Mama yankeza nyo nkunkya
Joan sent this rhyme with the note: "Its a rhyme that my mother used to sing us while young! It reminded me of Redriddinghood in the woods listening to the birds sing in the morning."
Mama yankeza nyo nkunkya
Mother Woke Me Up
Nursery Rhyme
Nursery Rhyme
(Luganda)
(English)
Mama yankeza nyo nkunkya
eyo munsi zewale nya
nempulira obunyonyi
nga buyimba bwebuti
tri-li chi-li tri-li chi-li
nange bwe nyimba bwentyo
Mother woke me up
Very early in the morning
To the far away land
I heard the birds singing like this
Tri-li Chi-li tri-li chi-li
And that's how I sing too.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Joan Joeus for contributing this rhyme.
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