Our African travel song! Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers reworked a traditional South African song into “He Motsoala” for their Bantu Choral Folk Songs recording. Seeger’s version of “He Motsoala” is about a mother who travels to the South African city of Pretoria to buy a license for the wedding of her daughter.

Country: South Africa

Language: Suthu

LYRICS OF THE ALL AROUND THIS WORLD VERSION

He motsoala, he motsoala, he motsoala, he motsoala
My mother traveled to Pretoria to sign the license for my wedding day (2x)

The Diamond Choir performs Hey Motswala