Snake Bananza (song)
| "Snake Bananza" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Snake Bananza" in Donkey Kong Bananza | |||
 Image from Nintendo Music | |||
| Composed by: Naoto Kubo[1] | |||
| Vocals | Jenny Kidd | ||
| Time signature | 4 4 (Common time) | ||
| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) | ||
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"Snake Bananza"[2][3] is a song composed by Naoto Kubo for Donkey Kong Bananza, where it plays when Donkey Kong transforms into the Snake Bananza form. It is performed in-universe by Pauline, who is voiced by Jenny Kidd. As with the other Bananza songs, the lyrics are almost entirely gibberish.
Lyrics[edit]
The following is a transcription of the song's lyrics from the Donkey Kong Bananza Kanzen Kōryakubon by Nintendo DREAM.
Sateena tyew-las too-la wellic keela fis.
Rockyna weels-fona wis shoo kis-shoo.Sateena tooo wat tyew-las too-la fis.
Wockina weels-tola wis-shoo gis-shoos too wee la.Yo wina guill-a bee lays-tee wolleena tat,
ganna welli-dona wadil crow!
Figh stee fo ray stee figh kada wayso,
finadel fortz lie!Fiz tee lis tee lets ktool widona waldis,
gona will disq fo!
Ray-nol zoul regatta wale tattor tha tzo!Affila tzola fros tee dina!
Say-veena for-veenas!Proda fo res-teenee
Cree-dina for-veenas!
History[edit]
Donkey Kong Bananza[edit]
Donkey Kong Bananza marks the first appearance of "Snake Bananza". An instrumental version of the song plays when Pauline speaks while Donkey Kong is in the Snake Bananza form and during the first four sections of Snake Elder's Rehearsal Hall. It is titled "Snake Bananza (Instrumental)" in the Nintendo Music app and the game's sound test. Its disc is unlocked by popping all five balloons in the rehearsal.
A medley arrangement of "DK Island Swing" from Donkey Kong Country and all five Bananza themes plays during round 15 of Emerald Rush and during the staff credits of the Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC. It is titled "Emerald Rush #4" in the Nintendo Music app and the game's sound test.
 Snake Bananza (Instrumental) - The remix heard in Donkey Kong Bananza | File info 0:30 |
| Emerald Rush #4 - The arrangement heard in Donkey Kong Bananza | File info 0:30 |
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo[edit]
On Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, the original version of "Snake Bananza" plays as part of the "Scaling the Tower in the Radiance Layer" alarm.
Gallery[edit]
Image for "Snake Bananza (Instrumental)" from Donkey Kong Bananza on Nintendo Music
Image for "Emerald Rush #4" from Donkey Kong Bananza on Nintendo Music
List of Super Mario appearances[edit]
Games[edit]
| Work | System | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Bananza | Nintendo Switch 2 | 2025 | Original | "Snake Bananza"[3] | Naoto Kubo |
| Remix | "Snake Bananza (Instrumental)"[3] | ||||
| 2025[a] | Arrangement | "Emerald Rush #4"[3] |
- ^ Added in the Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC on September 12, 2025
Albums[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo Music) | 2026 | Original | "Snake Bananza" | Naoto Kubo |
| Past remix (Donkey Kong Bananza) | "Snake Bananza (Instrumental)" |
Other media[edit]
| Work | Year | Type | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo) | 2026 | Original | "Scaling the Tower in the Radiance Layer" | Naoto Kubo |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヘビバナンザ Hebi Bananza | Snake Bananza | [2] |
References[edit]
- ^ August 20, 2025. 【インタビュー】設定秘話や過去作ネタのことも！『ドンキーコング バナンザ』の任天堂東京開発に直撃. Nintendo DREAM WEB (Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2025. (Archived August 20, 2025, 14:23:47 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ a b Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo Music)
- ^ a b c d Donkey Kong Bananza sound test
