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Vho-Nzhengelele, Vho-Nzhenge! |
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(The name of a person) |
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Nda vhona munna nde' ndaya. |
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I saw a man and I lay on my back. |
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Nda vhona musadzi vhe' mbutsha. |
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I saw a woman and she sat with her legs close together. |
This song teaches a girl first to sit with her legs together, and secondly to wear a pubic covering () whenever she has a period, even after marriage. A married woman wears nothing under her skirts, and so by wearing a her husband knows that he must abstain from intercourse, which is taboo during messtruation. |
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