Moratiwa waka
( My love, pack your things and let's go )
(My love)
( Moratiwa waka tlema thoto re tsamay )
Mabaso, Timothy (born in 19..) [ South Africa ]
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 :
3
Editor or author of the restitution:
Patty Cuyler
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
Sotho
Genre-Style-Form:
Call and response ; Folk music
Mood of the piece:
affectionate ; playful
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.
Origin:
South Africa
Musicological Sources:
Has a wonderful chorus and accompnaying dance which says "two by two I am going far with a pretty girl in a foreign land." Dance is taught on the DVD accompaying the collection
Source of text:
traditional text
