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]