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Pata Pata
Makeba Lyrics
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Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hay yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Helele saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPhata Phata)
Hayi ke saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPhata Phata)
Hayi ke aguquka sathi bheka bo (Nants'iPhata Phata)
Hayi ke saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPhata Phata)
Hay yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata is the name of a dance
We do down Johannesburg way.
Everybody starts to move
As soon as Pata Pata begins to play
Hayi saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hayi ke saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hayi ke saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hayi saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hay ke yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
IPata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Every Fridays and Saturday nights (Iyo Pata Pata)
It's Pata Pata time (Nants'iPata Pata)
The music keeps going all night long (Iyo Pata Pata)
Till the morning sun begins to shine (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hayi saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hay ke yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
The lyrics to Makeba's song "Pata Pata" describe a dance that is popular in Johannesburg, called the Pata Pata. The repeated phrase "saguquka sathi bheka" roughly translates to "we come together, we watch," and is indicative of how the dance brings people together to move and groove. The chorus involves the repetition of the syllables "yiyo mama," serving as a call-and-response to the lead singer's enthusiastic prompting.
Makeba describes how the music keeps going all night long until the sun rises, making it clear that the Pata Pata dance is a celebration that continues long into the night. The repeated use of "Nants'iPata Pata" emphasizes the importance of this dance in the lives of those who partake in it while "Hay yiyo mama yiyo mama" conveys the pure joy and excitement found in dancing the Pata Pata.
Overall, "Pata Pata" is a song that captures the spirit of community and revelry that is shared when people come together to dance.
Line by Line Meaning
Saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
When we rise up, we say let's dance the Pata Pata
Hay yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hey here we go, mama, dancing the Pata Pata
Pata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Let's all dance the Pata Pata, oh mama
Helele saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPhata Phata)
We all rise up and say, let's dance the Phata Phata
Hayi ke saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPhata Phata)
Hey, let's rise up and dance the Phata Phata
Hayi ke aguquka sathi bheka bo (Nants'iPhata Phata)
Hey, let us all rise up and dance the Phata Phata properly
Pata Pata is the name of a dance
The Pata Pata is a dance that we do in Johannesburg
We do down Johannesburg way.
It's a dance that is popular in Johannesburg
Everybody starts to move
As soon as the Pata Pata music starts playing, everyone begins to dance
As soon as Pata Pata begins to play
When the Pata Pata music starts playing
Hayi saguquka sathi bheka (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hey, let's rise up and dance the Pata Pata
Hay ke yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Hey, here we go, mama, dancing the Pata Pata
IPata Pata yiyo mama yiyo mama (Nants'iPata Pata)
Let's all dance the Pata Pata, oh mama
Every Fridays and Saturday nights (Iyo Pata Pata)
On every Friday and Saturday night, we dance the Pata Pata
It's Pata Pata time (Nants'iPata Pata)
It's time to dance the Pata Pata
The music keeps going all night long (Iyo Pata Pata)
The Pata Pata music plays all night long
Till the morning sun begins to shine (Nants'iPata Pata)
Until the morning when the sun begins to shine, we continue dancing the Pata Pata
Lyrics Β© CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Miriam Makeba, Jerry Ragovoy
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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@loredanapuggioni8958
C'era una volta una discoteca a Torino che si chiamava PataPata, e questa canzone era il pezzo di chiusura....... Tanto tempo fa.
@olafcrocker3936
I was 15 the first time I heard this great piece of music. I'm 68 now. Still enjoying it.
@stephenlevant4033
Indeed. I first heard Mama Africa sing this in 1967 (I was 8 years old). This song embodies inspiration, encouragement, and a zest for life that overcomes adversity. All that she went through didn't break her but empowered one of the many voices speaking out justice, peace, and humanity. RIP Mama Africa.
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@@stephenlevant4033 Dang you guys are fricking legends, and so is Mama Africa
@dthomas4501
Another "legend" jumping on the train! Hear this for the first time in 1967 and loved it and the artist. 77 now and still loving it. Thank you Mama Africa!!
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@@stephenlevant4033 66 here, totally agree.