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"Mamanyane khunou e tsatetswe kwa Ditshetlhong tsa disana. Kae tsetswe ke seoka magosi a Ditholo le Ditshwene, Leina e le Mhitlhiemang a Ratlhagana A Mokgweetsi a dikgora tsa majeao Makgetla. Setswerere sa namanyane gaiwe KeJan a Methusele a Jan a Masibi. Ke Sethakga ka e le segwagwa. Itae, se hitlhetse bannana Botlhe ba munegile, mme a busa Ka pelonolo e kgath=lhang morahe le dichaba. Gaa Kgogogele dilo o puo e bolera Mme naa galena o tschwana l... "Mamanyane khunou e tsatetswe kwa Ditshetlhong tsa disana. Kae tsetswe ke seoka magosi a Ditholo le Ditshwene, Leina e le Mhitlhiemang a Ratlhagana A Mokgweetsi a dikgora tsa majeao Makgetla. Setswerere sa namanyane gaiwe KeJan a Methusele a Jan a Masibi. Ke Sethakga ka e le segwagwa. Itae, se hitlhetse bannana Botlhe ba munegile, mme a busa Ka pelonolo e kgath=lhang morahe le dichaba. Gaa Kgogogele dilo o puo e bolera Mme naa galena o tschwana le nenebu E galeha e rata go loma e nale molomu go sena puo. Sereto sagagwe gatwe tshwene ke Naiwa mmele makopong ke naiwe Tsheta, o buse o ntse oretela ka seemo. Mme o nne le botsala, Tshwene! Mabo'o a Kgosi Masibi II. Kegane ke chwene e makopo Ke naiwa mmele makopongke naiwe Ke namane ea chwene ga ke busiwe ka tshipi Bogolo ke ka ea coe ka boela mono ke le setoto." "The baboon's eyes are deep-set you can touch my body but not my head. I belong to the baboon clan. I cannot be ruled by iron. I would rather go out to Hananvlei and come back of corpse." the words allude to a Barolong chief having been put over the tribe when the present chief's father was exiled to Hanansvlei where he died. His body was brought back to Disaneng to be buried. Show more Show less

This is a particularly fine example of this type of singing. One of the speakers praises the late Chief Jeremiah Moshesh, another also praises the late Seiso Griffiths, the Paramount Chief of Basutoland. The song mentions their cattle, their flocks and herds. Later, one of the speakers praised the present Chief George Moshoeshoe of Queen's Mercy in the Matatiele District.

The Germans and Hitler are under the water I thought the war against Japan was over.' Snatches of news of great distant events frequently appear in African folk songs where they are interwoven with news of more local significance. Ndwala bells are forged out of iron and curved over into the shape of a pod with one side open. Small iron balls are inserted inside. The bells are strung onto strips of raw hide and tied around the shins and ankles.

"I am the best singer and my songs are liked by many people. I will compose new songs which will defeat others in the same way that the King (King George VI) defeated Hitler." The Gogo people have long imitated their neighbours the Masai and have copied many of their customs, particularly in cosmetics and coiffure. The group singing this song was more colourful than most Bantu, the women wearing bright coloured clothes and beads, the men smeared... "I am the best singer and my songs are liked by many people. I will compose new songs which will defeat others in the same way that the King (King George VI) defeated Hitler." The Gogo people have long imitated their neighbours the Masai and have copied many of their customs, particularly in cosmetics and coiffure. The group singing this song was more colourful than most Bantu, the women wearing bright coloured clothes and beads, the men smeared with red ochre and fat. Show more Show less