Mourning Song
Calypso 24
A "Calypso" by Massie Patterson and Lionel Belasco
English Version by: Olga Paul
Free Transcription by: Maurice Baron

Wo yo you, wa ya yai
Mama moen mort dans Kalenda Roche,
Papa moen Ka pleuré.
Mama O, Papa O
Mama O mort dans Kalenda,
Papa moen Ka pleuré.
Papa moen Ka pleuré.
Tambour la commencé bat' Vieux
Papa moen Ka pleuré,
Li pas v'lé danser encor Dépi
Mama mort dans Kalenda Roche.


Wo yo yoi, wa ya yai
Mother has died in Kalenda Rock,
Father has cried and cried.
Mother, Oh! Father, Oh!
Mother has died in Kalenda,
Father has cried and cried.
Father has cried and cried.
The drum has begun to beat,
But father is old and cries,
He does not want to be dancing
Since mother died in Kalenda Rock.

(Kalenda Rock is a native dance)
[Calypso Songs of the West Indies, Copyright 1943, M. Baron Co., New York]