Oo A Lay Lay

This song is listed as traditional Polynesian all over the internet. It's sung in many countries in schools and camps.

Oo A Lay Lay

Call and Response Song

(Unidentified Language)

Leader: Oo a lay lay
Group: Oo a lay lay

Leader: Oo a lay lay
Group: Oo a lay lay

Leader: Mala tika tumba
Group: Mala tika tumba

Leader: Oo a lay maluwa maluway
Group: Oo a lay maluwa maluway.

Oo A Lay Lay

Call and Response Song

(English)

Please email me if you know which country this song comes from, what language it's in and/or what it means. Thanks! -Mama Lisa

Oo A Lay Lay

Call and Response Song

(Unidentified Language)

(English)

Leader: Oo a lay lay
Group: Oo a lay lay

Leader: Oo a lay lay
Group: Oo a lay lay

Leader: Mala tika tumba
Group: Mala tika tumba

Leader: Oo a lay maluwa maluway
Group: Oo a lay maluwa maluway.

Please email me if you know which country this song comes from, what language it's in and/or what it means. Thanks! -Mama Lisa

Notes

If anyone can identify where this is from and what the language is and/or what it means, please email me. Thanks! Mama Lisa

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You can hear this song in the video below at 0:39 It's interspersed with "do re mi"

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Thanks and Acknowledgements

Thanks to Lisa Heintz from Little Songbird for pointing out this song to us!

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