Description |
This song, Seora Gana Egi is in Magi language of Mailu.
Mailu Island is a small island with an history in 1606 where Spanish sailors were blown off course and they ended up on the island. In the process they kidnapped kids and brought them to the Philippines and now a reconciliation of those people happened in 2012.
The singing style is unusual in that it is led by the Maru, or the men who begin this rather than Pere (women). The words sung in the song relate to Paulo apositolo meaning Paul the apostle.
Song Lyrics:
Seora gana egi
Seora gana egi
O seriada geama vere
Paulo mai isa sa isi
Seora gana egi
Seora gana egi
O seriada geama vere
Paulo mai isa sa isi
Paulo, Paulo apositolo na o seriada!
O seriada ... ...
E! Paulo misinare egi Roma de bausia
Paulo, Paulo apositolo na o seriada!
O seriada ... ...
E! Paulo misinare egi
Roma de bausia
Gadi'a dara oni anade,
Boiogoda ena riba ganania
Gadi'a dara oni anade,
Boiogoda ena riba ganania
Boiogoda, boiogoda, gana riba e . .!
Boiogoda, boiogoda, gana riba
One ogo deole ai susu eta
Boiogoda, boiogoda, gana riba e . .!
Boiogoda, boiogoda, gana riba
One ogo deole ai susu eta
Eva nade Paulo, gubina ena basileia
Eliama sunasi ama sunasia
Eva nade Paulo, gubina ena basileia
Eliama sunasi ama sunasia
Paulo, Paulo apositolo na o seriada!
O seriada ... ...
E! Paulo misinare egi
Roma de bausia
Paulo, Paulo apositolo na o seriada!
O seriada ... ...
E! Paulo misinare egi
Roma de bausia
(Deveni Temu and The Peroveta Singers Canberra, February 2023) |
Cite as |
Jodie Kell (collector), Jodie Kell (depositor), Deveni Temu (consultant), Steven Gagau (compiler), Tommy Dietz (singer), Hane Dietz (singer), Wari Powell (singer), Laka Gwiliam (singer), Theresa Hogg (singer), Erue Stevens (singer), 2023. Peroveta Seora Gana Egi - Magi Mailu . EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. PC2-15 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/a6j9-hv82 |