Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part III in a three part series of posts on songs other than the Broadway show or movie Lion King that contain the word "Jambo" and/or "Hakuna Matata".
This post showcases the lyrics and a video example of the German group Boney M's early 1980s song "Jambo Hakuna Matata".
For Part I of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/jambo-ella-jenkins-lyric-sound-file.html for a post on Ella Jenkins' 1974 song "Jambo".
For Part II of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/them-mushrooms-jambo-bwana-video-lyrics.html.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, aesthetic, and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORD "JAMBO"
"Jambo" is a shortened form of various Swahili greetings.
From http://www.jambokenya.com/jambo/swahili/swahil03.htm
..."Jambo greetings change according to number and person.
hujambo, bwana - hello, sir
sijambo, bibi - I'm fine, madam
hamjambo, mabwana - hello, gentlemen
hatujambo, bibi -we're fine, madam
For tourist the shortened form is commonly used.
jambo - hello
(reply) jambo -hello"
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SWAHILI PHRASE "HAKUNA MATATA"
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuna_matata
"Hakuna Matata is a Swahili phrase that can be translated literally as "There are no worries." Its meaning is similar to the American English phrase "no problem" or Australian English phrase "no worries" and is akin to "don't worry, be happy". The phrase was made famous by the movie The Lion King...
In 1980, the music of Kenyan hotel band Them Mushrooms (now known as Uyoga) released the Swahili song "Jambo Bwana" ("Hello Mister"), which repeats the phrase "Hakuna matata" in its refrain. The song was written by band leader Teddy Kalanda Harrison.
A few years later, German group Boney M. released "Jambo - Hakuna Matata", an English-language song...
In 1994 the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated movie The Lion King brought the phrase international recognition, featuring it prominently in the plot and devoting a song to it. A meerkat and a warthog, named Timon and Pumbaa respectively, teach the main character, a lion cub named Simba, that he should forget his troubled past and live in the present. The song was written by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), who found the term in a Swahili phrase book."
-snip-
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abjAqvdGZgM for a video of The Lion Kings' song "Hakuna Matata". Also, click http://www.lionking.org/lyrics/OBCR/HakunaMatata.html for the lyrics to that song.
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LYRIC EXCERPT - JAMBO - HAKUNA MATATA
Jambo, jambo bwana - jambo, jambo bwana, hakuna matata.
Jambo, jambo bwana - have a good time, enjoy the samba.
Jambo, jambo bwana - you are welcome, hakuna matata.
Jambo, jambo bwana - have a good time, enjoy the samba.
Jambo, jambo bwana - take it easy, hakuna matata.
Can you hear the drum beat? hakuna matata.
Can you hear the singing? hakuna matata.
Can you see the dancing? hakuna matata.
If you want romancing. hakuna matata.
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Click http://www.poemhunter.com/song/jambo-hakuna-matata/ for the lyrics to this song.
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FEATURED VIDEO
VIEWING ALERT
Unfortunately, the song and images of the group singing aren’t synchronized, but I consider the scenes of African music and dance in this video to be worth that irritant.
However, administrators/teachers may want to pre-screen this video before showing it to students of certain ages because because of the inclusion of very brief scenes of topless women & very brief scenes of the back of women’s unclothed butts. There's also a very brief scene of a man dancing over fire which might be problematic for viewing by school students.
It's important to note that although the Swahili words "Jambo" and "Hakuna Matata" might lead you to think that the scenes in the video are from Central Africa or East Africa, the musical instruments, clothing styles, and dance styles in many of those scenes appear to me to indicate that the people shown in those scenes are West Africans. For instance, compare the clothing styles of the Kenyans in the video in Part III with the clothing styles in this video.
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Boney M - Jambo Hakuna Matata
Uploaded by BicakResat on Dec 7, 2008
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Thanks to the composers and performers of this song. Thanks also to those whose quotes & comments are included in this post as well as the producers and uploaders of this video.
Finally, thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Viewer comments are welcome.
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Saturday, October 6, 2012
Them Mushrooms - "Jambo Bwana" (Video & Lyrics)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases the lyrics and a video example of the Kenyan band Them Mushrooms' 1980 song "Jambo Bwana".
This post is Part II in a three part series of posts on songs other than the Broadway show or movie Lion King that contain the word "Jambo" and/or "Hakuna Matata".
For Part I of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/jambo-ella-jenkins-lyric-sound-file.html for a post on Ella Jenkins' 1974 song "Jambo".
For Part III of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/boney-m-jambo-hakuna-matata-video-lyrics.html.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, aesthetic, and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORD "JAMBO"
"Jambo" is a shortened form of various Swahili greetings.
From http://www.jambokenya.com/jambo/swahili/swahil03.htm
..."Jambo greetings change according to number and person.
hujambo, bwana - hello, sir
sijambo, bibi - I'm fine, madam
hamjambo, mabwana - hello, gentlemen
hatujambo, bibi -we're fine, madam
For tourist the shortened form is commonly used.
jambo - hello
(reply) jambo -hello"
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SWAHILI PHRASE "HAKUNA MATATA"
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuna_matata
"Hakuna Matata is a Swahili phrase that can be translated literally as "There are no worries." Its meaning is similar to the American English phrase "no problem" or Australian English phrase "no worries" and is akin to "don't worry, be happy". The phrase was made famous by the movie The Lion King...
In 1980, the music of Kenyan hotel band Them Mushrooms (now known as Uyoga) released the Swahili song "Jambo Bwana" ("Hello Mister"), which repeats the phrase "Hakuna matata" in its refrain. The song was written by band leader Teddy Kalanda Harrison.
A few years later, German group Boney M. released "Jambo - Hakuna Matata", an English-language song...
In 1994 the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated movie The Lion King brought the phrase international recognition, featuring it prominently in the plot and devoting a song to it. A meerkat and a warthog, named Timon and Pumbaa respectively, teach the main character, a lion cub named Simba, that he should forget his troubled past and live in the present. The song was written by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), who found the term in a Swahili phrase book."
-snip-
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abjAqvdGZgM for a video of The Lion Kings' song "Hakuna Matata". Also, click http://www.lionking.org/lyrics/OBCR/HakunaMatata.html for the lyrics to that song.
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FEATURED VIDEO & LYRICS
Jambo Bwana (Swahili)
Uploaded by manosha52 on Jun 24, 2009
In 1982, the Kenyan hotel band Them Mushrooms released the song "Jambo Bwana" ("Hello Mister"). The song, written by band leader Teddy Kalanda Harrison in 1980, has become widely popular in Kenya and Tanzania. In 2001 the Safari Sound Band released the album Mambo Jambo, which featured the song (aka Jambo Jambo) as the title track. The song was also covered by numerous local artists and is heard throughout Kenya and Tanzania.
This is dedicated to all those are from Kenya Tanzania India Canada England USA
...Translation of Jambo bwana lyrics
Jambo - Hi
Jambo bwana - Hi sir
Habari gani? - How are you?
Mzuri sana - Very fine
Wageni mwakaribishwa - Visitors are welcome
Kenya yetu - Our (country) Kenya
Hakuna matata - (there are) no worries
Verse
Kenya nchi nzuri - Kenya is a nice country
Nchi ya maajabu - A beautiful country
Nchi yenye amani - A peaceful country
Kenya yetu - Our country
Kenya wote - All Kenyans
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Thanks to Teddy Kalanda Harrison, the composer of "Jambo Bwana". Thanks also to Them Mushrooms for recording this song. Thanks also to those whose quotes & comments are included in this post as well as the producers and uploaders of this video.
Finally, thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Viewer comments are welcome.
This post showcases the lyrics and a video example of the Kenyan band Them Mushrooms' 1980 song "Jambo Bwana".
This post is Part II in a three part series of posts on songs other than the Broadway show or movie Lion King that contain the word "Jambo" and/or "Hakuna Matata".
For Part I of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/jambo-ella-jenkins-lyric-sound-file.html for a post on Ella Jenkins' 1974 song "Jambo".
For Part III of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/boney-m-jambo-hakuna-matata-video-lyrics.html.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, aesthetic, and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORD "JAMBO"
"Jambo" is a shortened form of various Swahili greetings.
From http://www.jambokenya.com/jambo/swahili/swahil03.htm
..."Jambo greetings change according to number and person.
hujambo, bwana - hello, sir
sijambo, bibi - I'm fine, madam
hamjambo, mabwana - hello, gentlemen
hatujambo, bibi -we're fine, madam
For tourist the shortened form is commonly used.
jambo - hello
(reply) jambo -hello"
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SWAHILI PHRASE "HAKUNA MATATA"
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakuna_matata
"Hakuna Matata is a Swahili phrase that can be translated literally as "There are no worries." Its meaning is similar to the American English phrase "no problem" or Australian English phrase "no worries" and is akin to "don't worry, be happy". The phrase was made famous by the movie The Lion King...
In 1980, the music of Kenyan hotel band Them Mushrooms (now known as Uyoga) released the Swahili song "Jambo Bwana" ("Hello Mister"), which repeats the phrase "Hakuna matata" in its refrain. The song was written by band leader Teddy Kalanda Harrison.
A few years later, German group Boney M. released "Jambo - Hakuna Matata", an English-language song...
In 1994 the Walt Disney Animation Studios animated movie The Lion King brought the phrase international recognition, featuring it prominently in the plot and devoting a song to it. A meerkat and a warthog, named Timon and Pumbaa respectively, teach the main character, a lion cub named Simba, that he should forget his troubled past and live in the present. The song was written by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), who found the term in a Swahili phrase book."
-snip-
Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abjAqvdGZgM for a video of The Lion Kings' song "Hakuna Matata". Also, click http://www.lionking.org/lyrics/OBCR/HakunaMatata.html for the lyrics to that song.
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FEATURED VIDEO & LYRICS
Jambo Bwana (Swahili)
Uploaded by manosha52 on Jun 24, 2009
In 1982, the Kenyan hotel band Them Mushrooms released the song "Jambo Bwana" ("Hello Mister"). The song, written by band leader Teddy Kalanda Harrison in 1980, has become widely popular in Kenya and Tanzania. In 2001 the Safari Sound Band released the album Mambo Jambo, which featured the song (aka Jambo Jambo) as the title track. The song was also covered by numerous local artists and is heard throughout Kenya and Tanzania.
This is dedicated to all those are from Kenya Tanzania India Canada England USA
...Translation of Jambo bwana lyrics
Jambo - Hi
Jambo bwana - Hi sir
Habari gani? - How are you?
Mzuri sana - Very fine
Wageni mwakaribishwa - Visitors are welcome
Kenya yetu - Our (country) Kenya
Hakuna matata - (there are) no worries
Verse
Kenya nchi nzuri - Kenya is a nice country
Nchi ya maajabu - A beautiful country
Nchi yenye amani - A peaceful country
Kenya yetu - Our country
Kenya wote - All Kenyans
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Thanks to Teddy Kalanda Harrison, the composer of "Jambo Bwana". Thanks also to Them Mushrooms for recording this song. Thanks also to those whose quotes & comments are included in this post as well as the producers and uploaders of this video.
Finally, thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Viewer comments are welcome.
"Jambo" - Ella Jenkins (Lyrics, Sound File, & Video)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I in a three part series of posts on songs other than the Broadway show or movie Lion King that contain the word "Jambo" and/or "Hakuna Matata".
This post showcases the lyrics, a brief sound file, and a video example of Ella Jenkin's song "Jambo".
For Part II of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/them-mushrooms-jambo-bwana-video-lyrics.html.
For Part III of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/boney-m-jambo-hakuna-matata-video-lyrics.html.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, aesthetic, and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORD "JAMBO"
"Jambo" is a shortened form of the KiSwahili greetings "Hujambo" that is used for tourist.
jambo - hello
(reply) jambo -hello"
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LYRICS - JAMBO
(Ella Jenkins, 1974)
Jambo (echo)
Jambo sana, jambo (echo)
Hello(echo)
Hello everybody,
Hello (echo)
Jambo (echo)
Jambo sana, jambo (echo)
Jambo (echo)
Jambo watoto, jambo (echo)
Hello children, hello (echo)
Hello my good friend, hello (echo)
Jambo (echo)
Jambo watoto, jambo (echo)
Words and Music: Ella Jenkins
© 1974 Ellbern Publishing Company (ASCAP)
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Ella Jenkins is a children's music performer,educator, and composer. http://www.ellajenkins.com/
"Jambo" (pronunced jahm-boh) is included in Ella Jenkins' 1974 record "Jambo and Other Call and Response Songs and Chants". That record was also reissued in 1996.
A brief sound file of Ella Jenkins singing "Jambo" and other songs on those records/cds can be found at http://www.folkways.si.edu/ella-jenkins/jambo-and-other-call-and-response-songs-and-chants/childrens/music/album/smithsonian.
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EDITORIAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE WORD "SANA" IN ELLA JENKINS' SONG "JAMBO"
In the context of Ella Jenkins' "Jambo" song, "sana" is usually translated as "everybody". However, that's not the Swahili meaning of "sana". "Sana" is a Swahili word which is usually translated in English as "very much".
I believe that the Swahili word "sana" [sah nah] in the phrase "Jambo sana" is an either a purposeful or accidental (folk etymology) replacement for the Swahili word "bwana" [bwah-nah] whose English translation is either "sir" or "mister". "Jambo Bwana" is the title of The Three Mushrooms' song that is the basis of Ella Jenkins' song "Jambo".
Here's a Swahili greeting using the word "sana":
Greeting: "Habari gani. (How are you?)
Response: Mzuri sana. (Very fine).
Here's my attempt at a phonetic English translation: hah-bah-ree gah-nee. Here's my attempt at a phonetic English translation: m-zur-ee (with "zur" pronounced very much like the English word "soar" meaning "to fly".)
In contemporary Standard American Englsh, "mzuri sana" would be translated as "[I'm] very well". The common practice would be for the person saying to add "thank you" and you?" after saying "Very well".
Here's another common Swahili phrase that includes the word "sana":
"Asante sana" (Thank you very much)
English pronunciation- ah-SAHN-tay sah-nah
Note: The response to "Asante sana" is "Asante Sana".
Click http://gregwtravels.travellerspoint.com/75/ "Greg's Useful Swahili Phrase Book" for information about this.
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FEATURED VIDEO
Jambo New London Third through Fifth Graders
Uploaded by rattypajamas on May 10, 2010
The New London 3rd-5th grade elementary students presented their Spring Sing program on the evening of May 10, 2010 at the high school auditorium in New London, Iowa, directed by Hannah Reth, accompanied by Alyssa Katsion.
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The children in this video are singing an adapted version of Ella Jenkins' call & response song "Jambo" with Swahili, then Spanish, then Japanese, and finally English words.
Here are those words to Ella Jenkins' song "Jambo". The echo (response) word is given in parenthesis and an English translation of those words is given in brackets:
Jambo (Jambo)
Jambo sana Jambo. [Hello, hello, hello very much, hello]*
Hola (hola)
Hola mis amigos hola [Hello, hello. Hello my friends, hello.]
Hoya (hoya)
Hoya Konnichiwa, hoya [Yes, yes. Yes good afternoon, yes]**
Hello (hello)
Hello everybody, hello.
Lyrics reposted from http://www.bestchildrensmusic.com/lyrc_dfc.htm.
*Read my comments about the word "sana" in the section found above.
**http://www.chacha.com/question/what-does-hoyo-mean-in-japanese:
"Hoya hoya" is Japanese and means "hai" (yes) or "so desu yo" (that is true).
Also, http://japanese.about.com/od/japanesevocabulary/a/Japanese-Greetings.htm konnichiwa = "good afternoon"
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Thanks to Ella Jenkins for composing this song and for composing and introducing people throughout the world to so many other children's folk songs.
Thanks to those whose comments and transcriptions I quoted and thanks also to the uploader of this video and the children featured in this video.
Finally, thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Viewer comments are welcome.
This is Part I in a three part series of posts on songs other than the Broadway show or movie Lion King that contain the word "Jambo" and/or "Hakuna Matata".
This post showcases the lyrics, a brief sound file, and a video example of Ella Jenkin's song "Jambo".
For Part II of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/them-mushrooms-jambo-bwana-video-lyrics.html.
For Part III of this series, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/boney-m-jambo-hakuna-matata-video-lyrics.html.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, aesthetic, and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORD "JAMBO"
"Jambo" is a shortened form of the KiSwahili greetings "Hujambo" that is used for tourist.
jambo - hello
(reply) jambo -hello"
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LYRICS - JAMBO
(Ella Jenkins, 1974)
Jambo (echo)
Jambo sana, jambo (echo)
Hello(echo)
Hello everybody,
Hello (echo)
Jambo (echo)
Jambo sana, jambo (echo)
Jambo (echo)
Jambo watoto, jambo (echo)
Hello children, hello (echo)
Hello my good friend, hello (echo)
Jambo (echo)
Jambo watoto, jambo (echo)
Words and Music: Ella Jenkins
© 1974 Ellbern Publishing Company (ASCAP)
-snip-
Ella Jenkins is a children's music performer,educator, and composer. http://www.ellajenkins.com/
"Jambo" (pronunced jahm-boh) is included in Ella Jenkins' 1974 record "Jambo and Other Call and Response Songs and Chants". That record was also reissued in 1996.
A brief sound file of Ella Jenkins singing "Jambo" and other songs on those records/cds can be found at http://www.folkways.si.edu/ella-jenkins/jambo-and-other-call-and-response-songs-and-chants/childrens/music/album/smithsonian.
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EDITORIAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE WORD "SANA" IN ELLA JENKINS' SONG "JAMBO"
In the context of Ella Jenkins' "Jambo" song, "sana" is usually translated as "everybody". However, that's not the Swahili meaning of "sana". "Sana" is a Swahili word which is usually translated in English as "very much".
I believe that the Swahili word "sana" [sah nah] in the phrase "Jambo sana" is an either a purposeful or accidental (folk etymology) replacement for the Swahili word "bwana" [bwah-nah] whose English translation is either "sir" or "mister". "Jambo Bwana" is the title of The Three Mushrooms' song that is the basis of Ella Jenkins' song "Jambo".
Here's a Swahili greeting using the word "sana":
Greeting: "Habari gani. (How are you?)
Response: Mzuri sana. (Very fine).
Here's my attempt at a phonetic English translation: hah-bah-ree gah-nee. Here's my attempt at a phonetic English translation: m-zur-ee (with "zur" pronounced very much like the English word "soar" meaning "to fly".)
In contemporary Standard American Englsh, "mzuri sana" would be translated as "[I'm] very well". The common practice would be for the person saying to add "thank you" and you?" after saying "Very well".
Here's another common Swahili phrase that includes the word "sana":
"Asante sana" (Thank you very much)
English pronunciation- ah-SAHN-tay sah-nah
Note: The response to "Asante sana" is "Asante Sana".
Click http://gregwtravels.travellerspoint.com/75/ "Greg's Useful Swahili Phrase Book" for information about this.
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FEATURED VIDEO
Jambo New London Third through Fifth Graders
Uploaded by rattypajamas on May 10, 2010
The New London 3rd-5th grade elementary students presented their Spring Sing program on the evening of May 10, 2010 at the high school auditorium in New London, Iowa, directed by Hannah Reth, accompanied by Alyssa Katsion.
-snip-
The children in this video are singing an adapted version of Ella Jenkins' call & response song "Jambo" with Swahili, then Spanish, then Japanese, and finally English words.
Here are those words to Ella Jenkins' song "Jambo". The echo (response) word is given in parenthesis and an English translation of those words is given in brackets:
Jambo (Jambo)
Jambo sana Jambo. [Hello, hello, hello very much, hello]*
Hola (hola)
Hola mis amigos hola [Hello, hello. Hello my friends, hello.]
Hoya (hoya)
Hoya Konnichiwa, hoya [Yes, yes. Yes good afternoon, yes]**
Hello (hello)
Hello everybody, hello.
Lyrics reposted from http://www.bestchildrensmusic.com/lyrc_dfc.htm.
*Read my comments about the word "sana" in the section found above.
**http://www.chacha.com/question/what-does-hoyo-mean-in-japanese:
"Hoya hoya" is Japanese and means "hai" (yes) or "so desu yo" (that is true).
Also, http://japanese.about.com/od/japanesevocabulary/a/Japanese-Greetings.htm konnichiwa = "good afternoon"
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Thanks to Ella Jenkins for composing this song and for composing and introducing people throughout the world to so many other children's folk songs.
Thanks to those whose comments and transcriptions I quoted and thanks also to the uploader of this video and the children featured in this video.
Finally, thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Viewer comments are welcome.
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