What does Tsamina mina eh, eh Waka Waka eh, eh Tsamina mina sangalewa in the Shakira World Cup song means?
What..don’t ya speak Cameroonian Fang?
well, neither do I, but fortunately it is a well known song in that part of the world. So thank goodness for Google.
"Tsamina" originally by Golden Sounds (from Camaroon, 1986)
*" Tsaminamina" means Come.
* "Waka waka" means Do it - as in perform a task. Waka is pidgin language meaning walk while working.
* "TsaminaMina zangalewa" means where do you come from?.
* "Wana" means it is mine.
* "Zambo" means wait.
the "eheh" are more chanting, like singing a note for the musics sake, not a word.
Come, do what you came to do, where do you come from, / it is mine, wait……..
is the most literal translation.
Seems appropriate for the biggest international Football (Soccer) Tournament, don’t it?
June 22nd, 2010 at 1:24 pm
What..don’t ya speak Cameroonian Fang?
well, neither do I, but fortunately it is a well known song in that part of the world. So thank goodness for Google.
"Tsamina" originally by Golden Sounds (from Camaroon, 1986)
*" Tsaminamina" means Come.
* "Waka waka" means Do it - as in perform a task. Waka is pidgin language meaning walk while working.
* "Tsaminamina zangalewa" means where do you come from?.
* "Wana" means it is mine.
* "Zambo" means wait.
the "eheh" are more chanting, like singing a note for the musics sake, not a word.
Come, do what you came to do, where do you come from, / it is mine, wait……..
is the most literal translation.
Seems appropriate for the biggest international Football (Soccer) Tournament, don’t it?
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June 28th, 2010 at 6:44 am
Peaches is totally wrong.
First, Waka waka is not from a “pidgin” language. (what is that anyway? Colonialist much?) Waka Waka is Zulu and it means “Just do it”
And the other word is Jambo, not Zambo, which is a kisSwahili word meaning “hi, how are you”