Nyandolo (Kenya)

Nyandolo

Kenya

These notes ©2018, Andrew Carnie. Taught in North America by France Bourque-Moreau. She learned it from Michel Hepp in Germany. The song is sung in the Kisa language by Ayub Ogada.

Music: Ayub Ogada, Nyandolo, African Lullaby.

• https://youtu.be/C5XeCupDe44

Meter: 2/4
Formation: Closed circle, standing shoulder to shoulder, forearms parallel to floor. Don't hold hands, just touch outside of hands (knuckle to knuck)
Introduction: 8 bars, start with singing

Bar 1: Facing center, sway R to R (1), Pause (2)
Bar 2: Sway on L to L (1), Pause (2)
Bar 3: Step on R to R (1) Pause (2)
Bar 4: Close L next to R, with weight (1) Pause (2)

repeat until the end of the music

Tucson Video 

Other notes on the web

• https://lyridsfolkdancefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Nyandolo-Lyrids-2017.pdf

Lyrics

From France Bourque Moreau's notes

Nyandolo, obembere mwana (2) 
Lipo ni kalle, kamstenje (2) 
Omwesi papa, papa wasenje 
Omwesi mama, mama wasenje

Nyandolo, obembere mwana (2) 
Lipo ni kalle, kamstenje (2) 
Omwesi nkosi , nkosi wasenje 
Omwesi mwana, mwana wasenje 
Omwesi dunia, dunia wasenje

Nyandolo, obembere mwana (2) 
Lipo ni kalle, kamstenje (2) 
Omwesi dada, dada wasenje
Omwesi, nkosi, nkosi wasenje 
Omwesi, dunia, dunia wasenje 
Omwesi mwana, mwana wasenje 
Omwesi papa, obembere mwana
Omwesi, mama, obembere mwana
Omwesi, dunia, obembere mwana
Omwesi, dada, obembere mwana
Omwesi, nkosi, obembere mwana
Omwesi, mwana, obembere mwana

Sleep, come take the baby
Those potatoes are for auntie
Give some to sister...sister of auntie 
Give some to the elders...elders of auntie 
Give some to the world...world of auntie 
Give some to the baby...baby of auntie 
Give some to papa..
Give some to mama..
Give some to the world...
Give some to sister...
Give some to the elders...
Give some to baby.

Other sources

• Bourque-Moreau, France (2017) Nyandolo, Lyrids Folk Dance Festival 2017 DVD. (Video and Notes)