Song No. 61  1    Tsilingwane      Nausea  Chorus:  1  I a vhuya nga dumbula.      Come back with the drum.    2  Ndo nyaga u fa Tshakhuma.      I wanted to die at Tshakhuma.    3  Ndo tou tshila nga mudzimu.      I only survived because of my ancestor spirit. This refers to falling into a state of trance during a possession dance. Dumbula is the name given to the thungwa drum when played with sticks (see Blacking 1965 :40-42).

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