Track 10: Chikende
Ha ngore iye iyere honaka
Hoyere iye iye iyere honaka
Sadza wadya here nomusoro wembeva
He sadza wadya here Iwe nomusoro wembeva
Sadza rambuya kungobvirodya
Pasi pendiro pane madzihwa
Hona sadza rambuya kungobvirodya
Pasi pendiro pane madzihwa
Sadza wadya here iwe nomusoro wembeva?
Look you are caught up!
Look....!
Have you eaten sadza relish with a mouse's head?
You! Have you eaten sadza relish with a mouse's head?
You just have to eat grandmother's food
Even though there is mucus under the plate
To eat ambuya's sadza, to just get on with it
Even though there is mucus under the plate
Have you eaten sadza relish with a mouse's head?
Chikende is a dance for strong people. It is a dance copied from foreigners, especially nguni people.
A long time ago, sadza with mice used to be eaten by elders, especially field mice which were the food of kings. To eat sadza with only the head of the mouse was a privilege, so you are not supposed to detest food cooked by your grandmother.
