Bawo thixo so mandla
Arr.: Victor, Lize [ South Africa ]
Edition
Published by
Salóme Hendrikse
[South Africa]
, 1999
; in Traditional African Songs Book 1 (SATB)
(34 p.)
Number of pages :
7
Editor or author of the restitution:
Salomie Hendrikse
Type of material:
Full score
ISMN/ISBN :
0 620 24159 4
Description
Text in:
Xhosa
Epoque:
20th century
Genre-Style-Form:
Folk music ; Sacred
Mood of the piece:
prayerful
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
D major
Duration:
1.5 min.
Number of verses:
1
Origin:
Transkei, South Africa
Musicological Sources:
transcription from oral tradition
Source of text:
Traditional
Comment(s):
In this song people feel that they are suffering here on earth. They are asking GOD to help them - what have they done wrong?
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