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Iga'ma la Bantwa'na

Language: Zulu

O tu'la, mntwa'na, O tu'la,
Unyo'ko akamu'ko
Use'le ezintabe'ni,
Uhlu'shwa izigwe'gew,--
    Iwá!

O tu'la, mntwa'na, O tu'la,
Unyo'ko u-zezobu'ya
Akupate'le in'to en'hle,--
    Iwá!
Input by Sharon Krebs

Authorship

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

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Set in English, a translation of Natalie Burlin Curtis (1875-1921) ENG
Available translations (or transliterations, if applicable):
    * ENG English (Natalie Burlin Curtis)

Date added to the website: 2009-07-25.

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Lullaby

Language: English

O hush, child, o hush,
Thy mother is not here.
She tarried in the mountains,
troubled by the zigzag trail.
   Iwá!

O hush, child, o hush,
Thy mother will return,
She will bring thee [something pretty]1.
   Iwá.
Note: Curtis did two translations of this poem. This is the literal one.
Coulthard: "pretty berries" (from the metrical translation by Curtis)

Input by Sharon Krebs

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Date added to the website: 2009-07-13.