FIFA(国际足联)与索尼音乐娱乐公司共同宣布,由著名拉丁歌手夏奇拉(Shakira)创作并参与制作的歌曲“Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)”[中译:哇咔哇咔(非洲时刻)],被选为2010年南非世界杯官方主题曲。届时,夏奇拉将与南非本土组合Freshlyground一同在世界杯闭幕式上表演这首歌曲。夏奇拉(Shakira) 国际足联主席布拉特表示,“世界杯的球迷们,对于主题曲的关注度不亚于世界杯的吉祥物和标识,它同样也是这项令人激动的体育赛事的重要组成部分。此曲运用了充满非洲特色的节奏,来呈现这项重大的赛事。我非常期待能在世界杯的比赛中听到它,并且在闭幕式上看到夏奇拉与Freshlyground的精彩表演。” 而歌曲的演唱者,拉丁天后夏奇拉则表示,“对于Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)这首歌能被选为2010南非世界杯主题曲,我感到非常荣幸。世界杯是一项世界同欢的赛事,它将不同国家,种族,以及不同地域的人们紧紧联系到一起,而这也正是我的歌曲所想要表达的意义。”同时她也表示,她非常高兴能够与南非本土最知名的音乐组合Freshlyground进行合作。 而Freshlyground中的成员Zolani Mahola则说,“对于能和夏奇拉合作这首歌曲,我们倍感兴奋,这首歌表达了南非世界杯的精神和活力,我们认为这首歌曲,一定能够激发那些在世界各地关注南非世界杯的人们的激情。” 这首世界杯官方主题曲的英语及西班牙语版本将在2010年4月28日对外公布,这张专辑所获得的收益,将用于由FIFA所建立的公益项目中,该项目的收益将用于非洲的公益事业。此外,还有一部分收益会捐赠给由约旦王妃拉妮亚与国际足联主席布拉特共同建立的“1 GOAL”基金。该基金的主要用途,是为世界各地的失学儿童建立重返学校的机会。近日,该基金任命夏奇拉为公益大使,以此来向世界呼吁给每个儿童接受教育的机会。 Waka Waka 是非洲斯瓦西里语中的一个动词,意思是:火焰,热烈的燃烧,闪耀等,在东非诸国通用,同时也是非盟及多国的官方用语。
Waka Waka
这个也有中英文混合在一起的版本
Waka Waka
waving flag
waka waka
gave the chords to the chorus and beginning verse, but its the same throughout.
If it doesn't sound right to you, or there is something you don't get let me know! Thanks :)
Wavin' Flag
Troubadour
K'naan
C F
When I get older, I will be stronger,
C G
They'll call me freedom, just like a Wavin' Flag
[Chorus]
C F
When I get older, I will be stronger,
C G
They'll call me freedom, just like a Wavin' flag
C F
And then it goes back, and then it goes back,
C G
And then it goes back oh oh oh
C F
Born to a throne, stronger than Rome
C G
a Violent prone, poor people zone,
C F
But it's my home, all I have known,
C G
Where I got grown, streets we would roam.
C F
But out of the darkness, I came the farthest,
C G
Among the hardest survival.
C F
Learn from these streets, it can be bleak,
C G
Except no defeat, surrender retreat,
So we struggling, fighting to eat and
We wondering when we'll be free,
So we patiently wait, for that fateful day,
It's not far away, so for now we say
[Chorus]
So many wars, settling scores,
Bringing us promises, leaving us poor,
I heard them say, love is the way,
Love is the answer, that's what they say,
But look how they treat us, Make us believers,
We fight their battles, then they deceive us,
Try to control us, they couldn't hold us,
Cause we just move forward like Buffalo Soldiers.
But we struggling, fighting to eat,
And we wondering, when we'll be free
So we patiently wait, for that faithful day,
It's not far away, but for now we say,
[Chorus] 2x
(Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhh)
And everybody will be singing it
(Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhh)
And you and I will be singing it
(Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhh)
And we all will be singing it
(Ohhh Ohh Ohh Ohh)
[Chorus] 2x
When I get older, when I get older
I will be stronger, just like a Waving Flag,
Just like a Waving Flag, just like a Waving flag
Flag, flag, Just like a Waving Flag