Trevor Wiggins Ghana Music Collection
Bengbe Nagye
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Type
sound
Duration
02:14:53
Shelf mark
C791/8
Subjects
Children's songs
Recording date
1994-11-26
Is part of (Collection)
Trevor Wiggins Ghanaian Music Collection
Recording locations
Ghana
Recordist
Wiggins, Trevor
Abstract
(1) Kari. A vieli tuurbe tuurbe yaa bon wele na woyee. Lit: Handsome followers, followers, something is breaking, [response] (x2) its not good, they are laughing at your singlet, laughing at your singlet, woyee[response] (verse 1) Followers of young boys, something is breaking. [then as before]. Meaning: Girls should not go chasing boys/ young boys otherwise they will lose their virginity and become worthless. Notes: Used for Kari(mostly) and Bewaa (2) Kari. Ta mi kone waari yee pogle, pogle ta mi kone; (3) Kari. Ngma yaari n zii nu ter o ngma yaari; (4) Fast Kari. Aboni depaalu bie huye fu wa kpe fu zo laare, fu wa kpe fu zo laare, huye, huye, yama huye hoo; (5) Kari. A vieli tuurbe tuurbe yaa bon wele na woyee. Lit: Handsome followers, followers, something is breaking, [response] (x2) its not good, they are laughing at your singlet, laughing at your singlet, woyee[response] (verse 1) Followers of young boys, something is breaking. [then as before]. Meaning: Girls should not go chasing boys/ young boys otherwise they will lose their virginity and become worthless. Notes: Used for Kari(mostly) and Bewaa (6) Kari. Yaani, yaani yee (repeated several times) Maal a alepele u do saa, nimoore yee; (7) Kari. Haya puru, puru, puru, pantir na kyen kula fu nye ni Yelwarima na er zo maali ko bie a; (8) Kari. Saayir gang muo, (response)senlere. Saayir gang muo, saayir gang muo (response) senlere laaliero; (9) Kari. Ngma yaari n zii nu ter o ngma yaari; (10) Learnt from Burkina and in bowdlerised French - Bon, bon, ca va; (11) Nuru. Fuu wa lore wa kyer gbee a mi in nu / gbe kabr; (12) Kari, composed by Bengbe. Pogle so kuo i kaa layaari yee mawoo; (13) Kari, composed by Bengbe. Ametu woo wa ter me, Ametu woo wa ter me, wa ter me woo. N ter puo d og bie dog bie yee u ti wone Hausa; (14) as 13; (15) Nuru, composed by Bengbe Ningmaare kpul, kpul bang yele kye a gbee be duor a saa i.
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Songs sung by Bengbe Nagye.
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