Azizi, I can only spell it out phonetically, but the 2nd verse of funga is

a-kee-wa e lei wa
asay asay
a-kee-wa e lei wa
asay asay


In my mid 40's I had the opportunity to take African dance classes at Duke University for a few seasons (until arthritis and back problems finally made me stop.    A number of the dances we did had songs that went with them. It has been long enough ago that I, unfortunately, don't remember more than fragments. But they were songs about harvest, coming of age, welcome, planting...the rhythms and rituals of the communal life of the village. Nearly all were call and answer. And they were wonderful to sing and act out in dance. Ava, the dance instructor, was with the Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble for a number of years, and made trips to Africa nearly every summer to collect dances and songs.

Janie