"Taba Naba" is a children's song originating in the Torres Strait Islands just north of the continent of Australia. This song is usually accompanied by a "sit-down dance" where the "dancers" perform traditional movements corresponding to the lyrics.
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The song is a traditional song in Meriam Mir, the language of the Torres Strait Islanders.
Lyrics
(repeated 3 times)
Translation:
Popular culture
Australian pop singer and Eastern Torres Strait native Christine Anu sang "Taba Naba" on It's a Wiggly Wiggly World, an album by The Wiggles. On the related video she performed gestures that go along with the song.
In Brazil, the Brazilian singer Xuxa (pronounced Shoo Sha) recorded the song from your album Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 4 (English: Xuxa only for little small people 4)
References
Taba Naba Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA