This past Saturday, our evening practice group didn’t meet because Jay was at a conference, so I transcribed this song during a solo study session. I got some much-needed help from Jay and our study group to clarify a few tricky words—big thanks to all of them! I really enjoyed both the music and lyrics to this song, and I think its message of leaving behind a toxic person and relationship will strike a chord with many. In this post, you’ll find the Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for Ti Hu Nisisita Hao sung by Jocelyn Toves. Happy listening!
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Guinaiya-mu by Daniel De Leon Guerrero – Chamorro Lyrics and English Translation
Our practice group picked this love song for ear-training practice this past Saturday, and we had so much fun transcribing it together. This song is a good pace, neither too fast nor too slow, so it’s great practice for beginners. It was a really great practice session this week, as we have all come a long way in our listening comprehension. In this post, we have the Chamorro lyrics and English translation for the song Guinaiya-mu, sung by Daniel DeLeon Guererro, which is a cover of the English song “Carrying Your Love”. Happy listening!
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This charming song, Trongkon Niyok, is written and sung by Daniel De Leon Guerrero. Set to the lovely tune of a båtsu (the Chamorro waltz), he sings to us the Chamorro legend of the coconut tree. If you aren’t familiar with the båtsu, it essentially follows the same tempo and step pattern of the Viennese waltz. But what makes it slightly different is that it includes the up and down motion that we find in the “regular” waltz. Our Saturday evening practice group listened to this song a few weeks ago – I’m definitely behind on posting our songs, and I blame the changing weather and migraines! As always, Chamorro lyrics and an English translation are included in this post. Happy listening (and dancing)!
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Our Saturday evening practice group listened to this last weekend, and our friend Dabit was on fire with his listening comprehension. Meanwhile with my listening comprehension, it was as though my ears were plugged up with cotton! Listening comprehension is always and forever my weakest skill, which is why I appreciate our Saturday evening practice sessions that focus entirely on listening. If this song sounds familiar to you, that’s because it’s a cover of “Ten Feet Away” by Keith Whitley. As always, Chamorro lyrics and an English translation are included in this post for the song “Dies Pasu Guatu” by the Castro Boyz. Happy listening!
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Here is a song by the Hofschneider Brothers that has been a recent favorite of mine, and since our Saturday evening praktika was cancelled this past weekend I decided to sit down and transcribe this song for my own practice. We actually got to meet Siñot Julian a couple of months ago at a fundraiser, which was so lovely. He was playing music with the band, and I kept looking at him and wondering why he looked so familiar. When we started chatting, I realized he was from the Hofschneider Brothers, and I was recognizing his face from the cover of their Christmas album. 🙂 This song is from another of their albums, Rekuetdon Familia…(Putfin!). As always, Chamorro lyrics and an English translation are included in this post. I did have some trouble making out a couple of words, which are in bold. If you hear something different from me, please let me know in the comments. Happy listening!
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Lengguahi-ta 