Varsity Sing: Nongqawuse

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[@wandisilerala7978]

Eish! Madoda when life was still nice. 2024 I'm still here. Thank you kyknet.😢

[@ubuhlemawundu]

Esh 😊

[@vuyanivaveki9171]

The tragic classic Xhosa tale of Nongqawuse in such a beautiful melody

[@Anelisambana]

2020 anyone??! 😍

[@njabu4her]

Me!

[@yvonnemotaung4312]

Me

[@michaelmaweu7975]

How do I wish could understand the language,,,,,,,jst lyk your music you people...OMG

[@ashleyjklein9997]

The bass just gives me goosebumps. No idea what it means, but I know it by heart 😅

[@baneleprince8764]

SIHLEZI SIKHONA

[@tlaly]

Chorus: Bavume bonke bengakholwa bo! (All agree they were in disbelief!) Ukuthi ba bulal'imfuyo bo! (That they killed their livestock!) Imfuyo beyixabisile bo!( The livestock was so precious!) Nabaphantsi bebahlolelwe bo! (Even the ancestors were shocked-displeased!) Zonke zatshiswa bo! (All were burnt!) Iinkomo zamadoda bo! ( Men's cattle!) Besala bebabong'ezantsi bo! ( They were left amazed-negatively!) Phupha ndini likaNongqawuse bo! (Dream Nongqawuse you imbecile!) This is about the Great Xhosa Cattle killing of 1856/7

[@conzyndwandwe6424]

Lyrics for the bass part please 🙏🏾

[@Prof.L.F.Swartbooi]

Thank you.❤

[@juniortaamba8729]

@@conzyndwandwe6424 did you get them?

[@legasamathabathe2031]

Thank you. It's our history that we should embrace

[@AzileDinga-rr2kv]

Bass lyrics: Langa ndini shon'emini Ntombi ka Mhlakaza nongqawuse sothembela ngani na azizobuy'inkomo zobawo(first part) Izokhal'induku ikhal'indod'inkomo ziphelile nabo besala bekhotha amanxeba(2nd part)

[@mthunzinhlapo8287]

2022 in London, I'm here for my Masters and this makes me want to join a choir ASAP🔥🔥 PROUD TO BE SOUTH AFRICAN 🇿🇦

[@phumezamvunge7412]

🎉🎉

[@coolbeans8900]

Not sure how I got here, but i'm happy I found this! No idea what they're saying (I'm Filipino) but I love this

[@ThamiNdlalane]

That is South African choral music

[@vuyanivaveki9171]

It's about "Nongqawuse" a Xhosa prophet(tribe of Nelson Mandela) who told the tribe to destroy crops and kill all their cattle. That was supposed to drive the white men back to sea and they would regain their cattle and crops in greater quantities. It's was an epic failure that resulted in famine.

[@azasakhemaho1827]

It's my history, one of the most tragic events in Xhosa history and yet they sing it so joyfully☺️☺️

[@ronnieletshabo7164]

Music is a universal language

[@William_sJazzLoft]

Greetings from Hampton, VA in the U.S. It's a wonderful thing to watch you young folks harmonize the way you do. :)

[@djmbila]

Even today i still love this song. The choir was amazing 🙂

[@doritaschlenker3014]

Otra!!!! Otra!!!! Otra!!!! Así decimos en Argentina, cuando queremos escuchar más canciones!😃

[@simphiweradebe542]

8 years later this still slaps.... Happy new year y'all

[@TheChoirChannel]

The best choral performance, choral arrangement and sound EVER - WOW. The BASSO ----WOW, This is so WONDERFUL. INTERKULTUR - University of Johannesburg ROCKS THIS SONG and LIVE PERFORMANCE. Listen to the Alto, Soprano and Tenor. The Harmony is PERFECT. Sound crew is on point.

[@sibusisosimama7501]

As a xhosa man this song make me sad cause we lost our wealth bcoz of Nongqawuse

[@elijahgoga8213]

Listening from kenya. Can listen the song on and on without getting tired. It carries me emotionally

[@ashleyjklein9997]

2025 and we are still here! ❤

[@kgothatsomoiloa1784]

Nongqawuse, the most tragic figure in Xhosa history who cost the tribe alot.

[@ThatdudeSA]

What did he do ?

[@vuyanivaveki9171]

@@ThatdudeSA she was a teenage prophet who prophecized that if the Xhosa nation kills of its crops and cattle it will drive the white man back to the sea and they will receive them back in multiple quantities. As a result the Xhosa nation suffered famine as a result of the prophecy because it did not come true

[@autumnrose3548]

@@vuyanivaveki9171 And they all died. Also at that time the cattle had a really nasty sickness called lungsickness that the white men brought to South Africa and that also pushed the Xhosa to kill their cattle. I have a test on this tomorrow.

[@AnoRex770]

What a tragedy.

[@sunshineyears]

The irony is whites tried to stop them from doing that.

[@matlhodimatjee3023]

Beautiful, I really can't get enough of this video, well done UJ

[@majorohumu9093]

Sizwe Mondlane's choir, I love you guys you are the best.....

[@wayteekid_sa5539]

I can't even hear what they are saying but the way they sing it..i'm so in love with it ..i even found my self dancing to this song..

[@malebomalatji15]

Listen UJ Choir, your voices will forever be transcendental.

[@PierreDucoin]

Just beautifull ❤❤❤

[@ilove_kamva]

0:57 the lady is the life of this choir shem!!

[@AnoRex770]

She's such a natural flexxer...love her positive energy 😍

[@ntsikasirayi7520]

Oh yeah

[@mjoomj]

This is such a songworm. Been ringing in my head for days.

[@lwando6070]

That Bass is life. Iyatsho lekwayala, this is beautiful.

[@siyabulelastuurman9961]

Wasenza isizwe sakwaXhosa sakwaPhalo Nongqawuse it's now 2019 we can still feel the impact

[@francafrancescopetrarch6206]

Xhosa people today have never fully recovered from Cattle Killing of 1857

[@MaximumDivine]

@@francafrancescopetrarch6206 if only people would understand how much pain this song brings, it is as if it's a celebration of the downfall of the Xhosa Nation. So sad.

[@theageofdiscovery9264]

True inee, we as Xhosas have not fully recovered from 1857 Cattle killing

[@thembikunene4531]

Beautiful and I'm so so impressed of our Whites sisters and brothers singing well in Black languages. This is a beautiful Rainbow nation. Lots of love. Proudly South African 🇿🇦🇿🇦⚘️🌷🌺⚘️💞🍁💗❤️🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@meimojapela7209]

Amazing l never get tired of this song 😔

[@Karabo_Mash]

Come on now UJ. This is an amazing performance.

[@lorraineisaacks425]

The lady 2:25 reminds me of myself🎉🎉❤❤❤...luv luv luv her energy 😊😊😊 And the base with the bun.....oh man I luv him for meeee❤❤❤

[@koketsoboshego8337]

I'm proud of this choir 😍

[@phindilerose173]

The white lady in front row,I love her maan

[@oh-liviah2]

I love the white one in the second row, with short hair

[@mrejalegendary9080]

lol she's black inside😂

[@civilitymtshali3908]

She will marry a black guy

[@mellowjohnson3824]

This is beautiful & you can these guys love what they're doing...

[@miriamaseneuefaanitelea4271]

Awesome I watch it many times n I want to learn the lyrics 😘😘nice n excellent performance

[@oliviaradebe]

wow this is beautiful. I am proud of my varsity

[@philisiwenyombolo2435]

2024 and this is still a banger ❤

[@sharonbote1489]

❤

[@mokonehlokisi9945]

Yes princess it's still banging... Were you part of this choir??

[@aviweramba4936]

2021 still here🔥🔥🔥😫❤

[@hloniphilenkosi7341]

Wow, the bass... great harmonies ❤

[@sibusisomichael5351]

Just the kind of music to quarantine with👌💯

[@kenalethoba1950]

This song makes me so happy. I cant find it on digital platforms

[@minenhlesithole8580]

M back again watching this video😍😍 gosh

[@amosthafeni737]

(Ilanga lizotshon' emini) Baphume bonke bengakholwa bo! (Ntombi kaMhlakaza) Ukuthi babulal' imfuyo bo! (Nongqawuse sik'thembe kanjani na?) Imfuyo bayixabisile bo! (Wathi zobuy' inkomo zoBawo) Nabaphantsi mabahlolelwe bo! (Ilanga lizotshon' emini) Baphume bonke bengakholwa bo! (Ntombi kaMhlakaza) Ukuthi babulal' imfuyo bo! (Nongqawuse sik'thembe kanjani na?) Imfuyo bayixabisile bo! (Wathi zobuy' inkomo zoBawo) Nabaphantsi mabahlolelwe bo! (Ilanga lizotshon' emini) Baphume bonke bengakholwa bo! (Ntombi kaMhlakaza) Ukuthi babulal' imfuyo bo! (Nongqawuse sik'thembe kanjani na?) Imfuyo bayixabisile bo! (Wathi zobuy' inkomo zoBawo) Nabaphantsi mabahlolelwe bo! (Ilanga lizotshon' emini) Zonke zatshiswa bo! (Izokhal' indod' ikhal' indod') Iinkomo zamadoda (Iinkomo ziphelile) Basale bebamb' ongezantsi bo! (Nabok' abantu bekhoth' amanxeba) Phupha ndini likaNongqawuse bo! (Ilanga lizotshon' emini) Zonke zatshiswa bo! (Izokhal' indod' ikhal' indod') Iinkomo zamadoda (Iinkomo ziphelile) Basale bebamb' ongezantsi bo! (Nabok' abantu bekhoth' amanxeba) Phupha ndini likaNongqawuse bo!

[@nomakhayan.mndini5102]

Wow, thanks for the words. great help. now I can sing along

[@nomakhayan.mndini5102]

Wow, thanks for the words. great help. now I can sing along

[@laaahmpika7381]

wow thank you

[@mzuvukilesingata8033]

i think la line ithi " nabaphantsi bebahlonele bo! not mabahlolelwe bo! they have different meanings

[@zintleauston2697]

I also picked that up , yes youre right, he did a good job though.

[@karabothema1079]

watch this everyday.

[@thinandabula6861]

me too.

[@tlhokomelomotema8713]

Me three

[@MrZuneJ]

I hope you guys stopped..

[@Ella-rw9oc]

@@MrZuneJ hahahaha they probably did

[@ProdbyFlackoKSteezy]

Still jamming to it in 2021

[@zubenathimgope9138]

There is an ancient story behind this song, my Mom use to tell me when I was in primary school..

[@oyinkansolaadeiye3201]

I love this choir!!!! This rendition and others I have seen today have been so so so good!! God bless them. my fellow audience please help with the translation. I am from Nigeria so I don't know what the songs mean. Thanks

[@siyabulelastuurman9961]

The song is about the historic tale of the Xhosa tribe in South Africa. The tribe is predominantly found in the Eastern Cape province. The tribe is also found in numbers in the Western Cape region. So under the great Xhosa king was there was this young woman who was a well-known prophet (or a sangoma in Nguni languages), whom everything she prophesied would go as she said. So he had this prophesy that there's wealth coming for the Xhosa tribe, so people must destroy every valuable things in their possession. It is said Xhosa was one of the wealthiest tribes of the time, with a great number of Nguni Cattles, sheeps, goats, horses and many domestic animals of livestock. They produced tons of farm food. So because of the self-proclaimed Nongqawuse they had to destroy all of that and wait for the miraculously coming wealth. I did not get the full detail of the story but it goes to a point where Nongqawuse makes a declaration that the Xhosa tribe will suffer forever and all the wealth will be in possession of white people who he also prophesied later that they were coming to invade or raid

[@siyabulelastuurman9961]

So actually the lyrics translation may be (indirectly): They all agreed although they had doubts, to destroy all of their wealth. The wealth that's valuable to them. All of them got burnt, men's Cattles and they are all left amazed Silly Nongqawuse's prophecy

[@oyinkansolaadeiye3201]

@@siyabulelastuurman9961 Thank You! God bless you for me!

[@HauteTswanaBabe_1]

Siyabulela Stuurman thanks man, been listening to this since forever still not understanding what it means and I speak Xhosa, home language is Tswana though.Thank you!

[@bubbles-marbles7363]

MIND BLOWING!!!

[@odwakula6024]

Beautiful ❤ A love this

[@Somntwana_sa]

2021 sikhona Afrika !

[@bonganimzekwa1766]

Beautifully

[@PearlChirere]

This is beautiful

[@sha4mizi]

The chilli babas that are running through my veins from watching this are just taking over me....

[@BonginkosiNdlela-q9s]

Love them more than ever❤❤❤

[@samiempofana8863]

Wooow.... I used to lv this song iBass❤️

[@sifisomasango1372]

I can't stop listing to it 😱😥😱😱

[@P-MONEY-c7i]

theyre so amazing

[@lukhomnqotho712]

Will ever be a hit to us graduates of Walter Sisulu University 🎉!!

[@cwengawhite1522]

Goosebumps 😥😥🥺

[@djmbila]

I love this song. Wow guys ❤️

[@maverickwitlouw6330]

Love it

[@reenabor6120]

Watching this in 2020...no idea what they are sayin (Kenyan)but am in love with the song😊

[@emza.the.robustdrexlermad_3905]

great to subsribe in such a vivacious and creative group ...i love you guys...wish you a successive progress

[@florahlaka1764]

Im in love with this song even though I cant translate it into my language.

[@rememberourmusic440]

(The sun is going down at noon) They all came out in disbelief! (Mhlakaza's daughter) That they killed livestock! (How can we trust you?) They value livestock! (He said that my father's cattle would be returned) Let the lowly be tested! (The sun is going down at noon) They all came out in disbelief! (Mhlakaza's daughter) That they killed livestock! (How can we trust you?) They value livestock! (He said that my father's cattle would be returned) Let the lowly be tested! (The sun is going down at noon) They all came out in disbelief! (Mhlakaza's daughter) That they killed livestock! (How can we trust you?) They value livestock! (He said that my father's cattle would be returned) Let the lowly be tested! (The sun is going down at noon) They were all burned up! (Man will cry man cry) Men's cattle (The cows are gone) They were stunned! (All people in court) Dream Nongqawuse's dream! (The sun is going down at noon) They were all burned up! (Man will cry man cry) Men's cattle (The cows are gone) They were stunned! (All people in court)

[@HerbertSedibe]

Love to sing

[@hopesibeko8059]

on repeat

[@kauyacindy6565]

I like this, take me back to high-school choirs... Dance till I drop

[@tunyiwematiwane6103]

I luv this choir

[@andisiwesiqiki5762]

2022❤️🔥still

[@langelihlesimela7537]

This is now my home page☺️

[@faithoyoo4355]

Am a kenyan but this is extremely goooooood wow

[@taker874]

Forever orange and black Uj ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@sellopaul5755]

This is awesome. No group csn beat this group with this somg. I wotship thrm

[@hermanusignatiushoaeb6339]

I believe no other choir can do better than you in this song.

[@nsukumiles9635]

Impressed , well done UJ👏👏👏

[@menzimabuza3304]

one if the best performances I have ever seen. Thank you very much fo sharing such music with us. its soothing to the soul

[@MrKepadisa]

Yes Man!

[@hermanusignatiushoaeb6339]

I love your performance.

[@davidjorden2433]

I’m back here on the 30 of December 2019

[@amoschirwa4251]

United we Stand... :)

[@tefogodwin1133]

Rent free😁🙌 2021 still

[@mauriceadoyo7066]

Wonderful

[@ObengMbele-ho8ph]

Am from Ghana, Sing The Rainbow nation Sing ❤

[@songezamapisa241]

This song is about Xhosa history and it's history, not fiction

[@PHlophe]

uSongeza , its so tragic unsure whether it should be sung at all.

[@graciousmanwuma5746]

Best choir ever. Can I have the lyrics and also in English. I can't hear the words but I'm really enjoying the song.

[@doritaschlenker3014]

Bravo!!!!!!!

[@tiisetsothamaga9046]

phampile university of Johannesburg, I think of coming there because of this, this is real talent

[@helllllloworlddd]

Did u go there? 👀

[@NjabuloKhoza]

Excellent. Well composed and well presented.

[@tunyiwematiwane6103]

Wow iluv this song

[@oliechgeofrey4323]

This song gives me goosebumps

[@richinaldwitbooi4778]

God bless Africa...

[@pfunzodelica6428]

I see you Alex. biggest fan big ups boy. pride am proud

[@ntombimkhize4152]

Wow ❤👌

[@hawickinvestmentcc951]

I have just fallen in love with this beautiful track. Does anyone perhaps know its lyrics and also the meaning? So n mooi liedtjie, ek is smoorverlief!

[@mfundondwandwe6264]

They smashed it.

[@malebomiyambu9627]

soo beautiful

[@sha4mizi]

Music to my ears

[@leandronorman69]

Wow, thats wonderful.Well done

[@paulkekana7447]

They set stage on fire

[@miankeswanepoel9650]

Beautiful

[@thamsanqandlovu4292]

it still does things to m

[@siyabongapampila625]

Ohh! My word nice one ,nobamhlophe bayibambile lol😁

[@MimzMasinga]

Sooo proud of you guysssss