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Proceedings of the Royal Society 
I. 
Thy feet are hammers, 
Son of the forest. * 
Great is the fear of thee ; 
Great is thy wrath ; 
Great is thy peace ; 
Great is thy power. 
II. 
Oh, separator ! + 
0, Sematimba ! 
They tied goats ; 
They tied goats for him in vain. 
Son of a king, 
He has no pride. 
He freely gives plantain wine. 
Lubinga ! Lubinga ! 
Him of whom I speak, 
He has no pride. 
Tor he freely gives plantain wine. 
Mkwenda ! Mkwenda ! 
Whose home is Chikongi. +. 
Him of whom I speak, 
He has no pride. 
For he freely gives plantain wine. 
Musical Instruments — (1) Harmonicon (Madinda). — This consists * 
of twelve to twenty pieces of hard resonant wood which are~scooped 
out in the middle and rested on two 'parallel logs. This instrument 
has the greatest compass of any in Uganda. It is played by two 
performers, who squat on each side of it and strike the logs with 
drum sticks. A chord of four notes can be played at once. 
(2) Rattles. — These are simply gourds filled with small stones or 
beads, and they are shaken in time to the music. Small bells are 
also used suspended to the wrists and ankles. 
(3) Drums. — The people are very proud of their drums, of which 
they have various sizes, from small cylindrical instruments, open 
at one end and closed at the other by python skin, which are held 
under the arm and struck with the fingers or hand, to huge drums, 
formed like kettle drums, which require half a dozen men to carry 
them, and are beaten with drum sticks. The wooden logs of which 
* A synonym for the lion, which is the emblem of royalty. 
t A synonym for death. 
J Chikongi is the place where he is buried. 
