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Sizinyoni
Composer unknown
Traditional (folk song)
Action song
SizinyoniComposer unknown
00:00 / 02:55
Language
isiZulu
Appropriate age
Early Childhood (0-5 years), Foundation phase (Gr R - Gr 3)
Source
Handed down by tradition
Country of origin
South Africa
Place of origin
Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal
Original language
isiZulu
Focus rhythmic element
syn-co-pa
Focus melodic element
Other
Teaching purpose
Beat, Movement, Fun
Additional resources
Metre
2 time
Games you can play
Dance
Form
AB
Theme
Brids, Nature
Scale
Hexachordal
LYRICS
isiZulu
Sizinyoni, thina sizinyona
Sizinyoni, thina sizinyona
Siyahlala, siyandiza,
sizinyoni
Translation
We are birds, we are birds
We sit
We fly
We are birds
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