Taba Naba
"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.
The song is a traditional song in Meriam Mir, the language of the Torres Strait Islanders.
Lyrics
Taba naba naba no rem
Tugi penai siri
Dinghy e naba we
Miko keimi
Sere re naba we
Taba naba nor em
(repeated 3 times)
Translation:
Come on let's go to the reef
Get into the dinghy when the morning tide is low
Let us row to the edge of the reef
Come on let's go to the reef.
Popular culture
The Wiggles made this song familiar in other countries by performing the song along with the dance in their shows. On their DVD It's a Wiggly Wiggly World, it is sung by Christine Anu, an Australian pop singer of Torres Strait Island descent. On the Lights Camera Action version Greg sings the song by himself instead of with Christine Anu.
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)
