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Tsangala da GogoNa

Khakheti Region Georgia

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Tsangala da gogona is a playful dance song from the Kakheti region first recorded in 1964 in Soviet Georgia (see Ne'tavi gogo me da shen to review information about Kakheti). There are several arrangements of this song, and the version you will learn here is from Trio Mandeli, a small ensemble of young Georgian women. The song is about a young girl and a lazy young boy named Tsangala. 

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To hear the original source recording from 1964 collected and presented by Alan Lomax, listen at this link.

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The exact version we sing in Ember is here and differs slightly from the arrangement Trio Mandili sings below.

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Lyrics:

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Call: Tsangala da gogona 

Response: Tsangala gogona

Call: Tsangala da gogona da

Response: Tsangala gogona 

 

Gogoni gogoni gogoni gogo

Gogoni gogoni gogona

Gogoni gogoni gogoni gogo

Gogoni gogoni gogona

 

 Tsangala da gogona 

Tsangala gogona

Tsangala da gogona da

Tsangala gogona 

 

Tsangala kalaks tsavida

Qurdzeni moitana 

Qurdzeni tviton shetchama 

saplivi gagvitkhara

 

 Tsangala da gogona 

Tsangala gogona

Tsangala da gogona da

Tsangala gogona
 

Gogoni gogoni gogoni gogo

Gogoni gogoni gogona

Gogoni gogoni gogoni gogo

Gogoni gogoni gogona

 

Tsangala da gogona 

Tsangala gogona

Tsangala da gogona da

Tsangala gogona

 

Es bitchi kargad tamashobs

Pekhis serebshedgeba 

Aman rom pekhi itkinos

gogonas dabraldeba

 

 Tsangala da gogona 

Tsangala gogona

Tsangala da gogona da

Tsangala gogona

 

Gogoni gogoni gogoni gogo

Gogoni gogoni gogona

Gogoni gogoni gogoni gogo

Gogoni gogoni gogona

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Translation: 

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Tsangala da gogona - Tsangala and the girl

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Gogoni gogoni gogoni gogo

Gogoni gogoni gogona - girl, girl, girl, little girl, girly girly, girl, etc.

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Verse one: Tsangala went to the city, he stole some grapes, he dug our grave.

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Verse two: The guy is a player! He plays well. He ended up hurting his foot, then blamed the girl.

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Full SongTsangala da gogona
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Middle LineTsangala da gogona
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Middle KaraokeTsangala da gogona
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High LineTsangala da gogona
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High KaraokeTsangala da gogona
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Bass LineTsangala da gogona
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Bass KaraokeTsangala da gogona
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PronunciationTsangala da gogona
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