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Can Anyone Translate This????...
This is a widely popular SOCA song within the caribbean. it is Suriname derived: remastered and sung by Square One w/ Alison Hines. I am curious as to what the words within this song really mean because not only do I value the music (instrumental part) but also the lyrics are important as well. Trust me u can say alot with lyrics. The name of the song is called " Faluma". It is written & sung in the language known as Sarran Tongo (very Creole derived). If u want 2 listen to it/or see it perform here is the link via Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CtquSEDsPg or the original one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST1rmLODyo4 So the words to the song are as follows:
Faluma ding ding ding
Nyama lama ding
Bocaweh genaaaaaa
Capasiah genaaaaaaaaa
Noguweh genaaaaaaaaa
DING DING DING

Nyama lama ding
Bocaweh genaaaaaaa
Capasiah genaaaaaa
Doguweh genaaaaa
Peepoweh genaaaaaaa
DING DING DING
Nyama lama ding

Mama yeah yeah
Duna mama yea yea
Duna capasakeeya
Bacawehfi na yea yea duna
Mama yeah yeah
Duna mama yea yea
Duna capasakeeya
Bacawehfi na yea yea duna
Mama yeah yeah
Duna mama yea yea
Duna capasakeeya
Bacawehfi na yea yea duna
Mama yeah yeah
Duna mama yea yea
Duna capasakeeya
Bacawehfi na yea yea duna

Faluma ding ding ding
Nyama lama ding
Bocaweh genaaaaaa
Capasiah genaaaaaaaaa
Noguweh genaaaaaaaaa
DING DING DING

Nyama lama ding
Bocaweh genaaaaaaa
Capasiah genaaaaaa
Doguweh genaaaaa
Peepoweh genaaaaaaa
DING DING DING
Nyama lama ding

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talawahkay

Many years later, but for anyone still searching, this is a little of what it means from what I found on a YouTube video 'Alison Hinds introduces the world to Faluma'. It's the top comment, pasted here.

"FALUMA is a DOVE(the pronouncion is better in original video)What i can make out of it, is that some one killed a dove.INTRO she asks:
MAMA A Y,E DU NOH? = mama(woman) did u do it?
some one said u did it.
BLAKA WEFI a ye e du nah?=BLACK WOMAN
and then she says that it wasn,t the animals because the were not there.Like:
KAPASI deh dja noh
BUFRU(bufalo) deh dja noh
PINGO(kinda wild pig) deh dja noh
TIGRI(tiger) de dja noh"

I also read in one forum that the song was about a woman that killed her husband's daughter. In a few places I've seen people say all they could pick out was the names of animals and on another forum I read that 'Faluma' was the name of a girl. From what I have gathered, it seems as though the song is asking a woman if she killed 'Dove' (whether a literal dove or a girl) and the people who are asking are saying it couldn't have been the animals. I wonder (process of elimination) whether 'ding/deng' would translate as 'dead/killed'.

Anyway, hope it helped. I know I'm super late and super sad for posting after all this time, but I believe it's very important to know what you're singing along to.

Much love
x

KVirtue · 41-45, F

Thankz lots 4 the info!