɛ - ba - o - Lɛ - ba - o
A - bo - nu - wɛ nu - wɛ kɛ - rɛ - su Wa-na-i - sa Lɛ-ba-o -, a
Lɛ - ba - o

1 The translation of this song was not obtained.