Lyrics

Sansa kroma
Ne na woo aw
Che che kokoma
(repeat)

Pronunciation

sah-sah kroh-mah nee nay woo aw-chay chay koh-koh mah (The “n” in “sansa” is not pronounced.)

Translation

Sansa, the hawk
You are an orphan
And so you snatch up baby chicks

Rock Passing Game

Students sit in a circle and pass a rock.

Version 1 – Beat 1 of each measure, students pick up the rock. Beat 3 of each measure, students pass the rock in front of the person to their right.

See also

• stone/ball passing games
• songs with movement / dance
• folk songs from Ghana
• songs for quarter notes & rests
• for solo singing
• songs with half notes
• songs for call & response
• songs for Form: AB
• songs for Form: ABA
• source
• recording

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• MIDI file
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