Mpfula Ya Na – Tribute ‘Birdie’ Mboweni

Mpfula Ya Na
Tribute ‘Birdie’ Mboweni

Mpfula ya na mthothotho
Hi ta dya marhanga mthothotho
Mpfula ya na mthothotho
Hi ta dya timanga mthothotho
Mpfula ya na mthothotho
Hi ta dya swifaki mthothotho

Ximumu xi fikile
Hi kunene hi tsakile
Mihandzu ni swiharhi
Va kokwana va rimile
Ximumu hi xo lexi
Xi fikile ma xi vona ke?
Xi hi tisela ti mpfulo
Mi ta twa swihlangi swi ku

Mpfula ya na mthothotho
Hi ta dya marhanga mthothotho
Mpfula ya na mthothotho
Hi ta dya timanga mthothotho
Mpfula ya na mthothotho
Hi ta dya swifaki mthothotho
Mpfula ya na mthothotho
Hi ta dya makwakwa mthothotho

Ke eo pula e tlile
E tlisitse mahlohonolo
Helang! Bonang!
Lethabo naheng kaofela
Swihlangi swa phokotela
Swi tlanga mpfuleni manano
Van’wana va ta biwa
Kambe u ta twa va ku

Marhanga, swifaki, timanga
Na makwakwa hi ta dya mhane
Hi ta xurha kuvava makhwirhi
Hi nyanyuka hi hlekelela
Tekani swikomu mirhwala
A hi yeni masin’wini
Hi ya rima hi tlhela hi byala
Swi ta mila swi tsakiso

Ximumu xi fikile
Hi kunene hi tsakile
Mihandzu ni swiharhi
Va kokwana va rimile
Ximumu hi xo lexi
Xi fikile ma xi vona ke?
Xi hi tisela ti mpfulo
U ta twa swihlangi swi ku
Mpfula ya na
Mpfula ya na
Mpfula ya na
Mpfula ya na

Thank you to Tribute ‘Birdie’ Mboweni for personally making the lyrics available at our request. Hakhensa.

Fun fact: The chorus of the song is derived from a traditional tsonga nursery rhyme that would be sung by young children to celebrate the coming of the rainy season.

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