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Thread #99389   Message #2238040
Posted By: GUEST,DeBowrah
16-Jan-08 - 06:48 PM
Thread Name: African Folk Songs
Subject: RE: African Folk Songs
I've always heard a longer and different version of the Funga Alafia song. I don't know if it's correct but for the Funga Alafia song, I heard this:

Funga Alafia, ashay, ashay
Funga Alafia, ashay, ashay
With my heart, I welcome you, ashay, ashay
With my heart, I welcome you, ashay, ashay
Funga Alafia, ashay, ashay
Funga Alafia, ashay, ashay
With my mind, I welcome you, ashay, ashay
With my mind, I welcome you, ashay, ashay
Funga Alafia, ahay, ashay
Funga Alafia, ashay, ashay
With my soul, I welcome you, ashay, ashay
With my soul, I welcome you, ashay, ashay
Funga Alafia, ashay, ashay
Funga Alafia, ashay, ashay
With myself, I welsom you, ashay, ashay
With myself, I welcome you, ashay, ashay
Funga Alafia, ashay, ashay
Funga Alafia ashay, ashay
Funga Alafia, ashay, ashayyyyy


I've heard the song sung like that. That's different from what everyone else has, but I;m sure this is as accurate as I can remember.