Ga gona ya swanang le Jesu
( There is nobody like Jesus )
( Ga gona ya swanang le Jesu )
Arr.: Bopape, Matlakala (born in 19..) [ South Africa ; Polokwane ]
Edition
Published by
Northern Harmony Publishing
[USA ; Vermont]
, 2008
; in The Folk Rhythm, Vol. 2
(82 p.)
Number of pages :
2
Editor or author of the restitution:
Patty Cuyler
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
Sotho
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk music ; Sacred ; Secular
Mood of the piece:
joyous ; adoring
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
F major
Duration:
3.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
General
Origin:
South Africa
Musicological Sources:
An Africanized hymn. Pitch is adjustable according to ranges of the singers. No South African song is complete without the accompanying dance. The dance is shown on DVD accompanying the collection.
Source of text:
traditional text
