O' Kinimbá!
Da da ôkê Kinimbá!
Salô ajô nuaiê...

Song from the African religious ritual 'Macumba'. The god 'Xango' is on earth 'Kinimbá' but misses heaven 'Nuaiê'. (Note provided by Diana Daniel)

Text Authorship:

• from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Hernani da Costa Braga (1888 - 1948), "O kinimbá" [ voice and piano ], from Canções nordestinas do folclore brasileiro, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Diana Danieli

This text was added to the website: 2010-11-15
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