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Wo zintandane zakwetu, Poor orphan children, 

 Ning'azise nkuti nakolwa. Tell me do you believe (that 



the spirits inform me). 



Ye ke. uba-ba. v/ti.n<jikoli sa., vv&n^i A,o/tsa> , KoJwa. au. yeA'A/na- 



;.j>j> jj'jjijj^j: jn.:j: ^ 



— V • w w ■ — w— w— jr- » • — ■ — — j]n» — m — • ->'"•• ' 



dhlo^i Ancji bul&lei. 0, kodw& nytyajisa, Ams^dhlov^i s>.ng- 



J\M j.jjjii"J' ^'Kn> J'»;; J' j j 



il&y&, ein<fil&.y & , Yek ub& b&~ epe^nai ' wo'^int&nd&. ne 



i KJji i ^-J'"'-Ji'JJ>jj' p 



ijaAwc^u, ning&-^i sc ukuti riAkolw a.. 



This is an isililo, or lamentation of a Avitch-doctor. It is 

 suno- without rhythm or action. 



The literal translation gives some idea of the general signi- 

 ficance of the text ; hut a great deal of explanation would be 

 required to make the meaning clearer, and this would carry 

 us beyond the limits of the present article. My intention was 

 to give a few samples of Zulu songs of different kinds, in 

 order to illustrate the general character of native music. It 

 may be added that with the kind assistance of Dr. Alan 

 Miller the songs were carefully taken down, partly from the 

 lips of the singers, and partly from phonograph records. 



A study of the specimens given will show that the Zulu is 

 not able to attain to much art without outside assistance, 

 although he has great natural ability for music, and can very 

 readily be trained in this direction. 



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