Lyrics
Introduction
Ma-we ka-ya-ma-na
Ma-we ka-ya-ma (alto 1
longer -ma)
Ma-we
ka-ya-ma--ta-na____
a-ma ka-ya-ma-na (2x)
a-ma ka-ya-ma-na
a-ne-a___
Ma-we ka-ya-ma-na_ ra-te
a-te-ma-ya (alto 1 longer ending)
Ma-we ka-ya-ma-na_
ra-te-a___
ma-we ka-ya-ma-na_ ra-te
a-ma-de-a (alto1 longer ending)
ma-we ka-ya-ma-na_ rade
a__ma-de a__ma-de a_____
ma-we__ka-ma-ya (altos
longer ending)
ma-we__ka-ma-ya (altos
longer ending)
ma-we_ka-ma-ya-ma-na
ma--na-te-a
ma-we (4x)
ma-we_ka-ma-ya-ma-na
ma--na-te-a
ma-we (4x)
ma-we_ka-ma-ya-ma-na
va____
Ah______ (with
interlude)
A-ke-a_ (3x)
a-ke-ma-ya
A-ke-a_ (3x)
a-ke-ma-ya
a-ke-a_ (3x)
a-ke-ma-ya
a-ke-a_ (3x)
a-ke-ma-ya
me-la-ma_ (3x)
me-la-ma-na
me-la-ma_ (3x)
me-la-ma-na
(interlude)
ma-we ka-ya ma-na
ma-we ka-ya-ma_
ma-we ka-ya
ma--ta-na__
a-ma ka-ya ma-na (2x)
a-ma ka-ya ma-na
a-ne-a___
ma-we ka-ya ma-na__
ra-te a-te-ma-ya (___)
ma-me ka-ya ma-na_
ra-te-a____
ma-me ka-ya ma-na__
ra-te a-te-ma-ya (___)
ma-we ka-ya-ma-na_
ra-te-a____
Ah_____
With narrow vocals:
a-ma ya-ma ka-ma a-ma
ya-ma-ka-ma (2x)
a-ma a-ma ya-ma a-ma
ya-ma-ka-ma
a-ma a-ma ya-ma a-ma
ya____
a-ma a-ma ya-ma a-ma
ya-ma-ka-ma
a-ma a-ma ya-ma a-ma
ya-ma-ka-ma
a-ma a-ma ya-ma a-ma
ya-ma-ka-ma
a-ma a-ma ya-ma
a-ma-ya____
Ah_______
African voice: Ma-we
ka-ya-ma-na 8x
ma-we ka-ya-ma
(DASH) these lines!
normal voice: ma-we ka-ya-ma-na
ma-we ka-ya-ma
(alto 1 longer ending)
ma-we
ka-ya-ma--ta-na___
a-ma ka-ya-ma-na
(2x)
a-ma ka-ya-ma-na
a-ne-a____
ma-we
ka-ya-ma-na_ ra-te a-te-ma-ya (alto 1
longer ending)
ma-we ka-ya
ma-na_ ra-te-a____
ma-we
ka-ya-ma-na_ ra-de a-ma-de-a (alto 1
longer ending)
ma-we
ka-ya-ma-na_ ra-de a___ma-de a___ma-de
a________
ma-we__ ka-ma-ya
(altos longer ending, 2x)
ma-we_ka-ma-ya-ma-na ma--na-te-a
ma-we (4x)
ma-we_
ka-ma-ya-ma-na ma--na-te-a
ma-we (4x)
ma-we_ka-ma-ya-ma-na va_____
Ah______ (with
interlude)
a-ke-a_ (3x)
a-ke-ma-ya
a-ke-a_ (3x)
a-ke-ma-ya
a-ke-a_ (3x)
a-ke-ma-ya
a-ke-a_ (3x)
a-ke-ma-ya
me-la-ma_ (3x)
me-la-ma-na
me-la-ma_ (3x)
me-la-ma-na
CODA: Ah________ (then sopranos: a
ma ma eh)
(repeat this ad lib.
with optional vocal solo improvisation)
