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Waka Waka Lyrics: History of the Iconic World Cup Song

Even though the 2010 FIFA World Cup has long passed, this song remains an icon of the tournament.

Waka Waka Lyrics: History of the Iconic World Cup Song
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Liputan6.com, Jakarta "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira, featuring the South African band Freshlyground.

Co-written by Shakira and John Hill, it was released on May 7, 2010, by Epic Records as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, held in South Africa.

It was released in English and Spanish (under the title "Waka Waka (Esto es África)").

Even though the 2010 FIFA World Cup has long passed, this song remains an icon of the tournament. In fact, many football fans still vividly remember how it became a football icon that year.

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'Waka-Waka' by Shakira Lyrics

Uh, zangalewa (otra, otra)

Uh, zangalewa (otra, otra)

Uh, zangalewa (otra, otra)

Uh, zangalewa (otra, otra)

You're a good soldier, choosing your battles

Pick yourself up, and dust yourself off, and back in the saddle

You're on the front line, everyone's watching

You know it's serious, we're getting closer, this isn't over

The pressure's on, you feel it

But you got it all, believe it

When you fall get up, oh-oh

And if you fall get up, eh-eh

Zamina-mina, zangalewa?

'Cause this is Africa

Zamina-mina, eh-eh

Waka, waka, eh-eh

Zamina-mina, zangalewa?

This time for Africa

Listen to your God, this is our motto

Your time to shine, don't wait in line, y vamos por todo

People are raising their expectations

Go on and feed 'em, this is your moment, no hesitations

Today's your day, I feel it

You paved the way, believe itIf you get down, get up, oh-oh

When you get down, get up, eh-eh

Zamina-mina, zangalewa?

This time for Africa

Zamina-mina, eh-eh

Waka, waka, eh-eh

Zamina-mina, zangalewa?

Anawa, ah-ah

Zamina-mina, eh-eh

Waka, waka, eh-eh

Zamina-mina, zangalewa?

This time for Africa

Awabuye lamajoni ipikipiki mama, one A to Z

Bathi susa lamajoni ipikipiki mama from East to West

Bathi waka-waka, mah, eh-eh, waka-waka, mah, eh-eh

Zonk' izizwe mazibuye

'Cause this is Africa

Zamina-minaAnawa, ah-ah

Zamina-mina

Zamina-mina

Anawa, ah-ah

Zamina-mina, eh-eh

Waka, waka, eh-eh

Zamina-mina, zangalewa?

Anawa, ah-ah

Zamina-mina, eh-eh

Waka, waka, eh-eh

Zamina-mina, zangalewa?

This time for Africa

Django, eh-eh

Django, eh-eh

Zamina-mina, zangalewa?

Anawa, ah-ah

Django, eh-eh

Django, eh-eh

Zamina-mina, zangalewa?

Anawa, ah-ah

This time for Africa

This time for Africa

We're all Africa (zama qhela)

We're all Africa (kwela, kwela)

(Zama qhela)

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History of Waka-Waka: A Military March of Unknown Origin

"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" draws inspiration from traditional African music, blending Colombian African rhythms with Soca-tinged beats and Congolese rumba guitar styles.

Freshlyground's unique Afro-fusion sound further incorporates traditional South African music like the kwela.Zolani Mahola (the band's lead singer) performs most of his lyrics in Xhosa.

The song also utilizes South African guitar instrumentation.

The chorus and lyrics of "waka waka" are taken from "Zangaléwa," a 1986 song recorded by the Cameroonian band Golden Sounds, which became a hit not only in Africa but also in Colombia, thanks to the help of West African DJs, where Shakira heard the song as a child.

According to Debora Halbert, author of The State of Copyright: The Complex Relationships of Cultural Creation in a Globalized World, Golden Sounds also did not originally create the chorus, as it was adapted from "a military march of unknown origin that had existed since World War II."