Fii in Saramaccan by Dorus Vrede

Marion Bloem — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Fii

Ee fii henda: tappa i buka
bika mi a sondi u takki

Ee fii henda: J oo söötto
No(t)o(t) w’aa fu de panta-panta möö
U di i de otofasi, ta libi oto fasi

Ee fii henda: tide hen ta takki
da amanja
taa amanja anta gey dakka möö

Ee fii henda: tappa-tappa döö
W’oo ta de
Ta luku kino kuma fa u kë

Ee fii henda duumi ku lostu
Fu otowan na makki fan a ju hedi

Ee fii henda: njan andi i kë
Na un tin di i kë
Ma dee ta sikifi a kolanti
ta tjabi di hangi

Ee fii henda: me a fu sabi andi mbe
mi fii
andi mbe mi de fii-fii hibi dakka

Ee fii henda: wakiti tee wan otowan
Puu mi a dee sondi dee ta panta mi,
dee mi bi ta futoow hibi juu

Ee fii peeta mi pakisee
Ee di vintu fu fii ta böö mi a hii së
Ma i ja ta fii en

Ee fii tjubi mi da dee fii meni
U di dee dë otofasi

Ee tide fii de wan kowounu sondi da mi
Ma i ja saandi takki so

Nöö fii de gowtu da mi
Ma aan waiti dai
Nöö hën da fii dë f’ëën nöö
fu di a musu dee

Ma i si kuma
Mi sa da i hafu u di gaan fii
Di mi abi ta peeta mi akki
Fu mbe i seei ko fii tu oo.

Marion Bloem

Saramaccan translation by Dorus Vrede

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Fii in Aukan by Erwin Tolin Alexander

Marion Bloem — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Fii

Efu fii na:
tapu yu Mofo bika na mi mu taki

Efu fii na:
Yu de sooto sooto,
fu di wi na habi fu feele moo gi a fasi fa yu de
anga fasi fa yu e du

Efu fii na:
soso pakisey namo fa tamaa mu de
tee meke tide na de wan dey eke fa a fiti

Efu fii na:
sooto doo,
fu uku kino anga losutu di e soi san wan tuutuu fii biiti

Efu fii na:
na siibi anga lostu
bika faba de na tawan mofu

Efu fii na:
Nyan wan mofu
anga tee yu fii ye towe den buba aini kolontanti
di e kiibi a toil fu angii

Efu fii na:
Na taki mi na habi fu sabi san meke mi fii,
e holi mi fii,
san e sitaafu mi aini mi fii

Efu fii na:
wakti te wan taawan kon puu mi aini feele
di mi na ben ye baka gi moo

Efu fii na:
tapu mi pakisey
Efu fii e lontu mi na ala se
anga a de aini mi e daai babaje ma yu na e fii eng

Efu fii na fu kiibi mi gi den pakisey fu yu di de wan taa fasi

Efu fii de wan ala dey sani gi mi ma yu na sabi sa wani taki so

Efu fii na moni ma gin a bongo bita

Dan fii na wan soso anga fanya sani

Kande yu san gi mi na okasi
fu meke un wan mofo
taki mi e gi yu fu wan satu efu wan langa pisi ten
a fii di habi tyobo tyobo
fu mi boo fu a fii di habi pasa maiki

Marion Bloem

Aukan translation by Erwin Tolin Alexander

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