13 Mar Oh Freedom & Shosholoza Medley
A medley arrangement of two South African freedom songs.
Composer & Copyright
Oh Freedom and Shosholoza are both traditional and in the public domain. The Shosholoza arrangement is adapted from the arrangement by Ysaye Barnwell. The medley arrangement of the two songs is by Lisa Goettel.
Recording
Lyrics
Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom
Freedom is coming oh yes
Oh yes I know, oh yes I know
Oh yes I know
Oh yes I know, oh yes
Oh justice, oh justice
Oh justice
Justice is coming oh yes
~
Shosholoza
Ku Lezontaba
Stimela Sipum’e South Africa
Dig, dig, digging in the sun (hi ya hi ya ho)
Men must work for me (shosholoza)
Wen’ Uyabaleka
Ku Lezontaba
Stimela Sipum’e South Africa
Shosholoza rough translation:
Going forward
Through these mountains
On the steam train to South Africa
You are running away
Through these mountains
On the steam train to South Africa
Hi Lisa
We are making a 4minute documentary on Freedom Day in South Africa. We would love to use parts of your track in the documentary. I was wondering how we get permission to use it?
Hello Leon, thank you for reaching out. Please contact me by email and we can discuss – lisa@thebirdsings.com
Lisa, Thank you SO MUCH for allowing us to use your songs. I direct a Ubuntu choir in Albuquerque. When you do the recordings, with they show up separately somewhere, or again with the recently added songs? Blessings and love, Arana Kalwaic