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Cameroon has Been Added to Mama Lisa’s World

A Song Called “Mr. cocoji” from Cameroon

Play time song from the Bali tribes in Cameroon, Africa

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Cameroon has Been Added to Mama Lisa’s World

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

I’m happy to announce that I’ve added Cameroon to Mama Lisa’s World!

Here are links to the new pages, where you’ll find six new songs…

Children’s Songs from Cameroon &
Children’s Songs from Cameroon with French Translations

I particularly like Bring Back, which you can sing with children when they’ve lost something, like a teddy bear. I think my 4 year old daughter will enjoy it.

-Lisa

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A Song Called “Mr. cocoji” from Cameroon

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Here are two versions of a song called Mr. cocoji I received from Cameroon. They’re in Pidgin English. I can understand parts of the lyrics, but not all.

This is the version of Mr. cocoji from the north west province…

Mr. cocoji
(Pidgin English)

Mr. cocoji
ih begin di follow goat
ih nack ih oneside jiga
ih one side belle high

Here’s another version from the south west province…

Mr. cocoji
(Pidgin English)

Mr. cocoji
ih begin di follow goat
ih nack i foot for jiga
ih one side belle high

Many thanks to Ango Fomuso Ekellem for contributing this song.

If anyone could provide a translation into standard English, please comment below.

Thanks!

Lisa

Come visit the new Mama Lisa’s World Cameroon Page for more songs from Cameroon.

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Play time song from the Bali tribes in Cameroon, Africa

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

I received this song from Cameroon a while back. It was identified as coming from the Bali tribe. Unfortunately, the language wasn’t identified, and an English translation wasn’t provided.

The Bali tribe speaks Mungaka. But I’m not sure if they speak any other languages also.

Here are the lyrics in the original language…

Moni mbebela
(Mungaka?)

Moni mbebela mbebela mbeb
kwatu njenge njongo chaka
muni kwep
fofo mbeh mbeh
mohlu nyhani nyhani
tikhu mbeh
moli koli koli
tuh mgah mbeh
one muh buh

If anyone can help confirm the language of this song and/or provide an English or French translation, please comment below.

Thanks!

-Lisa

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