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No explanation was gIven but the women demonstrated two people fighting, a<br />
daughter and her mother. The meaning is that the rude girl who does not want to be<br />
initiated will go back and fight her mother, blaming her for sending her to be initiated<br />
by the elderly women.<br />
39. Anga ine nkutere, nkutere x 2<br />
Kukoleza moto ndi mtumbo<br />
Nthiwatiwa<br />
How can I do this, this<br />
Making fIre with the anus<br />
Nthiwatiwa (name ofa bird)<br />
Again no explanation was gIven, but the wom.en were kneeling backwards and<br />
shaking their waists (kudikhula) showing that having sex is a lot ofwork.<br />
40. Kumana, kumana mmtsikana x 2<br />
Mmati undipatse<br />
Wabvundikira<br />
Refuse, refuse, the girl<br />
I wanted you to give me<br />
You have covered<br />
Although there was no explanation, they were kneeling backwards and dancing as in<br />
30 above, but in the end they closed the thighs tight together and laid to one side. It<br />
means 'refuse to have sex,<br />
41. Iyeyeye, ndiye adaona<br />
Iyeyeye ndiye adaona mwana<br />
This oneeee, is the one who saw<br />
This oneeee, is the one who saw the child<br />
No explanation was given to the girls, but it means that the woman who saw the girl's<br />
first menses is the one who reported to the chief.<br />
42. Usakalawirire ko mako<br />
Ukapeza chiri nganganga<br />
Ukapeza nakwatana<br />
Ukapeza chiri nganganga<br />
Pamnyendo<br />
Do not go early at your mother's<br />
You will fmd it tight there<br />
You will find them having sex<br />
You will fmd it tight there<br />
On the leg<br />
The explanation to the initiates was that they should not just enter their mother's<br />
house without knocking first, for they may find their parents having sex, which is<br />
taboo. They must knock and wait for a response. Ifthere is no response, they can just<br />
be cleaning outside the house.<br />
43. Namwali ngwamwano uyu<br />
Chikhala kwathu<br />
Mkadaachita nngwandula<br />
This initiate is rude<br />
If it was at my home<br />
I would have punished her heavily<br />
Although no explanation was given, the song is self-explanatory. Many women said<br />
that if a girl is reported to be a rude one, then while singing the song, the women<br />
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