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- http://archives.crem-cnrs.fr/items/53792
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- CNRSMH_I_2016_002_006_05
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- Sound
- title
- Nah Leaving
- creator
- Helmlinger, Aurélie
- contributor
- Helmlinger, Aurélie
- contributor
- None
- subject
- Ethnomusicology
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- Research
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- Concert/spectacle
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- Concert de prestige organisé au Queen's Royal College. Paroles (http://islandlyrics.com/lyrics-denyse_plummer-nah_leaving_2001.htm): They say meh country so stressfull, so tense With race hate, young jail bait, too much violence Girl pack up and go, this sweet Trinbago I tell dem no way (no way) How de people small-minded, macoscious and loud Of bobol and scandal they boastful and proud Yet somehow I see, all this foolery As window dressing, dey still ah blessing You see ah just eat ah curry cue Peas, rice and cascado Two crab and callaloo Meh neighbour just gimme Nah leaving (nah leaving) Meh navel string so deep and freedom doh come cheap Where else in de world you know Sweet Pan and Calypso People just overflow two days in the street Nah leaving (nah leaving) Is here wey conceive me, is here ah go dead I see a people creative who must overcome Make magic from old steel, from rusty old drum So why should I fear, some tears here and there I tell dem no way (no way) Comradery so special like natural instinct Dey meet you by de river, is come take ah drink Unspoken but kind, no silent bad mind So forget New York and and de old talk You see ah just drink some babash brew Puncheon rum and Mountain Dew Ah hot plate ah Pelau too Meh macomere just bring me Nah leaving (nah leaving) Meh navel string so deep and freedom doh come cheap Where else in de world you know Jump high then wine down low And if you don't get on so, dey watch you silly Nah leaving (nah leaving) Is here wey conceive me, is here ah go dead Mayaro, Maracas Bay (Nah Leaving) Savannah wey children play (Nah Leaving) De sorrel, de mauby bark (Nah Leaving) The corn soup, de bake and shark (Nah Leaving) The Oval, see Lara bat (Nah Leaving) The picong, de tit-for-tat (Nah Leaving) The ritual of Carnival (Nah Leaving) The Soca Chutney Bachannal (Nah Leaving) I wake up one morning and before I stretch Is fry bake, my doubles, meh nostril done ketch And there for my view, an ocean so blue I going no where (no where) Humming birds and black birds dat sing in de trees Chaconia and spices dat pass in de breeze Wild meat by de grap, agouti and lappe In forrest grazing, it so amazing You see ah just watch ah football match Wey Trini and Yankee clash So much fun, de balls dat lash Meh head still dizzy Nah leaving (nah leaving) Meh navel string so deep and freedom doh come cheap Where else in de world you know Milk and de honey flow Vagrants does bend down low and drink from ah drain Nah leaving (nah leaving) Is here wey conceive me, is here ah go dead Barbwire, roll wire, we living in jail Somehow I know, Denyse will prevail As folks will recall, our problems are small I going no where (no where) The heart of my people is of solid gold Of Soca dey move you with rythym and soul So who want to leave, because dey believe Dat out dey easy, I say dey crazy You see ah just eat ah curry-cue Peas, rice and cascadoux Two cab and callaloo Meh neighbor just gimme Nah leaving (nah leaving) Meh navel string so deep and freedom doh come cheap Where else in de world you know Sweet Pan and Calypso People just overflow two days in the street Nah leaving (nah leaving) Is here wey conceive me, is here ah go dead Mayaro, Maracas Bay (Nah Leaving) Savannah wey children play (Nah Leaving) The sorrel, de mauby bark (Nah Leaving) The corn soup, de bake and shark (Nah Leaving) The Oval, see Lara bat (Nah Leaving) The picong, de tit-for-tat (Nah Leaving) The ritual of Carnival (Nah Leaving) The Soca Chutney Bachannal (Nah Leaving)
- publisher
- None
- publisher
- CREM-CNRS
- datecreated
- 2001-10-20T00:00:00Z
- coveragespatial
- Trinidad
- coveragespatial
- Trinité-et-Tobago
- coveragespatial
- Antilles
- coveragespatial
- Amérique
- coveragespatial
- Queen's Royal College, Port of Spain
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- Restreint
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- private
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- 00:08:27
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- Fichier numérique
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- audio/x-wav
- relationisPartOf
- http://archives.crem-cnrs.fr/collections/6561
