7. Karnaval Di Zumbi Music: Boy Margarita Lyrics: Boy Margarita Arrangement: Reno Steba Choir arrangement: I. Calister As appeared on cd ‘Kanta Hélele’ (May 2006) 7. Carnival Of Zumbi’s English translation Note: In Curaçao culture the zumbi has nothing to do with what western cultures see as Zombi’s (living dead). In Curaçao zumbi’s are ghosts. And they are like us all. They like music, have fun, laugh and sing just like us. There are a lot of children’s songs about zumbi’s. This song is another fun take at the fun life of zumbi’s. They came from Trinidad to celebrate the zumbi carnival in Curaçao. At the end of the song, in the choir part, I have used parts of a children’s song called ‘Zumbi zo, zumbi za’ to create the choir. Each phrase is an adaptation of a phrase of that song. (I.C.) Un dia anochi den mondi sukú Mi ta kana lihé pa mi yega den lus Mi tabata kanta un kalipso Ku pensamentu den mondi será I sigun e kalipso ta bai Mi pianan a kuminsá bira pisá Bira pariba un poko ta bin Bira pabou un kantidat Ma hisa mi kara, wak poko leu Ma mira poko zumbi ta bini I sigun nan ta kana nan ta balia Nan ta bula na laria sin kontròl Bira pariba un poko ta bin Bira pabou un kantidat Ai ki mi pober ta hasi Ma hinka mi kurpa den mondi Zumba calypso Zumbi ku ta balia kalipso Zumbi ku ta bin di Trinidad Zumbi ku ta zumbi di bèrdat Nan ta balia, ta gosa, ta bula, ta balia bai te final Ora nan a kana yega serka mi Ma mira ku ta Zumbi di Trinidad Poko a bin pasa Karnaval di Zumbi Otronan a bini ku verlòf Bira pariba un poko ta bin Bira pabou un kantidat Ai ki mi pober ta hasi Ma pone mi kurpa den mondi Zumba calypso Zumbinan ta gosa karnaval Oh zumbinan ta balia te final Zumbala ay que zumbala Zumbizozumbiza-zumbizizozaaa One night in the dark woods I was walking quickly to reach the light I was singing a calypso in my head while I was surrounded by trees And as the calypso was progressing My legs began getting heavier Look at the left, some are coming Look at the right, a lot of them I looked up and far I saw some zumbi’s coming And as they are walking they are dancing Jumping up and down with no control Look at the left, some are coming Look at the right, a lot of them Oh what is a poor woman to do I put myself in the woods of… Zumba Calypso Zumbi’s that are dancing calypso Zumbi’s that are coming from Trinidad Zumbi’s that are real zumbi’s They jump, they dance, enjoy and prance ’till morning comes As they approached me I saw that they were Zumbi’s of Trinidad Some of them came to celebrate the Carnival of zumbi’s Others came on for a nice vacation Look at the left, some are coming Look at the right, a lot of them Oh what is a poor woman to do I put myself in the woods of… Zumba Calypso Zumbi’s that are enjoying carnival Zumbi’s that are dancing till the end Zumbala ay que zumbala Zumbizozumbiza-zumbizizozaaa