Saturday, May 27, 2017

Sekuhlwile

from
-hlwa
become dark, become dusk

-hlwile
be dark, be dusky, be devoid of light

sekuhlwile
it is dark
it has become dark

what a very special sound this word has


It is the title of a book Swazi folklore published by Heinemann and available here

and the title of this beautiful maskandi/gospel song by the popular band Ikhansela no Jbc
led by the late Mfhleni Rolland Mkhize.



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