Rembember
-khumbula
Having heard a song or two with the words 'khumbula ekhaya' I looked these up and found...
* that they mean 'to miss home'
* the TV programme (of which I've watched some episodes in the past, oblivious of the meaning of its name) in which long lost family members are reunited http://khumbulekhaya.net.za
* this song by Gugu: Khumbul'ekhaya - she's an artist I've not heard before, and about whom I've not been able to find out anything, though I'd love to hear more of her music
* and this lovely song by the Muffinz .
In the video, the vocalist explains why he wrote the song - his family, from Bulawayo, is spreak across the globe. The website also gives the lyrics, I suspect they are probably in isiNdebele given the musicians' Zimbabwean roots.
Finally, Black Coffee also has a 'Khumbul'ekhaya' song. While I could not find a soundtrack, the lyrics are brief and contain the phrase (in isiXhosa) 'ndifunuk'goduka' which in isiZulu would be
ngifund'uk'goduka, I think.
-goduka
go home.
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