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Small Island Big Song ft' The Yumi Yet Bamboo Band - Kwin Potutu (Small Island mix)

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Kwin Potutu (Small Island mix)
Small Island Big Song ft' The Yumi Yet Bamboo Band.For our land which feeds us
We all protect that which sustains us. In modern life it’s where our income comes from, so we can buy our taro from the market. The people of Lontis Village are dependent on the Earth to grow their taro.

lyrics

Kwin Potutu - Lyrics in Haku.

Ee ee eee Alu Ka Tara Tana
Ee ee eee Alu Ka Tara Tana

Eee Alu Ka Tara Tana Turu Mun Kawu
Eee Alu Ka Tara Tana Turu Mun Kawu

Eeee A Ta-Mata Te Kui Talana,
Eee A Ta-Mata Te Kui Ta-Lana Ba Kawu Te Lebana

(English Translation)

Ee ee eee can you see that now.
Ee ee eee can you see that now.

Eee can you see that now, look at those couples.
Eee can you see that now, look at those couples.

Ee ee the husbands are gardening
Eee the husbands are working and the wives are planting taros.

credits

from Small Island Big Song, released September 10, 2018
14. KWIN POTUTU (Small Island mix)
English title – Taro gardening
Composer – Matthias Kelele
Language – Haku Bougainville
Translator – Gulo Tulo
Nature sound - The betel nut and sweet potato garden in Lontis Village, Buka, Bougainville.

Featured Artist –
The Yumi Yet Bamboo Band – Haku - Bougainville - Composition, Monoka (Bamboo Orchestra) and Vocals.

With –
Sammy Samoela – Merina - Madagascar – Kabosy
O Tahiti E – Tahitian - Tahiti - Pahu Tari Parah
Saroba – Antanosy & Bara - Madagascar – Katiboky

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Small Island Big Song Taipei City, Taiwan

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