Mama wami

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Original Poetry
Translation
Mama wami
Umama wami
Uyinkanyezi
Uyisibani
Yekhayalethu
Sekhaya lethu
Ungithande
Uyangithanda
Njalo,njalo
Njalo njalo
Uyangiwashela
Uyangigeza
Uyangiphekela
Uyangiphekela
Uyangifundisa
Uyangifundisa
Ukuhlakanipha
Ukuhlakanipha
Halala,mama
Halala mama
Halala
Halala
 

Explanation

Le nkondlo ibonisa uthando olujulile nokuhlonipha umama. Umama uchazwa njengenkanyezi ekhanyayo ekhaya, ebeka isibonelo sokukhanya nokuhola. Umama uyathandwa njalo, futhi uyakwazi ukwenza izinto eziningi ezinhle njengokuwasha, ukupheka, nokufundisa ukuhlakanipha. Izwi elithi 'halala' libonisa ukuhalalisela noma ukuhalalisa umama ngomsebenzi wakhe omuhle. Le nkondlo iyisibonelo esihle sokuhlonipha nokubonga abazali bethu, ikakhulukazi omama, ngomsebenzi wabo ongenamkhawulo wokukhulisa izingane zabo.

Word Dictionary9

WordIn ZuluPlain (Zulu)Pron.
UyinkanyeziukhanyaukukhanyaUyinkanyezí
Yekhayalethuekhaya lethuekhayaYekhayaléthu
UngithandeungithandauthandoUngithánde
Njalo,njalongaso sonke isikhathingokuphindaphindiweNjálo, njálo
UyangiwashelaungiwashaukugezaUyangiwashelá
UyangiphekelaungiphekelaukuphekaUyangiphekelá
UyangifundisaungifundisaukufundisaUyangifundisá
UkuhlakaniphaukuhlakaniphaukuhlakaniphaUkuhlakanípha
HalalahalalaukuhalaliselaHalalá

Poet & Context

Poet
EraContemporary

Akukho ulwazi olutholakele mayelana nombhali wale nkondlo. Kubonakala sengathi ingxenye yenkondlo yesimanje ebhalwe ngothile ongaziwa.


WhenUnknown
WhyLe nkondlo ibonakala ibhalelwe ukukhombisa uthando nokuhlonipha umama, okungenzeka ibe yingxenye yenkondlo yesimanje noma ingoma.
FormInkondlo

Themes & More

Uthando lomamaUkuhloniphaUmndeni
Metaphor: Umama uyinkanyezi ekhaya.Repetition: Ukuphindaphinda izwi elithi 'halala' ukuqinisa umqondo wokuhalalisela.