Somagwaza / Hey, Motswala - PETER, PAUL AND MARY

(Choral folksongs of the Bantu, English lyrics by Pete Seeger)

Ha Weh Ha Weh, Somagwaza

Somagwaza ma yo-weh yo-weh

He Ma Yo-Weh, He Ma Yo-Weh

Somagwaza



My mother travelled to Pretoria

to buy the license for the wedding day

My mother travelled to Pretoria

to buy the license for the wedding day

Hey, Motswala, hey Motswala, hey, Motswala, hey Motswala



My father wants to give the bride away

but I think he's waiting for a dowry

My father wants to give the bride away

but I think he's waiting for a dowry

Hey, Motswala, hey Motswala, hey Motswala, hey Motswala



Now the time has come, I have to go;

I wish perhaps I had not hurried so

Now the time has come, I have to go;

I wish perhaps I had not hurried so

Hey, Motswala, hey Motswala, hey Motswala, hey Motswala

(Chants folkloriques chorales des Bantous, paroles en anglais de Pete Seeger)

Ha Weh Ha Weh, Somagwaza

Somagwaza ma yo-weh yo-weh

He Ma Yo-Weh, He Ma Yo-Weh

Somagwaza



Ma mère s'est rendue à Pretoria

pour acheter la licence pour le jour du mariage

Ma mère s'est rendue à Pretoria

pour acheter la licence pour le jour du mariage

Hé, Motswala, hé Motswala, hé, Motswala, hé Motswala



Mon père veut donner la mariée

mais je pense qu'il attend une dot

Mon père veut donner la mariée

mais je pense qu'il attend une dot

Hé, Motswala, hé Motswala, hé Motswala, hé Motswala



Maintenant, le moment est venu, je dois y aller;

J'aimerais peut-être que je ne m'étais pas pressé si

Maintenant, le moment est venu, je dois y aller;

J'aimerais peut-être que je ne m'étais pas pressé si

Hé, Motswala, hé Motswala, hé Motswala, hé Motswala