Iko iko

Recomiendo encarecidamente escuchar/ver el siguiente vídeo antes de leer la entrada.


Yo la conocí como la BSO de Misión Imposible y la recordaba como una simple canción chorra-tropical. ¿No? Vamos con la letra de la canción:

My grandma and your grandma
Sitting by the fire
My grandma says to your grandma
" I'm gonna set your flag on fire "

Talkin' 'bout
Hey now
Hey now
Iko iko an nay
Jockomo feena ah na nay
Jockomo feena nay

Look at my king all dressed in red
Iko iko an nay
I bet you five dollars he'll kill you dead
Jockomo feena nay

(...)

My flag boy and your flag boy
Sitting by the fire
My flag boy says to your flag boy
"I'm gonna set your flag on fire"
 
(...)
 
See that guy all dressed in green
Iko iko an nay
He's not a man, he's a loving machine
Jockomo feena nay

(...)

 Y de la wiki:

"Iko Iko" is a song that tells of a parade collision between two "tribes" of Mardi Gras Indians and the traditional confrontation. (...) The story tells of a "spy boy" (i.e. a lookout for one band of Indians) encountering the "flag boy" or guidon carrier for another "tribe." He threatens to "set the flag on fire.""

Al loro con la canción absurda! Por cierto, mi versión favorita es esta, aunque está super versionada.