Kapi

by Tatà Yawanawa


Kapi-i-i, madozondorey-ey-ey, na’ueh,
ra’eed de’meh-eh-eh
Na-ah-ah rau-ey

Na-ah-ah-ah
rau-ey, ra’eed de’meh-eh-eh
Na-ah-ah rau-ey

Makapee, Teembo Teembo,
makapee, Teembo Teembo
Ararai’ameh-eh, ararai’ameh-eh-eh

Za’okee kee kee kee,
kee kee kee kee
A’atoziaineh-eh, a’atoziaineh-eh-eh

Mondo ke ke ke,
ke ke ke ke
A’atoziaineh-eh, a’atoziaineh-eh-eh

Kapi-i-i, madozondorey-ey-ey, na’ueh,
ra’eed de’meh-eh-eh
Na-ah-ah rau-ey

Na-ah-ah-ah
rau-ey, ra’eed de’meh-eh-eh
Na-ah-ah rau-ey

No one can quite share the exact translation of this song, as it is a mystical language - even for the Yawanawa people.
— It was shared with us as Tatà Yawanawa's favourite song to sing to his loved ones