Kamulangu
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Kamulangu is sung in the Tshiluba language.[1] The song (and its dance) is about the birth of a child who unifies the tribes of a region and brings an end to a drought.[2] The word kamulangu translates as "fecundity" or "pregnancy".[3] The central lyrics are as follows:[4]
| Kamulangu wa kamulangu'ee, kamulangu |
| Kamulagu matumba dikumi'ee, |
| Kamulangu, matumbee, wayiyoyi wee |
| Bukwa bisambee vwakunwayi nuvwa kumona |
| Mudi Mikombu wabanya mpeta ya bena Maweja, |
| Wa ndomba, kamulangu'ee lele, kamulangu |
| Wa ndomba, kamulangu'ee lele, kamulangu |