Lyrics - Mandinka
(Folk song from The Gambia)
Awa Yombei, Yombei yo!
Awa Yombei, Yombei yo!
Yombei taama ña
Kajinde ke selendi
Kajinde ke selendi
Chipai taama ña
English Translation - Awa Yombei (name)
Awa Yombei*, Yombei yo!
Awa Yombei, Yombei yo!
Yombei walk!
Down and up,
Down and up,
Walk (a special way).
*first and last name of a girl
Movement
- Walk in place to the beat
- Repeat with different movements, such as march, skip, dance, fly, swim, jump
See also
- Country: The Gambia
- Subject: movement
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
/ ties - Scale: hexatonic
- Tones: drmfst
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
