Banaha
This song is from the Katanga Province in southern Congo. Nowadays, it's sung all over the world.
Banaha
Banana (Soldier's Song)
Folk Song
Folk Song
(Kiluba)
(English)
Sisi, sisi, dolada,
Yaku sine ladu banaha.
Sisi, sisi, dolada,
Yaku sine ladu banaha.
Banaha, banaha,
Yaku sine ladu banaha.
Banaha, banaha,
Yaku sine ladu banaha.
Ha, banaha,
Yaku sine ladu banaha.
Ha, banaha,
Yaku sine ladu banaha.
At the foot of the pineapple tree
Yaku ladles a banana into his aunt's red hat.
At the foot of the pineapple tree
Yaku ladles a banana into his aunt's red hat.
Banana, banana,
Yaku ladles a banana into his aunt's red hat.
Banana, banana,
Yaku ladles a banana into his aunt's red hat.
Banana, banana,
Yaku ladles a banana into his aunt's red hat.
Banana, banana,
Yaku ladles a banana into his aunt's red hat.
Notes
This song became known around the world when a Belgian priest named Father Guido Haazen tried to disseminate music from the Congo abroad with a choir he formed called Les Troubadours du Roi Baudouin. They toured Europe for six months in 1958 and even sang at the World's Fair in Brussels.
"Banaha" is often called "Banaha, Soldiers Song".
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