My names are Britta Natasha Kawinga.
I'm a native from eastern part of Zambia.
My father is Ngoni and my mother
is Nsenga.
Dzina langa ndine Britta Kawinga,
ndichokera kum'mawa.
Ndidzakuimbirakoni kanyimbo ka m'Chichewa
Aka kanyimbo koyamba ni kanyimbo
kotonthoza mwana ngati alira
Ndiponso kanyimbo ndiyankha
Uwuuwuwe, uwuwuwe
mwana alira, afuna mkaka
muperekeni kwa amake akamphikire
nkhoto nyemba bwerera iye
aa aa eya eya
Mwana kalirani njala
Mwana kalirani tulo
aa eya eya
Mwana alira, afuna mkaka
muperekeni kwa amake akamphikire
nkhoto nyemba bwerera iye
aa eya eya
mwana kalirani njala
mwana kalirani tulo
aa eya eya
So basically in the Chewa culture when
a child is crying, when a child wants
to sleep, this is a lullaby that the
mother will sing to the child
The other one is usually sung when
women are pounding. And it goes like this:
Titwe, titwe, iyayi titwe, zangalewa
Titwe, titwe, iyayi titwe, zangalewa
Amayi amfumu, alowa m'sitolo
Na muchira wa ng'ombe na
mu ndodo kum'manja
iii! iii!
Titwe, titwe, iyayi, titwe zangalewa
Titwe, titwe, iyayi titwe zangalewa
Amayi amfumu alowa m'sitolo
Na mu mchira wa ng'ombe
Na mu ndodo ku m'manja
aii! aii!
Thank you
[m'manja]