About the arrangers

Ralf Schmitt is renowned as an African choral music specialist. His arrangements and com-
positions are regularly aired on television and radio and have been performed both locally
and abroad. He has a passion for the preservation of traditional South African folk music and
has arranged and recorded several traditional South African songs. He has presented lively
interactive workshops on South African music at schools, universities and festivals in Argen-
tina, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Canada and the USA. Ralf has conducted the National
Youth Choir of South Africa on two occasions, and holds the position of artistic director at
the Mzansi Youth Choir. Performance highlights include extensive concert tours of Argentina,
Canada, USA, Japan, UK, Germany, France and Austria as well as performances at the Zim
Riya Choral Festival (Jerusalem, Israel), the New Orleans Jazz Festival (USA), and as the
conductor for the opening of Andrea Bocelli’s concert in South Africa.

Michael Barrett is conductor and lecturer at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He
specializes in arrangements of traditional African music, with his compositions and arrange-
ments having been performed throughout South Africa and abroad. He is the founding direc-
tor and conductor of The Chamber Singers, one of South Africa’s most sought after Chamber
Choirs. Michael has won many choir competitions and regularly adjudicates competitions
both nationally and abroad. He has worked with some of the greatest conductors including
Simon Halsey (England), Joe Miller (USA), Bo Johansson (Sweden), Nicol Matt (Germa-
ny), Gunnar Eriksson (Norway), and Maria Guinand (Venezuela). Michael regularly attends
workshops and master classes to keep up with the latest trends in choral music.

Pronunciation notes
isiXhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. It is spoken by about eighteen per-
cent of the South African population.
As noted in the score, the men are to pronounce zjem as zihm; close immediately to the M to
resemble drums.
All vowel sounds are pure as in Latin.

Translation
Women:
Ngob’umthatile umtwana wakho, uhlale nathi hololo helele
The Lord has taken his son who lived amongst us
Indodana ka nkulunkulu bayi’bethelela hololo helele
The son of the Lord God was crucified.

Men:
Hololo Baba Jehova
Hololo Father Jehovah (Hololo represents crying and has no translation)
Zjem zja baba
Zjem zja father (Zjem zja is expressive with no meaning)

Range
œ œ
& bœ
bœ bœ
? bœ bœ
bœ
S A T B

Listen to a recording at www.sbmp.com

Performed by the University of Pretoria Camerata
Michael Barrett, conductor
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Indodana
Traditional isiXhosa
arranged by
Michael Barrett and Ralf Schmitt

π
q = 65

b
& b b b 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ
3

j j ≈ Œ
œ œ œr œ œ
3

Alto
œ. œ
Ngob 'um - tha - thi - le eh Um-twa - na

b b4 π
Tenor Vb b 4 Ó ∑ ww
oo

π
? b b b 44 Ó ∑ ww
Bass b
oo

b
& b bb ú œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ Œ œ œ . ‰ . œr œ œ
3 3 3
A
œ œ œ œ
wak - ho U - hla - le na - thi eh

b úúú ...
T
V b b b úú úú ww Œ
(oo)

? bb w w úú .. Œ
B bb
(oo)

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Printed in the U.S.A.

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p
bbbb
6
∑ ∑ Ó
3

S & œ œ œ
Ngob 'um - tha -
, p
& bbbb ‰ ‰
3 3 3

œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
A
œ. ú
ho - lo - lo ho he - le - le he Ngob 'um - tha -

b w
T
V b bb w ww ww
oo

? b b ww w w
B bb w
oo

b j j
& b bb œ . œ œ ≈ œr œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
9 3

œ Œ ú
thi - le eh Um - twa - na wak -

bbbb œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
3

j j ≈ Œ ú
& œ. œ œ œr œ œ œ
thi - le eh Um - twa - na wak -

bb p
Vb b ∑ ww úú úú
oo

p
? bb b ∑ ww w
b
oo

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b
& b bb œ œ œ Œ œ œ . ‰ ≈ œr œ œ
12

œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ
3 3
3

œ.
ho Uh - la - le na - thi eh ho - lo - lo

b
& b bb œ œ œ Œ œ œ . ‰ ≈ œr œ œ ‰
3 3 3

œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ
ho Uh - la - le na - thi eh ho - lo - lo

bb úúú ... ww
V b b ww Œ
(oo) oo

? bb b w úú .. Œ ww
b
(oo) oo

, P
bbbb j j
œ œ ≈ œr œ œ
15
‰ œ œ œ
3

& œ. œ œ œ œ.
3

,P
ho he - le - le he In - do - da - na ah

b
& b bb ‰ j j ≈
œ œ œr œ œ
3 3

œ. œ œ œ ú œ œ œ œ.

,P
ho he - le - le he In - do - da - na ah

bb ww j
V b b ww œ. œ œ œ œ œ
(oo) * Zjem Zjem zja ba - ba
, Pœ .
? bb b w ww œ œ œ œ œ
b J
(oo) * Zjem Zjem zja ba - ba

* Zjem is to sound Zihm closing immediately to the M.

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p
SA: A small group move to this part.
b b
& b b ww
18
S
A
ww ww
oh

bbbb œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ Œ
3

Œ ú œ œ œ
3 3

S & œ
(ah) Ka Nku - lun - ku - lu Bayi 'be - the -

bbbb œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ Œ
3

Œ ú
3

&
3

A
œ œ œ œ
(ah) Ka Nku - lun - ku - lu Bayi 'be - the -

b b b b wp ww
T
V w úú úú
oh

p
? bb b w w w
B
b w
oh

bb ww
21
S
A
& b b úú .. Œ ww w
oh

,F
(oh)

bb
& b b œ œ œ . ‰ ≈ œr œ œ œ . ‰ œ œ œ œ . ‰ œ œ œ
3

œ œ œ
3 3

S ú
le - la ah ho - lo - lo ho he - le - le he In -do-da -
,F
bb
& b b œ œ œ . ‰ ≈ œr œ œ . ‰ œ ‰
3 3 3

A
œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ ú œ œ œ
le - la ah ho - lo - lo ho he - le - le he In -do-da -

bb .
T V b b úúú .. Œ ww ww ww
(oh) oh

? b b b ú .. Œ ww w ww
B b ú
(oh) oh

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b w
& b bb w
25
∑ w
S
A w
oh

bbbb j j
œ œ ≈ œr œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
3

S & œ. œ Œ ú
na na Ka Nku - lun - ku

bbbb œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
3

j j ≈ Œ ú
& œ. œ œ œr œ œ œ
A

na na Ka Nku - lun - ku
F
b b j ww
T V b b œ. œ œ œ œ œ úú úú
Zjem Zjem zja ba - ba oh

F
? bb b œ . œ œ œ œ œ ww w
B b J
Zjem Zjem zja ba - ba oh

b
& b b b ww ú
úú ww
28
S
A ú
(oh)

b
& b bb œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . ‰ ≈ œr œ œ ‰ œ œ œ
3 3
3

S
œ.
lu Bay 'be - the - le - la ah ho - lo - lo

b
& b bb œ œ œ Œ œ œ . ‰ ≈ œr œ œ ‰
3 3 3
A
œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ
lu Bay 'be - the - le - la ah ho - lo - lo

b úúú ... ww
T
V b b b ww Œ
(oh) oh

? bb w úú .. Œ ww
B bb
(oh) oh

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