Culture Spears- Mmapula

[@AliceMwamonwa-sj1fz]

Who is with me playing this songs in 2024 it always reminds me about my perents

[@Mankgowa_Sefara]

Me, culture spears were my dad’s favourite and everytime I miss him I come here

[@Nomsa-lf3wu]

Me 😊

[@nlrtshuma1135]

Camping with you 😅

[@florencechirunga1185]

Was my fathers favourite, its remind me of my father i miss him so much

[@andreassilvanus1418]

Me from Namibia

[@thatomachekane680]

When everyone was still alive at home 🥺it’s 2024 and we are still here for good memories ❤️

[@joycesilume7288]

🫂

[@BotlheGaopalelwe]

❤

[@ManqobaChristopher-ck7kw]

Eish broe😔

[@kyabwemiria]

Hi

[@andilehlophe3449]

2023 AND I STILL LISTEN TO CULTURE SPEARS ❤🥺

[@balanggwai2882]

Any chance I get😭

[@bobbynem3152]

Same

[@tsomakilentswana4899]

😂😂😂

[@linathibulwana8253]

These songs reminds me difficult times I’ve been through.😭🙏🏾😞

[@spharhmkhanyisi6153]

Me too❤

[@TheTDfam]

this song reminds me of the times i traveled long distances with a bus 😅the driver would play her non stop 😭

[@pr_xlly_sa.ndii.]

2022 and I'm still here😢♥!!

[@augustkobokholo8449]

I’m still here 🥹♥️

[@karabomoganetsi7064]

here too

[@mandyvkandjise8591]

📌❤️

[@letlotlotwala9958]

Same❤❤

[@christabelmoyo5744]

Never gets old😭🤞❤️

[@reneesmith8488]

I remember having their DVD's playing them non stop back in 2010 . Time flies 🥺🥺😭

[@simonbusquetspiquemucheriw9683]

Timè flies brother

[@jappiemakhubele3208]

I did the same thing buddy 😃

[@mythosblaccofficial]

Yohhh nna ke mosotho and till this day I still rock to their music 🎶 🎵 😌 👌🏽 😅! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@conomboza2327]

So did my Dad❤️🥺😭❤️🔥Brings back so much memories

[@jeremiahsuccess8167]

Still have their DVD🥺

[@janelungu8338]

Reminds me of my childhood memories, when we used to watch Btv back then😊

[@thatonkwana9093]

Shout out to all the people in Botswana🇧🇼❤from a fellow South African!🇿🇦🔥In 2006, this group known as Culture Spears brought us together!😭🙏🔥❤

[@bradronngobe5735]

Bro😭😭😭😭

[@MastaMusk]

My mother says that when I was a kid I used to cry for this song to be played 😢😂😂 I'm not there my point is I'm listening it again now ... July 2024

[@ZiphoBhulu]

Ooh I used to cry too😭

[@tsekomofokeng182]

You kept them on their toes

[@JabulaniJabusto]

also me darling 😅😅😅

[@malesedimogomotsi8903]

Im waiting for that part that says hiiiiiiiiiiii😅

[@luckykhoza3360]

My mom cries everytime she hear this song... As for me it reminds me of the mountains n rivers that my mom went through for me....

[@ceez3572]

Please may you translate

[@nkamochaba1452]

Mcwoo🍭🍰💝

[@nomamatshazi2196]

God bless your mama😘😘

[@donblekosama3989]

Translate for us who are from south Africa we grew up on this songs and yet we still don't know the meaning even tough we memorised the lyrics 😅

[@MerapeloMere]

It's an emotional song Mmapula has been through so much

[@MightyMike55]

2021 during second wave of COVID in Mzanzi?

[@buhlektsengiwe4182]

Present!

[@Rotondwatondy]

2024 this song also tells us that parents must tell their kids that coming back from failed marriage is not the end of life❤

[@PhindiweNgudle]

❤❤

[@Kelebogilenney]

14 years later and it still slaps hard😭❤

[@boemogabadise9592]

Um gonna try my best to summarize. The singer is saying........ When I remember Mmapula,a certain woman who went through hardships. This woman was rejected (from the looks of it she was chased from the family she was married at) So she embarked on a journey to go back to her home. She walked through the desert 🏜 and along the way she met many challenges. She was almost kidnapped and killed by people who kill and use people's parts as traditional medicine or lucky charms ( where she was running away from that vehicle in the video) Through all these challenges people refused to help her when she knocked on their doors(she felt like she was carrying some dark energy around her or bad luck) . So she was wondering who would help her and she kept wondering until someone actually helped her (what we see at the end of the vid) I hope that helped

[@lawrenceqwabe5479]

Can you please give us the lyrics in SeTswana

[@boemogabadise9592]

Lawrence Qwabe. Ha ke gopola Mmapula mosadi yo o boneng metlholo le leseana la gagwe -I recall of a lady by the name Mmapula and her little son. bale mo sekakeng x3 Iyo mo sekakeng x2 -the two went through devastating challenges. Chorus Iyo Mmapula mosadi yo o boneng metlholo Iyo Mmapula mosadi wa mmona dilo *2 -they were deserted and without any help A leka ka bojotlhe go leba ko gae - She tried her best to go back home Lefatshe la mo tlhanogela -the universe was against her Ga nna go ntsho -it became dark A kopana le borathipana ko masimong a lephane -she met murderers as she wondered in the wild by the lands called Lephane. A tlola melapo le dinoka tse dikgolo -She crossed small rivers and big ones Chorus Iyo Mmapula mosadi yo boneng metlholo Iyo Mmapula mosadi wa mmona dilo *x2 -I already translated this one. Ga tlhaga mmadiphokoje a tsubutla ka di phefo. Go sena le le phatsimang Go se ngwedi e e tlhatsitseng -Tswana figure(s) of speech and proverbs to intensify the hardship. All odds were against her. Chorus A nelwa ke pula ene a nelwa ke pula *3 -the heavy rains descended and poured on them A khubama a rapela - She knelt and prayed A bitsa leina la Morena -called the name of the Lord Are Eli Eli ya masabakata Ene o leka nna -she asked why she was being tried that much magareng ga Meleko -why her (Mmapula) magareng ga metlholo. -Amongst all the troubles in the world why is she facing the ones she is facing. Bogareng ga dikotsi -so many other challenges like road accidents but why is she facing the one she is facing. (her prayer was a sad prayer) Ke mo khutsafalong I am in deep pain Mosadi wa pelo ke mang a ntshalele le ngwana -who is that good hearted woman who could look after my kid for me. Ke sa ya go rapela -I want to get in serious prayer Ke kopela tshwarelo -To ask for forgiveness Morena ke wena fela e mpa batho ga ba tsebe -Lord you are one and only, but people don't know, they don't listen. Ba latlhegetswe ke tsela - they are lost Ba kgerisitswe ke sebe -they are subject to sin Chorus Iyo Mmapula mosadi yo o boneng metlholo Iyo Mmapula mosadi wa mmona dilo -already translated. Eli Eli Eli Eli Eli Eli Eli Eliiiiiiiiiiii *couple of times Iiiiiiiiiii thinaninaaanaa *couple of times Bophelo ke wena fela. -You are the life Empa batho ga ba tsebe. -People don't know Ba latlhegetswe ke tsela. -they are lost Ba kgerisitswe ke sebe. -they are subject to sin Morena ke wena fela -Lord you are the only one. Empa batho ga ba tsebe. -people don't know. Ba latlhegetswe ke tsela. - they are lost Ba kgerisitswe ke sebe. -they are subject to sin Morena o ba etele. -God visit them Bana botlhe ba lefifi. -all children of darkness Lesedi le batlhagele. -so that they see light. ............

[@boemogabadise9592]

You welcome @Lord Submisive

[@ketshelisitswekenneth7006]

😢💔💔💔So Hurting 🌧🌧

[@lungilenzuza7924]

Thanks for explaining I am Zulu I hear nothing but I understand mosadi and mihlolo 🤣🤣

[@simon877_]

I am ZULU but my father used to play these songs back in the days when was young..and i don't understand a word but i play these songs when ever i want to remember my father who passed away this year .....

[@Rotondwatondy]

As im 18 years old 😢 this song tells me i still have a long way to go as a woman 💔lord intervein 🙌from 🇿🇦

[@mashudumuvhali2338]

This voice will go down as one of the best voice in history ✍🏾

[@bobbynem3152]

Bruh😢

[@andisiwezulu3088]

We played these songs in KZN yeooo on those old days 🔥🔥❤️ It's 2023 I'm still enjoying it 😊

[@mohauramakhura2381]

This DVD was played day and night in South Africa non stop

[@SELFVERIFIED]

Ended developing a scratch 😂😂

[@reitumetsesephoko786]

as we approach the end of 2023..The love for CULTURE SPEARS is still strong ..💪💪💪

[@justicemwaunidza5607]

I'm from Zimbabwe,I dnt understand the language but I'm in love with song,#respect culture spears!

[@alfordmangoro7215]

Those who are still watching this great artistical work like this comment..❤from 🇿🇼

[@octaviakeorels27]

As an 18 year old soon to be 19, this reminds me that I still have a long way to go as a woman and I must be strong 💕💞💕💞💕💞

[@preciouskarmakazi2536]

yes be strong and choose yourself, at all times

[@ernestobelojoao5419]

I love that spirit be extra strong life is not is my dear

[@dancinginthepurplereign4126]

Yeah! Life goes in seasons. This too shall pass

[@khangalendifelani5411]

This song reminds me of of the situation that I went through with my mom 😢😢 now I'm an 26 man

[@LukasMApandja]

Correct

[@atarsebele22]

Mmapula still hit hard even to date. Timeless music

[@1Tummie]

3:14 "Mosadi wa pelo ke mang, A ntshalele le ngwana ke saya go rapela, Ke kopela tshwarelo Morena ke wena fela, Empa batho ga ba Tsebe ba latlhegetswe ke tsela Ba kgelusitswe ke sebe" A skrr skrr once said: Bars! Hardocore Bars!

[@faithmalebogo4704]

Translate the whole song some of us don't understand

[@merapeloshadrack8383]

Hoo ya mphetsa😣😭

[@Theprincessgotselflove1]

2024 😂❤still here I believe this is the truest n realest love I’ve experienced in my life Even loyalty 😢the song still hits the same way n I feel appreciate it even more

[@Nico_10111]

😭😭😭Leadership. You remind does age of teenage, whereby life was sour🇿🇦

[@LebangKeswelang]

And we are still here, 2024... E ne e sena molekane Culture Spears.

[@athemihledlali5223]

This song used to make me cry when I was 13 years old and didn't even understand the language and still slaps hard 14 years later with clear understanding 😭💔

[@isaacmaphosa5135]

Yho me too bro 😂😂

[@katlegokatlego1578]

​@@isaacmaphosa5135 Mmapula thee woman of misery who experienced life hardships and struggles

[@JacobDennisMazibuko]

I'm Zimbabwean and l love culture spears music,My grandfather used to listen to this masterpiece when l was growing up used to imitate them dancing and everyone would came me Charmagal😂in remembrance of my grandpa's old taste I'm here today and I'm 18 this still slaps hard❤

[@professoralwinmachy7374]

This played a lot in Zimbabwe ❤❤🇿🇼🇿🇼...childhood nostalgia hitting

[@simonbusquetspiquemucheriw9683]

Gaya pane ka bbe kandaida ndichikakwata sei chibaba

[@Muzendaphillip]

This video left everyone in tears

[@IAmNotjustAgirlwithAstutter]

Listening to culture spears at the age of 21 makes now sense why my mom played it EVERYDAY back in the day.

[@zain712naheeda8]

It reminds of my late sister we use to watch them as a family and dance..I wish I stayed young forever and never grew up..we had great memories while growing..we had nothing but we were so rich because we had love and innocence..😢😢😢😢

[@leratomashiloane2625]

Watching this in 2024😭 it reminds me of my grandfather😭💔 may his soul continue to rest in peace🕊😭

[@KgothatsoMokwena-hq9vk]

BLESS 😇 to the RESTING 🕊️

[@Yeyestarvisualz]

Culture spears basically grew us with their music. What a childhood we had😢❤

[@carolinemutwani3101]

This song holds so much memories for me anyone here

[@KgothatsoMokwena-hq9vk]

Good memories, when life was life 🧬

[@memolwenkosisibanda4736]

You can say that again ...throw back 2010 when life was so easy 😢,l used to listen to this song often in a day

[@moongambulo7162]

This language is just exactly like mine here in Zambia,more like silozi language,wowwww, still listening even in 2021

[@uasoradmuzik]

We here.. it’s Setswana

[@walazapapa3395]

We are one

[@gabs2318]

Saw this in Wikipedia, please right a self introduction in Silozi. We need to come together

[@moongambulo7162]

There she is in a rain,this woman has seen bad things,she is just walking in a rain whilest the rain just fails on her, please people of God i pray for God to help me,this hatless woman doesn't have mercy,I pray that God forgive her because only him can do wonders,etc

[@mathomodithebe2970]

I speak sesotho but i understand what she is saying. So many languges yet so few differences. Amazing!

[@connierakola7368]

Every time I think of her I play this song, it's all she went Through. And the song title is her name too. May Her Soul continue to RIP

[@zibelengubenkomo2266]

Who?

[@shanotnanzele6091]

Is this woman dead?

[@opeloop8766]

💔😢😢

[@zacnichngoako1180]

@@shanotnanzele6091 Noo. She released a song with Makhadzi “Motho okase mo confirm” I think s/he talking about someone close to her

[@KgaoheloModise]

I was 13 when i learnt this song from word to word today im 28 singing it to my son and daughter❤

[@faithrikhotso8207]

This song is still touching after so many years❤️

[@zaccq2mwanzia112]

I'm zacceaus from Kenya I love this song even though I don't know what it means it's so inspiring

[@kentypaswel5160]

Kenty from zambia though I'm not understand the meaning of song rhythm it's touching.

[@zamilemagula1983]

I don't understand the lyrics but I just love it

[@manronqp]

Tiktok has brought me here from Kenya i love it though i don't understand the language, culture spears you got a fan

[@kagisowilliam3704]

Its Setswana language....the song is basically about a lady who went through brutal hardships for her child's success

[@manronqp]

Thanks for that

[@TM-mi3wi]

This is my mom's favorite song and she cried whenever she listens to it. Today I got to understand what it means and wow. I'm touched.

[@ernestobelojoao5419]

The way they dance tells me the way they respect their culture keep on that guys

[@thatott2105]

I remember how my late uncle loved this song💔 may your soul rest in peace 😭

[@marciamathekgana9947]

Before we became a sad generation mahn I miss those old days 🔥

[@loneromeo5474]

i wish i could see this group back together perfoming..it would be the greatest come back

[@bushphillimon9575]

💔💔i stll love the song 😍 even though it hurts watching it

[@feliciamercy90]

It really hurts yoooh

[@situmbekokays5902]

Setswana and Silozi (Zambian) have some words in common which I can hear from this song... Though I don't understand everything, but this song is so emotional. Anelwa ki pula, atula milapo ni linuka.... Firstly heard it 2009... still loving it..❤️😞

[@clementandfreddy6097]

Do you guys say that in Zambian language too?

[@situmbekokays5902]

@@clementandfreddy6097 Yes, we do. And it carries the same meaning as it is in the song. The following phrasess I heard from the song.. "Mulena ki wena feela.....bakelusizwe ki Sibi...Mulena ubaetelele....Anelwa ki pula....Atula Milapo Ni Linuka.." They exist in Silozi, Zambian 🇿🇲 Language and they Carry the same meaning as in Setswana, Botswana 🇧🇼

[@nqobilempanza1530]

@@situmbekokays5902 Wow thus this is interesting

[@andileobakeng6776]

I didint know gore a Zambian can hear a Tswana

[@situmbekokays5902]

@@andileobakeng6776 Zulu, Shona, Xhosa, Ndebele and Tswana have a number of words a available in Lozi Language and they carry the same meaning. The most common example I can give is this word, it also acts as a name in many humans today, Tabo(Thabo), Tumelo.... Etc

[@testlogin9716]

Re leboge Moswi Manyane. O na ikana nako a tswa mo leetong la gagwe kwa Botswana gore, wa go naya Culture Spears papatso e ntsi thata mo Afrika-Borwa. Le gompieno mmino wa Culture Spears o tshameka thata mo Motsweding FM. Ke lekubo le ke gotseng le reediwa thata kwa lapeng mme le nna gompieno, ntse ke 'KONKA' Motsweding FM. Ke 'Bokamoso Tota' a mmaruri. Ke Itu kwa Gauteng 🇿🇦

[@TlotloMolefe-i9r]

Eish..!utlwa jaaka ke rothisa keledi..ke gopola Rre Manyaapelo ..o mowa wa gagwe o robale ka kagiso..

[@luckybaloi]

This song reminds me mola kesa tsebe mjolo.. kesa tsebe le gore gwa sokolwa in life. Eish😢😢

[@Cxxlnikkas]

😢

[@KesaobakaMaweni]

This song reminds me of my childhood memories ..we used to play it on weekends with my cousins 😭😘

[@jamesbanda1153]

I love this song it reminds me of my late bro he could play it the whole day on a very small TV RIP bro

[@thatonkwana9093]

It's 2022 and Mmapula is still making me tear up!!!😭🤧 I can't believe it, it's actually been almost 20 years since the release of Mmapula!!!💔 Mmapula has really seen it all!!!🙆‍♂️😭😭😭❤🔥

[@sefofiwilliamlebea4071]

Painful

[@thorisomaloka6394]

from twelve years old until 21 years old, I'm still in love with Culture Spears, but I would like to request the release/publication of RraKwadiba Drama 😍

[@OfentseNtsooe]

I remember I used to dance 💃 💃 every day after school a whole fun .. Still enjoying in 2024😊

[@ShineTshia]

What a time to be alive ❤

[@Bella-wd6nb]

Botswana disi its thing here with this group ❤❤ these ppl raised me. I wish to meet them one day. Love SA

[@abanganisjava8323]

Mother and grandma liked this album of culture Spears and they both died and I still enjoy it even today

[@andilecopy0075]

Still touches my heart

[@BritahkholwaniKhumalo]

2009 I used to play this on repeat. I was on maternity leave I would put the dvd at 6am it would play all day until 6pm.2024 September am still playing it, not on repeat th0ugh but still loving it

[@mariodasdoresantoniomondla394]

Esse som fez historia na minha adolescencia....nunca me vou esquecer!! Cultures spears i love you....Mozambique.

[@atalianhabanga5105]

Éramos felizes e não sabiamos

[@bertaorlando447]

É verdade kkk A mim marcou a minha infância

[@NaomiKankolo]

These songs always makes mi cry ad mis daddy very much coz it's was his favorite songs....😭😭😭rip dad from Zambia

[@emmanuelkgotsompeko7684]

Still my old time favourite. Reminds me of my late Aunt😰

[@NasonDube]

i was young watchng this video now am old thank God i really appreciate your work

[@robinsonkoti3416]

LOVED YOU FROM 2010. LOVE FROM ZIMBABWE

[@bonnie4230]

Still one of the best timeless Melodies, All the love from Zimbabwe ❤️❤️💯

[@mapalanemagagane9993]

Eish. The group hle. Greediness does not build anything. Pls come back together and continue where you left off. God bless.

[@mapalanemagagane9993]

Amen

[@bonnie4230]

@@mapalanemagagane9993 yeah that's my wish too

[@GaviNkuna]

The way i love culture spears..it often feels as thou i am betraying my Tsonga culture..but i am very proud of being Tsonga😎😍

[@elphashatlani7419]

maba ngow lama haaa🤣🤣

[@victormsimeki5967]

Ama tluliwi

[@Terrence696]

😅 you won't believe me if i told you am Zulu bt i listen to the Spear culture songs like on repeat. I guess music is what unites our souls !!!

[@AwongiweSineke-v2i]

And because I don’t understand the lyrics, what I love mostly about this song is the instruments. Not forgetting how it brings back all those childhood memories❤❤❤

[@makhandhadkhalanga8527]

The fact that I'm tsonga and we had this dvd and would try this dance and sing our lungs out without understand a thing shows how powerful this group was ❤❤❤❤🕺🕺🕺

[@jamespandehuni9154]

Hallo culture spears.. I'm touched by your song, may you reunite as a group again and keep on producing more songs..from Zimbabwe we love and cherish your culture and songs♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@enockhollywoodkudzibvara9650]

Down memory lane. One of the songs that remind me of the tunes my late mum used to sing. I've no tunes for my kids...but do they care! They 've their heads burried in RAP music.

[@enockhollywoodkudzibvara9650]

The song that always reminds me of my late mum...the type of sentimental tunes I used to hear her softly pour out of her heart! I don't know whether to rejoice or cry but usually I end up with tears in my eyes whenever I listen to it. It is ever new! You always make my day Magdalene Lesolebe.

[@cellinachiduku9612]

😢😢😢oooh this song made me cry the very first time I saw it 2011 it touched me so much the things we women go through....Lord have mercy❤

[@siziphiwembaligontsi807]

Can't stop loving this song even though I feel sad when I'm watching it💔😓

[@Butter.bileee]

2023 still my favourite such music will foreverrrrrrrr be in our hearts🥰

[@tsumbedzoramabaga5416]

This song is so emotional, the combination on video, lyrics,the story and the message of the song ,the instruments is so perfect.

[@patiencemavenge27]

Good memories I was in Botswana that time❤❤

[@Susikusiyamba]

This language is just my language in here in Zambia. I can understand almost everything ❤️❤️❤️

[@galikate9656]

Really?😀

[@gunner4life568]

@@galikate9656 yes I think the language is lozi which also similar to sepedi in South Africa

[@boipeloshauns]

@@gunner4life568 this is setswana language

[@just_ingenious]

It's Setswana but if it's similar to your language I believe it's Silozi

[@mellowfellow2190]

This song is so emotional yoh. I can't even watch the music video without tearing up😭🥺❤️

[@nobukhosindhlovu3694]

I still love these songs to this date. More than ever actually ❤❤

[@charlesmasombuka4407]

This song is so sensitive 🤞😕, but still on 🔥

[@langaijeanclaude2031]

I am a Cameroonian and loves your songs that much, from 2010 to 2024.

[@gontseezekielmalete1729]

So much amazing how as a young boy I listened to this😭 and God has preserved me to listen to it even today🙏🏾 if only if God knew how much appreciative I am😭🙏🏾

[@rankingkingayanmerrah4507]

Hmm

[@Bella-wd6nb]

This is a timeless classic not just the song but all their song be4 they split up ❤❤❤❤

[@zibonelemoosa4493]

Godammit time flies,I still remember when I and my brother's use to practice these Tswana traditional dances .🥺🥺😂😂😂

[@Daequanbeats]

Time flies guys. Remember when we used to watch them via DVD

[@TutuValdah-g2l]

who is hear with me on October 2024 ❤😭

[@DineoTsilo]

I am with you right now 😢❤🙏

[@aubreymabalani4523]

Me .....

[@MoyoLehlohonolo]

I just love the background voices 🥹🔥🔥

[@maburwanejohannes4647]

These songs raised us❤️🙏

[@blessmoremanyange6416]

Ummmm what l only remember is that this was our everyday song and meant a lot to us as we were growing 💔 haaaaaa life we live sometime might be hard but never give up and when u expect help from other pple they even chase you away,,,,such is life

[@elisabeteernesto834]

Estou vendo esses vídeos , porque acabo de lembrar dessas músicas nesse exacto momento, faz tanto tempo que escutei ,há 17 /16 anos atrás .. adoro

[@Knightfury4]

The story of this song is amazing, glad Mmapula and her child found prosperity ❤

[@bezelization]

So many years later. Still loving this song! ❤️❤️ #ProudMotswana

[@Tshepho-p7o]

It's not only a song, but also a prayer😭🙏. May God bless Africa and its children. The comment is from SA, sister to Botswana.

[@matthewkutloanomaoka4001]

It reminds me of my late Grandfather a moya wagagwe orobale ka kagiso💖😭

[@belmajuru8007]

My mother used to play these songs, cross border ku Botswana.....miss her so much 😢

[@boipelomateza9755]

This song just unleashed so many memories😭

[@_Chokie_]

Dad, all I have is a feeling I get when i listen to what we used to listen to together. I couldn't be with you for as long as i needed, i still think of you and love you.

[@vhomegamryrc9066]

This one deserve recognition all-over 👏

[@precious_kegopotsemang]

I grew up listening and loving culture spears and my love will never change❤❤❤❤