Siyahamba (Andries van Tonder)
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- Editor: Jose Miguel Galan (submitted 2004-01-14). Score information: A4, 1 page, 67 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Siyahamba
Composer: Andries van Tonder
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: Zulu
Instruments: Drums, shakers, cow bell (optional)
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Description: This is a South African freedom song. In the 1900s, the tribes of South Africa were being separated and discriminated against. This was a time of apartheid. The Africans were never truly free after the British colonisation until the 1990s.
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View the Wikipedia article on Siyahamba (Andries van Tonder).
Original text and translations
Zulu text
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos',
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos',
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos',
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwen-,
Khanyen' kwenkhos',
Siyahamba, hamba,
Siyahamba, hamba,
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwen-,
Khanyen' kwenkhos'.
Siyahamba, hamba,
Siyahamba, hamba,
Siyahamb' ekukhanyen' kwenkhos'
English translation
We are marching in the light of God,
We are marching in the light of God,
We are marching in the light of God,
We are marching in the light of,
The light of God,
We are marching, marching,
We are marching, marching,
We are marching in the light of,
The light of God,
We are marching, marching,
We are marching, marching,
We are marching in the light of God.
Catalan translation
Caminem, en el camí del Senyor,
Caminem, en el camí del Senyor,
Caminem, en el camí del Senyor,
Caminem, en el camí del Senyor,
del Senyor,
Caminem, sí
'nem, o caminem, sí,
'nem, o caminem, en el camí del Senyor,
del Senyor,
Caminem, sí,
'nem, o caminem, sí,
'nem, o caminem, en el camí del Senyor.