U ea kae?
(Where are you going?)
( Tshoara khong, Re eekoana Taung )
Mohapeloa, Joshua Pulumo (1908-1982) [ Lesotho ]
Edition
Published by
Samro
[South Africa]
, 1998
; in South Africa Sings vol 1
(63 p.)
Number of pages :
4
Editor or author of the restitution:
Khumalo, James
Type of material:
Solfa notation included ; Full score
ISMN/ISBN :
0 86964 566 8
Description
Text in:
Sotho
Epoque:
20th century
(1950-1999)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Folk music
Mood of the piece:
playful ; dancing
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
3
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
A major
Duration:
2.5 min.
Number of verses:
1
Origin:
Lesotho
Source of text:
Traditional from Lesotho
Data about the life of the work:
The Sotho people thresh their corn with a "knobkierie" - a stick with a knob-shaped head. This stick is also used as a fighting club. This song poses the question: "Where are you going without your knobkierie?" The song is generally known as the clan-song of the Moletsane clang.
Comment(s):
The Sotho people thresh their corn with a "knobkierie" - a stick with a knob-shaped head. This stick is also used as a fighting club. The song poses the question: "where are you going without your knobkierie?", and has become the clan-song of the Moletsan
