The national anthem of The Gazankulu bantustan with new melody adopted 1997
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- After the South African government in Pretoria adopted an anthem with music that had been used by the state of Gazankulu since 1973. The Bantustan adopted a new tune for its anthem to differentiate itself from the South African state anthem. Also Renewed lyrics were adopted to new music of the national anthem in 1997 .
The words of the anthem have been wrote out and adapted to be singable and easy to remember, so they contain many repeated words that can be sung in a number of ways, according to indigenous traditions.
History of Bantustan:
Gazankulu received self-rule from the central government in 1969, with its capital at Giyani. Gazankulu homeland officially starts at Elim Hospital, near Makhado, from Elim it then heads east towards the Levubu river valley, the villages of Valdezia and Bungeni being the two largest Tsonga settlements in the Levubu river valley, with a combined population of more than 50 000 people, according to the mid-2015 population statistics and stretched down up to the banks of the Sabie River near Skukuza in Hazyview in Mpumalanga. Total length of Gazankulu, from Elim Hospital to Hazyview, was 317 km long, which is a distance equivalent of travelling from Pretoria to Harrismith. The homeland consisted of the 'Mainland Gazankulu' which were Elim, Giyani and Malamulele, with 3 large exclaves, which were Bushbuckridge, Tzaneen and Phalaborwa.
Before the 1913 Land Act, Bushbuckridge, Phalaborwa and Tzaneen were not Tsonga exclaves, they were physically connected with other Tsongas of Elim, Giyani and Malamulele. The 1913 Land Act resulted in 3 large Tsonga exclaves, during the 1960s, Professor H.W.E Ntsanwisi fought unsuccessfully against the central government's unilateral land demarcations, which resulted in 3 large Tsonga exclaves. Despite Professor H.W.E Ntsanwisi's protests at unilateral land demarcations, the central government went ahead to create 3 large Tsonga exclaves, which the Tsonga people opposed unconditionally throughout the 1960s, 1970's and 1980's. Gazankulu shared borders with other black homelands, which were, Venda, Lebowa and Kangwane. These 3 other black homelands, like Gazankulu, also experienced land grabs and unfair land allocations from the central government.
The anthem of GAZANKULU.
HOSI KATEKISA AFRIKA
Renewed lyrics adopted to new music of the anthem in 1997 :
LYric wewrw
Hosi katekissa Africa A dri drumissiwé vito draku
yinguela mikongoto yeru Hosi katekissa,
Hosi katekissa Africa A dri drumissiwé vito
yinguela mikongoto yeru Hosi katekissa, hine vanavaku
hine vanavaku!
Tana Moya, Tana Moya Tana, Tana Moya,Tana moya tana
Tana Moya, Tana Moya, Waku xwenga
Tana Moya
Tana Moya tana, Tana Moya tana, Waku xwenga
Tana Moya
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Lord bless Africa glorified in your name
Hear our prayers Lord bless, Lord bless,
Lord bless Africa glorified the name
Hear our prayers Lord bless, we are thy children
we are thy children
Come Spirit, Come Spirit Come, Come Spirit,Come Spirit come.
Come Spirit, Come Spirit, Holy Spirit
Come Soul !
Come Spirit come, Come Spirit come, Holy Spirit
Come Soul !