This song is a highly political one, and Jay was saying that it was written around the time that the military build-up on Guam was first discussed. In this song, there is both a lament about the way things keep changing, and a call to do more for the islands and our people than to just stand up (which is potentially a poke at the “Fanohge Chamoru”, but that’s just our guess). So here are Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for “Håfa” by Daniel De Leon Guerrero. Happy listening!
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Carmelita by Chris Kaipat – Chamorro Lyrics and English Translation
Here’s another energetic song for anyone who likes to dance. We transcribed and translated this song last November in our Saturday evening practice group. My backlog of songs from our Saturday evening praktika is quite long… but I’m slowly catching up! We’ve also refreshed our song list for 2024 because we are almost finished with our original song list from 2023, so there’s plenty more coming! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this song, “Carmelita” by Chris Kaipat. As always, Chamorro lyrics and an English translation are included in this post. Happy listening!
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Biba Ha’ånen Guinaiya, todus hamyo! In honor of today, here’s another Chamorro love song. It’s especially helpful for beginners because the lyrics are clear and the lines are repeated many times. So here are Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for the song “Un Na’magof Yu’ ” by JJ Concepcion. Happy listening!
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What’s your favorite Chamorro food? For me, it’s always the kåddo’ no matter the weather. So I appreciate this song, an energetic dedication to the humble but amazing kåddo. As Jay said with a chuckle, “Only Chamorros would write a song about soup with such zest.” So here are Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for the song “Kåddon Pika” by Daniel DeLeon Guerrero, hope you enjoy it!
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I’m trying to make my way through our evening practice group’s backlog of songs that we transcribed over the last year and post them to this blog so we can all reference them for our learning. This one we listened to last November, and I remember all of us chuckling throughout the song. This song is great for beginners because it’s not too fast, and the singing is clear. Here are Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for the song “Ai Kika'” by Pacific Cool, hope you enjoy it!
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