tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816078041035400730.post7561772010703020236..comments2023-04-12T13:04:42.473+02:00Comments on > Adoptera från Sydafrika <: >>>Tips : Sydafrikansk musik - FreshlygroundMr and Mrs Lorentzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17238171179563529536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816078041035400730.post-57903066253672731002007-09-19T16:27:00.000+02:002007-09-19T16:27:00.000+02:00After Seeing Freshlyground at a mid-shoot party of...After Seeing Freshlyground at a mid-shoot party of Nicholas Cage's Lord of War (Reel Eyes Production), Molo instantly decided to buy their second album, Nomvula. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Nomvula means "After the rain"<BR/><BR/>Nomvula lyrics:<BR/><BR/>Sondela, mhlobo wam<BR/>Nali ibali elide; apho kwaqala khona inkathazo -zozo...<BR/>Ndakhuliswa nguyise wam, owaswelekelwa esemtsha <BR/>NguDarly wakhe, umama wam uEdith Nomvula Thomas Mahola<BR/>Sasibathathu kumama wam, ndingowesbini ke mna; umafungwashe katata<BR/>Ubhut' Doc Nceba Mahola<BR/>Zang' alile uyise wam mhla kwakufihlwa umzimba wesithandwa seminyaka<BR/>eDon Bosco Kwazakhele, 4 rooms, with a dining-room table eBhayi<BR/>Zange balile nabathathu ecamb' kwengcwaba lakhe<BR/>Zandl' ezincinci zalahl' uthuth' eluthuthweni singasazi nesizathu <BR/>Tyhini na bethuna usishiyil' uSis' Nono! Usishiyil' uSis' Nono!<BR/>Hayini! Azange sayibona intombi enje yakhuliswa yindoda<BR/>Dlamini! Abazange bayibona intombi enje yakhuliswa yindoda. <BR/>Sondela, mhlobo wam<BR/>Nali ibali elide; apho kwaqala khona inkathazo -zozo...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Did you see the music video while listening to the lyrics? Then you must have found out that the song is sung in isiXhosa, one of South Africa's 11 official languages. The text below is an English translation of the lyrics. Above you will find the lyrics in isiXhosa. <BR/><BR/><BR/>"Come closer my friend<BR/>Here follows a long tale about where the trouble started<BR/>I was raised by my father<BR/>Who was bereaved at a young age by his true darling, my mother<BR/>Edith Nomvula Thomas Mahola<BR/>There were three of us by my mother, myself the second<BR/>The middle child of my father, Bhut' Doc Nceba Mahola<BR/>Never did my father cry, when they hid the body of the love of many years<BR/>At Don Bosco; Kwazakhele... four rooms (with a dining room table) in Port Elizabeth<BR/>Neither did the three cry at the side of the grave,<BR/>Small hands throwing dust to dust not knowing the reason:<BR/>Tyhini na bethuna! Sis' nono has left us! Sis' nono has left us!<BR/>Hayini!<BR/>Never have we seen such a girl raised by a man.<BR/>Dlamini!<BR/>Never have they seen such a girl raised by a man.<BR/>Come closer my friend<BR/>Here follows a long tale about where the trouble started"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816078041035400730.post-88783782593362641422007-09-05T15:06:00.000+02:002007-09-05T15:06:00.000+02:00TRACKBACK<A HREF="http://dave-lucas.blogspot.com/2007/09/freshlyground-bid-farewell-to-nomvula.html" REL="nofollow">TRACKBACK</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816078041035400730.post-41997496823378992342007-09-04T08:41:00.000+02:002007-09-04T08:41:00.000+02:00Vilken kul nyhet! Har lyssnat på Nomvula en hel de...Vilken kul nyhet! Har lyssnat på Nomvula en hel del och gillar den. Sångerskan har en skön röst!<BR/><BR/>Hoppas den dyker upp på iTunes Store.Ola & Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091762574413319625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816078041035400730.post-24067653793811620772007-09-03T18:42:00.000+02:002007-09-03T18:42:00.000+02:00Tack för tipset! Jag älskar detta band och ska bes...Tack för tipset! Jag älskar detta band och ska beställa skivan genast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com