Football Fever Is Back(Waka Waka Video)

The song is based upon a traditional African soldiers' song named Zangalewa.

"Tsamina" or “Zangaléwa” is a 1986 hit song, originally sung by a makossa group from Cameroon called Golden Sounds.The song pays tribute to African skirmishers (a.k.a tirailleurs) during WW2.Some words in the lyrics are in a Cameroonian language called Fang.

Meaning of the words in Fang language

* Tsaminamina means Come.
* Waka waka means Do it - as in perform a task. Waka is pidgin language meaning walk while working.
* Tsaminamina zangalewa means where do you come from?.
* Wana means it is mine.
* Zambo means wait.

The lyrics,in english(Fang) read like this:

You're a good soldier
Choosing your battles
Pick yourself up
And dust yourself off
Get 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
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Cause this is Africa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka waka eh eh
Tsamina 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 feel it
This is your moment
No hesitation

Today's your day
I feel it
You paved the way,
Believe it
If you get down
Get up oh, oh
When you get down,
Get up eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa