Adiemus — Cantus - Song Of The Plains song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Cantus - Song Of The Plains" by Adiemus.
Lyrics
Sopranos unisono: Oh_____ ba____ ma ka ba_______
S/Altos: a____ ra kum i ra ku ma________
solo clappings, followed with unisono:
um a kum a ma_ ma ma ma di ya
a ra ka ma_ ma ma ma_ ma ma ma ki ya
a ra ma kum ki ki a ra ma kum ma ya
Oh______ (repeat these lines twice)
Oh____________________________
solo clappings & orchestra followed then with Pamela’s solo
Sopranos unisono: Oh______ ba______ ma ka ba_______
S/A a______ ra kum i ra ku ma_________
solo clappings, followed by unisono:
um a kum a ma_ ma ma ma di a
a ra ka ma_ ma ma ma_ ma ma ma ki ya
a ra ma kum ki ki a ra ma kum ma ya
Oh_______ (repeat these lines twice)
a ma tu a ma_ sa kala (2x)
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la ma
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)
ma sa ma la ma
ma la__________________________
ah_____________
ooh ki a pa la (2x)
interlude
Sopranos unisono: Oh_____ ba____ ma ka ba_______
S/A A______ ra kum i ra ku ma_______
um a kum a ma_ ma ma ma di a
a ra ka ma_ ma ma ma_ ma ma ma ki ya
a ra ma kum ki ki a ra ma kum ma ya
Oh_______ (repeat these lines twice)
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la ma
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)
sa na ma la ma
ki sa ma ri na ma
ki pa na ma la ma
ki sa ma ki ta ma
sa ma________
a roo ka ma ra we
ma roo ka ma re__
a roo ma ka ra ma re (altos longer ending)
a roo ka ma ra we
ma roo ka ma re__
a roo ma ka ra ma re (altos longer ending)
a roo ma si ma la doo ra ma si__ ma la
doo ra ma si__ ma la doo ra ma (S.2 slides)
doo ra ma la (2x)
doo ra ma la doo (S.2 slides)
doo ma ra ma la doo (2x)
doo ma ra ma la
doo ma ra ma la ra tu
doo ma la ra tu a_______
ra tu a____________
interlude
sopranos unisono: Oh____ ba____ ma ka ba______
S/A a____ ra kum i ra ku ma______
um a kum a ma_ ma ma ma ki ya
a ra ka ma_ ma ma ma_ ma ma ma ki ya
a ra ma kum ki ki a ra ma kum ma ya
Oh_____ (repeat these lines twice)
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la ma
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)¨
sa na ma la ma
ki sa ma ti la ma
ki pa na ma la ma
ki sa ma ki ta ma
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la ma
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)
ma sa ma la ma ma la_________
Ah__________
«Coda»:
S1 Oh_________________________________ba______
S2 um a kum ma ma__ um a kum ma ma_
A o ku yo yo ma ma ra o ku yo yo…
S1 ka ba__________
S2 um a kum ma ma___ um a kum ma ma___
A ra o ku yo yo ma ma ra o ku yo yo…
repeat these lines with hand clappings until the end, when each
of the singers should sing a sudden «ra"(I was unable to figure out
how many times they repeat the coda part).
Lyrics translation
Sopranos unisono: Oh___ _ _ ba__ _ _ ma ka ba_______
S/Altos: a____ ra kum i ra ku ma________
solo clappings, followed with unisono:
um a kum a ma_ ma ma di's
a ra ka ma_ ma ma ma_ ma ma ma ki ya
a MA kum Ki kum Ma ya
Oh____ _ _ (repeat these twice lines)
Oh____________________________
solo clappings & orchestra followed then with Pamela's solo
Sopranos unisono: Oh___ _ _ _ ba__ _ _ _ _ _ ma ka ba_______
S/A a______ ra kum i ra ku ma_________
solo clappings, followed by unisono:
um a kum a ma_ ma ma di a
a ra ka ma_ ma ma ma_ ma ma ma ki ya
a MA kum Ki kum Ma ya
Oh____ _ _ _ (repeat these twice lines)
a MA only a ma_ sa kala (2x)
a MA only a ma_ sa la la ma
a MA only a ma_ sa la la (2x)
ma
no__________________________
ah_____________
ooh ki a la (2x)
interlude
Sopranos unisono: Oh___ _ _ ba__ _ _ ma ka ba_______
S/A A______ ra kum i ra ku ma_______
um a kum a ma_ ma ma di a
a ra ka ma_ ma ma ma_ ma ma ma ki ya
a MA kum Ki kum Ma ya
Oh____ _ _ _ (repeat these twice lines)
a MA only a ma_ sa la la (2x)
a MA only a ma_ sa la la ma
a MA only a ma_ sa la la (2x)
sa and la la ma
from time to time
pa and Ma
See also
sa ma________
a roo we
ma roo ka ma re__
a roo ma ka ra ma re (altos longer ending)
a roo we
ma roo ka ma re__
a roo ma ka ra ma re (altos longer ending)
a roo Ma si La doo RA MA si__ ma la
doo RA MA si__ ma la doo RA ma (S.2 slides)
doo ra ma la (2x)
doo Ra la doo (S.2 slides)
doo ma ra ma la doo (2x)
doo ma ra ma la
doo ma la Ra only
doo ma la Ra only a_______
Ra only a____________
interlude
the sopranos unisono: Oh____ ba____ ma ka ba______
S/A a____ ra kum i ra ku ma______
um a kum a ma_ ma ma ki ya
a ra ka ma_ ma ma ma_ ma ma ma ki ya
a MA kum Ki kum Ma ya
Oh_____ (repeat these lines twice)
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la ma
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)¨
sa na ma la ma
ki sa ma ti la ma
ki pa na ma la ma
ki sa ma ki ta ma
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la ma
a ma tu a ma_ sa ka la (2x)
ma sa ma la ma ma la_________
Ah__________
«Coda»:
S1 Oh_________________________________ba______
S2 um a kum ma ma__ um a kum ma ma_
A o ku yo yo ma ma ra o ku yo yo…
S1 ka ba__________
S2 um a kum ma ma___ um a kum ma ma___
A ra o ku yo yo ma ma ra o ku yo yo…
repeat these lines with hand clappings until the end, when each
of the singers should sing a sudden «ra"(I was unable to figure out
how many times they repeat the coda part).