Lesang magwala a cheche
(Leave the cowards to retreat)
( Lesang magwala a cheche )
Arr.: Bopape, Matlakala (born in 19..) [ South Africa ; Polokwane ]
Edition
Published by
Northern Harmony Publishing
[USA ; Vermont]
, 2004
; in The Folk Rhythm I
(80 p.)
Number of pages :
7
Editor or author of the restitution:
Patty Cuyler
Type of material:
Full score
Copyright :
2004
Description
Text in:
Sotho
; Zulu
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk music ; Struggle song ; Secular ; Call and response
Mood of the piece:
brash ; proud ; angry
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:
A confrontation with apartheid-era police or soldiers could be a life-and-death meeting, and protesters had to be prepared to pay the ultimate price. Some demonstrators lost courage and ran when things got dangerous. This song chides the faint of heart,
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