Innodo
– Course of Events [VI]: uMnganga or eMngangeni
A Farm
in Groblersdal, Edited
It’s been days since I updated
IMBHOKODO ELITJENI, I was occupied with some work but at the same time had the
privilege to befriend an Innodo Artist from the Villages of KwaDlawulale while
searching for emerging Artists on the Facebook page of one of the Ikwekwezi FM
presenters I came across this group named ISWENGWE SAKWATHOMBENI and took their
contacts to further know about them.
The guys are extremely talented
and I am looking forward to work with them once I am home for good. This time I
wanted to discuss something I heard from Two Incredible and Distinctive Innodo
Artists I always listen to. I have to mention just like in the previous Article
“Innodo – Course of Events [V]: DIE-HARDS
/ TRADITIONALISTS” that I am not that deep into Ndebele Traditions but I do
love our music. The Two Artists are the late Two Gunman (see. Two Gunmen &
Ndebele Queens) and the Thembeni Boys. There is a song from Two Gunman &
Ndebele Queens entitled “AmaTlawu” and in this song they sing about uMnganga. The Thembeni Boys also sing about the very
same Traditional Ceremony (uMnganga) in one of their rare Albums in a song
entitled “iQude LikaThembeni”. I learnt from my Sweetheart naMahlangu that
uMnganga is a kind of meat from a cow consumed by men during what is called Isiqwabadi which is a kind of gift giving
ceremony during the iQude (Initiation
celebration of a girl gone through such). I hope through Ndebele music I will one day understand from the beginning their ways, Ndebele people are deep when it comes to their ways just like any South African Tribe. The song from the Thembeni Boys when
reiterated goes like this,
“Yeyi
yeyi yeMngani, ufunani lapho na?
Ngibona
umtshurhwana nje, ningena nemvalo na. (Inaudible)
SiseKangala
Mngani lapha kwaMasilela,
KuneQude
ngelikaThembeni Mngani
Kuyokudliwa
noMnganga,
uMnganga
udliwa nguS’gebengu uMfana wako-Emmah
Khuzibale
zoke ngizizwe.
Mngani
ngiyasaba, Ya, ngiyasaba ngiyaqhaqhazela Mngani
Kugedla
amadolo ngiyathukwa Mngani.
Ngoba
nangithi ngiphosa amehlo lapha Mngani eenGatareni,
Ngibona
yena uJona uMfana wakoWale,
Ngibona
uSodubuza uMntwa-kamaQhegu,
uMswa
kaSkhosana liJali owagalela ngentonga,
ingakabazwa
ixolo lasalela endodeni Mngani.
Ngibona
uSinki Mngani, nguS’laki loya Mngani
nguSinki
ngewakaMatjhiyane.
Ngibona
uB’sehla uJimi wakwaMahlangu Mngani,
Kanti
ukhona uIvern Kekana umbani wezulu
Ngingabala
ngithini Mngani naso imbhodlomane yeMrhatjhweni
Nangu’
uBaba kadlula siyageza, nango uThizathiza
uKhona
kanti noPeter uMswa wakwaMahlangu uKhul'khet
Ukhona
uRaymond ums’ onje ngeFarigi umswa wakwaNtuli
Ukhona
Nobatjeleni indoda ekulu ingabe’ endodenikuthunyi ithuli
YiJali
ngewakwa Skhosana owagalela ngentonga,
ingakabazwa
ixolo lasalela endodeni Mngani
nanguJacob
umaphosa ngazo zombili ngewakwaTjhili umswa loya Mngani
Mngani
akhungithathele lapho
AbaNgenisi
bobani na?
Hehehe,
Heeee! ebaNgenisinapha kubotjhelwe imidzidlha Mngani,
Ngingabala
ngithini Mngani zidoswa nguNofanezile uFani-Fani
Kanti
nangu uSophie Ndimande ulandele ngemva
Ukhona
nonoDarhile
Ungabala
uthini Mngani nangu uMasontos Mngani
NanguMasontos
nanguMasontos naye ukhona
Ukhona noHlanhla
wakwaMahlangu Mngani
Mngani
konakele uMnganga lo mkhulu
Akusiwo
wakadalelwe ngewakatjheleni Mngani
Maye
mna! Uyangitlhuwisa Mfanakithi nawutjho njalo uyangitlhuwisa
Mngani
khezehle, khebabethe iposo leyo zehle Mngani
Ngibuye Ngize
keyesibili
Ngize
keyesithathu
Mngani
zabe ngiqedile
Nakubhala
lapho jemdele ngingene uSomnganga ngenyama
Ziyangena
iintombizami
Nginesumi
leentombi Mngani nentombi ezihlanu
Zoke
njalo jemdele zingene ngeMngangeni
Awu
Mngani uyangithusa unesumi lentombi
Alo mina
ngingaba yini ngibubodlhana nginje
Phela
mina nginentonjana eyodwa nje ngezuba nje
Kanti
noM'lelenjanami Mngani naku ungipontjele
Akhe
ngiboleke ipompo ngiwupompe kuzakubonakala khona
Ngiyathemba
nange ngabetha omunye ngamdula phasi
Le
enzansi nami ngizayikereya yesibili Mngani
Ayi
Mngani nakubhalileko ngoM’lelenjani uyifakele utjani
Nawumswegwabo
uzabufaka ngaphasi kwetayere
Ukhambe
uyokufika ekhaya
Khona
lapho Mngani azehle azehle Mngani”
Now, Two Gunman & Ndebele
Queens also sing about uMnganga in this way,
“Uzibambe Joji, uzibambe Masango,
Zibambe Mfana!
Siyehla Mfana siy’ eMngangeni, uMnganga ngewami.
Uzibambe Mfana
Siy’eMngangeni Mfana
KwaMasilela
UMnganga kaMartha Masilela
noSelina Jiyana
Zintombi zami lezo mina
uTwo Gunman
Uzibambe Mfana
Ngiyokwedlela uMnganga
Manje ngibize IIngwenya zodwa
Ungilaleleke ngizokutjela,
Ngibize uMtshali ubuya eWitville
Yingwenya nayo leyo
Ungizwe kuhle Mfana
Ngabiza uMadoda Mtshweni
Ngabiza uNgendu Mahlangu
Ungizwe kuhle.
Ngabiza usoSam ingwenya
YiPelesi ekulu leyo
Khona le enzasi
Uzibambe Mfana
Ngiyakutjela linengi igwabo
Engilibizileko namhlanjesi
Ngabiza uSunboy Zwane
Ngabiza uMabhande Masuku
eWitbank eMalahleni
Uzibambe Mfana
Loke igwabo lihlangene namhlanje
Ungizwe Mfana ngiyakutjela
Ukhona umswa wakwaMasango lapha
Oyikutana khulu lapha
uKhemisi Masango
Zibambe Mfana
Ungilobolele ungilobolele ungilobolele
Ngiyamtjela uBaba
Ngiyamtjela uBaba
Ngiyamtjela uBaba
Ngiyamtjela uBaba
Lomhlaba ungehlule
Lomhlaba ungehlule
Ngomyakozako ngomyakozako
Ngomyakozako ngomyakozako
Ngiyamtjela uBaba
Ngiyamtjela uBaba
Ungilobolele ungilobolele
Wangilobolela
Wangilobolela
Wangilobolela
Wangilobolela
Zibambe Mfana zibambe
Zibambe Joji konakele la
D’riiiiiiiii
J’rarhey’di
Khuzibambe Mfana
Uyangizwa musi
Zoke iingwenya zihlangene la
Sizokubetha isibhuku kuphum’ ilanga la
SiyeMnganeni
LoMnganga ngewami Mngani
Mina uTwo Gunmen kwezamaNdebele
Uzibambe Mfana
Anikuzingenza litho
Umsana owabhalela isitimela
Zibambe Mfana
Uzibambe zomelele
uMnganga ngewami Mfana
Ngiyokudlela uSelina Jiyana”
