Info
Itaname (sometimes spelled Itanime) Falls is a waterfall deep in the Guyanese jungle. (source)
Lyrics - Guyanese Creole
(Folk song from Guyana)
Wan marnin de captin wake
Captin wake e wake de boatman
Boatman wake he wake de bowman
Bowman wake wid e paddle in e han
All I want is a lang an strang
A lang an strang is too much fuh me
A lang an strang is Itaname.
Captain, captain, put me ashore!
I don’t want to go anymore.
Itaname gun friken me!
Itaname gon drownded me,
Itaname gon wuk me belly,
Itaname, Itaname.
English Translation - Itanme
One morning the captain woke,
Captain woke, he woke the boatman,
Boatman woke, he woke the bowman,
Bowman woke with the paddle in his hand,
All I want is a long and strong,
A long and strong is too much for me,
A long and strong is Itaname.
Captain, captain, put me ashore!
I don’t want to go anymore.
Itaname is too much for me!
Itaname is gonna frighten me!
Itaname is gonna drown me!
Itaname’s going to work y belly!
Itaname, Itaname.
See also
- Country: Guyana
- Subject: water
- Form: call & response
- Harmony: I, V / homophony
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: syncopation / ties
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
