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MR.1970.17.23-A3
Basic facts:
| country |
province |
region |
village |
people |
group |
date |
collector |
| Malawi | | Chadza | | Nyanja | Chewa | 1958 | Hugh Tracey |
Language and title:
original language: Nyanja/Chewa
title in original language: Lululu - Leza wa mwana
title in English:
Musical composition:
| type | # performers | instrument (type) | singing voice |
| Solo | 1 | - |
FEMALE |
Characteristics:
general:
function: lullaby
length: 2:05 min.
Performers:
Lusiya Nabanda
Fragment:
not available online
Remarks:
"The Sound of Africa Series - Sons d'Afrique Series"
Reference AMA. TR-76
Old traditional lullabies by Chewa women of this district. In them the continually harassed mother mentions her many and endless duties that demand her attention and the child who needs her constant care. "Luluya, sleeping child, do not cry. See your mother is at work. See the porridge pot is boiling. Don't go on crying, go to sleep. A child's god is a scrap of food. Its mother is the stirring stick. Should I nurse a child on account of the stirring stick? Its father is its first finger. I get only a share from the kitchen spoon."
Tempo:
no information available
Pitch:
no information available