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Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Found in Nkosi_Sikeleli_Afrika_8.abc
from the John Chambers abc collection
X: 1 T: Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika T: God Bless Africa C: Enoch Sontanga 1897 R: march N: 8-bar version Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> N: Enoch Sontanga was a teacher at a methodist mission school in Johannesburg SA. N: The first two (almost identical) stanzas are the original. Seven additional N: Xhosa verses were written in 1927 by poet Samuel Mqhayi. There are versions N: in all the southern African languages. M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Bb |: "Bb"BA Bc d2 d2 | "F7"c2 c2 "Bb"B4 | "Bb"dd cd "F7"e2 e2 | "Bb"dd d2 "F7"c4 | | "Bb"BA Bc d2 d2 | "F7"c2 e2 "Bb"d4 | "Cm"c4 "Bb"B4 | "F7"AB c2 "Bb"B4 :|
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