He Motsoala

Country: South Africa
Language: Suthu

Our African travel song! Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers reworked a traditional South African song into “He Motsoala” for their Bantu Choral Folk Songs recording. Seeger’s version of “He Motsoala” is about a mother who travels to the South African city of Pretoria to buy a license for the wedding of her daughter.

Lyrics of the All Around This World Version:

He motsoala, he motsoala, he motsoala, he motsoala
My mother traveled to Pretoria to sign the license for my wedding day (2x)