Mighty Sparrow: Sa Sa Yea

Richie Senior

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Jun 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/6/99

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Hi everybody,

can anybody tell me (or help me) with the meaning of these lyrics?

These are the choruses of Mighty Sparrow's "Sa Sa Yea", and the words of the
"martiniquan girl" he sings about.

I just know that Bunjay is Bon Dieu and a few little more words, but that's
about it, and being fluent in French did not help me understand...

so if anybody could help me with a translation in English or French, that
would be very nice.

thanks in advance

- Richie

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here we go:

Sa sa yea, sa sa yea
Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh
Lavay Lavay Lavay Lavay
Ouvert la portla macko sa say deefay
Sa sa yea, sa sa yea
Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh

Sa sa yea, sa sa yea
Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh
Mor vlay laijah pou jway Carnival
Baggi sa ah car fe mweh mal
Sa sa yea, sa sa yea
Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh

Sa sa yea, sa sa yea
Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh
Gadday meezeh mweh ma ma
Aite norm touvay yah baggai cor eeh
Sa sa yea, sa sa yea
Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh

R. Snagg

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Jun 8, 1999, 3:00:00 AM6/8/99

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The term "Sa Sa Yea" means " What is this "

guan...@gmail.com

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Feb 12, 2014, 4:56:24 PM2/12/14

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I know I'm late with this reply but in case somebody else is interested, here it is. By the way, I was born and raised in Dominica, island-neighbour of Martinique! I'm not an official translator, so the creole/kweyol grammar police who will surely criticise can save it! :)

What is this? What is this?
My God, man you are killing me!
Get up! (4x)
Open the door boy, I'm leaving!
What is this? What is this?
My God, Sparrow you are killing me!

What is this? What is this?
My God, man you are killing me!
I want money to play carnival.
This thing is making me sick.
What is this? What is this?
My God, man you are killing me!

What is this? What is this?
My God, man you are killing me!
Mother, look at my misery with a man over a thing like this!
What is this? What is this?
My God, man you are killing me!

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cari...@gmail.com

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Oct 31, 2018, 1:08:12 AM10/31/18

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Can you post the original lyrics for Sa Sa Yea please?

jordi....@gmail.com

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Mar 8, 2019, 6:09:38 AM3/8/19

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A pretty little Martiniquan girl
Oh well she come for the Carnival
She wnat to play with George Bailey
But she ain’t have no money at all
Ah tell she ah going pay for she
But she got to spend the night with me
She consented but when we began
If you hear this Martiniquian bawl

Sa sa yea, sa sa yea Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh Lavay Lavay Lavay Lavay Ouvert la portla macko sa say deefay Sa sa yea, sa sa yea Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh

She try to run and block the door
Ah say doo doo what your frighten for
And then ah give she some more money
She decide she going try me again
Don’t matter how ah take it cool
Ah mean, she kicking like a bloody mule
With a kind ah pitiful moaning
If you hear how she groaning in vain

Sa sa yea, sa sa yea Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh Mor vlay laijah pou jway Carnival Baggi sa ah car fe mweh mal Sa sa yea, sa sa yea Bunjay, misyeay ou car choo yea mweh

She beg me like a child to stop
But not for hell ah won’t get up
Ah say when ah spend currency
Ah don’t feel, ah don’t see, ah can’t hear
She tell me well please be kind
This time ah moving like a ball ah twine
Ah say you better take it easy
Cause you can’t get me money pooh- even