Moyo Chirandu Totem


Moyo Chirandu
Mazviita Moyo,
Maita Chirandu,
Gonoren'ombe,
Mushayachirashwa,
Mukaka tinomwa,
Mafuta tichizora,
Nyama tinodya,
Ganda tichikakise ngoma,
Ndove tinodzurisa mudzimba,
Muswe tinopumhisa,
Nyanga tichiita gonan'ombe.
Maita Chirandu,
Maita Moyo,
Maita Sahi,
Maita dhewa rangu.
Maita Bvumavaranda,
Gono raMutindi naGochedza,
Vari Maronga.
Maita vana vaPfupajena,
Vari muDuma neChidumana.
Maita vari Dikitiki,
Vari Ushava,
Mushenjere wavaDuma usina pakaminama,
Pakaminama tinoorora.
Mhuri inobva Mandara,
VaMareranherera vanorera nedzavamwe,
Ndikafira pano wani,
Kudai kuenda ndichidzoka zvinoita huyo,
Chinondiona sechina meso,
Navaripowo namangwana musanyara.

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  1. yes ndiwo wandinoziva uyu uri mubook reShona rekuprimary, not some variations i have been seeing. Thank you
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  2. Simbi dzinodya dzimwe veganda remvura

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  3. Simbi dzinodya dzimwe veganda remvura

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  4. Simbi dzinodya dzimwe veganda remvura

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  5. KUCHIBVIRWA ISU

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  6. Thank you . Panorehwa isu apa 😁

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  7. Kuzoti Dewa bvumavaranda hazvimo mumutupo wavaduma

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    1. This is still very much off the mark anyways, but you're correct in pointing out that Dhewa, bvumawaranda is nothing to do with the Chirandu version, as it refers to the Moyondizvo variant, (not Moyo Gono, Chirandu). If that wrong bit is edited out, this version will be okay'ish to a point. It should actually be along the lines of: Maita Moyo, Gono, Ganyamatope, Mupfudze uri mudanga, Mushayachiraswa, Zariro, Mukaka... Thank you.

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    2. Very true dhewa haipinfe apa

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    3. Yes dewa haasi Chirandu

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    4. Chirandu ndi dewa, i have done the research look for Aaron hohodza and Quentin fortunes book on shona praise poetry...they took the praises of different cheifs early last century, while some duma chiefs left out dewa the rest put it in as well as sai and bvumavaranda

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    5. https://books.google.co.zw/books?id=02eEAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=bvumavaranda

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  8. Translate it into english and you will have the time of your life we need a proper translation and not the existing one its just too direct and really wierd.

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  9. Muramba chirashwa, associated ne stinginess.

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  10. Confuses chirandu with dhewa and madima..those are different folks..and you left out muting churu.

    Getty it's mushaya chirashwa..

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    1. dewa na gono mhunu umwe, look at the oldest compiled nhetembo for both dewa and gono here https://books.google.co.zw/books?id=02eEAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=bvumavaranda

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  11. This is the correct version, Dhewa bvuma varanda yes thus correct because hadzvadzi dzedu dzaimitiswa tisinga zive vakomana vacho saka zvaizoitika ndezvekuti vaipihwa mitupo yekuti dhewa bvuma varanda kureva kuti Gomba harina mwana

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  12. Ko apo parikunzi dhehwa bvuma aranda Ndizvo here,
    Dhehwa bvumavaranda handivo varozvi here

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    1. Wandaiziva hauna kapart ikako mheno zviri kufamba sei

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    2. look for the book shona praise poetry where different nhetembos were compiled early last century by aaron hohodza and quentin fortune, dewa is there and bvumavaranda...moyo imwe

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    3. https://books.google.co.zw/books?id=02eEAAAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=bvumavaranda gono ndi dewa mhunu umwe, vanoti moyo imwe wani

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  13. ko ukaroora moyo gono uri moyo chirandu chii chinoitika

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    1. From my understanding mutupo wemoyo wakabva padzinde rimwechete, Moyo Chirandu. So marriages between vaera moyo hazvibvumidzwi but unongozivawo vanhu vanoita zvemusoro wavo and try to justify kuti ini ndiri moyo chakati iwe chakati saka zvakasiyana but hazvina

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  14. Is this Gono same as Gono Matake , mutendeka wetatu .

    NB I am not Gono

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