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Angélique Kidjo – Elegua (2019) | Track profile | Dork

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Angélique Kidjo
Celia
Elegua

TRACK

Angélique Kidjo

Elegua

Release date: 19th April 2019

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About This Track

"Elegua" is a track by Angélique Kidjo, from the album Celia, released 19th April 2019. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Angélique Kidjo

Angélique Kidjo

Lyrics

Elegua

[Letra de "Elegua"]

[Verso 1]

Tambo, tambo, tambo

No hay orisha como elegua

Palainle porque siempre ta owe

Oshun tiene siete saya

Oshun tawedewede

Y yo como soy su amor

Siempre estoy muy contentica

[Verso 2]

Tambo, tambo, tambo

Pa' oshun ketawedewede

Pa’ oshun ketawedewede

Tambo, tambo, tambo

África me dio la gran facultá' para cantarle a mi orisha

Y a mi tambor de bata

[Coro]

Ele, Elegua quiere tambo

Tambo, tambo

Elegua quiere tambo

Elegua quiere tambo

Elegua quiere tambo

Tambo, tambo

Elegua quiere tambo

Eh, Elegua la rogueau

O moteribá ni monuté

Tambo, tambo

Elegua quiere tambo

La rogueau

Elegua quiere tambo

Elegua quiere tambo

Tambo, tambo

Elegua quiere tambo

Eh, Elegua la rogueau

Moteribá ni monuté

Tambo, tambo

Elegua quiere tambo

[Outro]

¡Tambo!

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Celia

2019

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Album

Angélique Kidjo

Release year

2019

—Bemba Colorá
—Elegua
—Cucala
—Oya Diosa
—Sahara
—Quimbara
—Toro Mata
—Yemaya
—Baila Yemaya
—La Vida Es un Carnaval

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