Kelo aba woye

folk song / traditional

Lyrics - Transliteration

(Folk song from Ghana)

Part I
Kelo aba woye
Kelo aba woye, Totole
Kelo aba woye, Totole
Kelo aba woye

Part II
Kelo aba woye, kelo aba woye.
Kelo aba woye, kelo aba woye.
Kelo aba woye, kelo aba woye.

Translation - Bring us fish to eat

Part I
Bring us fish to eat
Bring us fish to eat, Totole*
Bring us fish to eat, Totole
Bring us fish to eat

Part II
Bring us fish to eat, bring us fish to eat.
Bring us fish to eat, bring us fish to eat.
Bring us fish to eat, bring us fish to eat.

*the name of a person?

Ga - Kɛ lo aba wɔye

Part I
Kɛ lo aba wɔye
Kɛ lo aba wɔye, Tɔtɔle
Kɛ lo aba wɔye, Tɔtɔle
Kɛ lo aba wɔye

Part II
Kɛ lo aba wɔye, kɛ lo aba wɔye
Kɛ lo aba wɔye, kɛ lo aba wɔye
Kɛ lo aba wɔye, kɛ lo aba wɔye

See also

Country: Ghana
Subject: food
Harmony: duet
Meter: 2
Scale: natural minor
Source: Smithsonian / African Songs and Rhythms for Children: A Selection from Ghana for Voices and Orff Instruments

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