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'''Umshini wami''', also known as '''Awuleth' Umshini Wami''' (English, ''Bring |
"'''Umshini wami'''", also known as "'''Awuleth' Umshini Wami'''" (English, ''Bring My Machine [Gun]''), is a [[Nguni language]] [[protest song|struggle song]] used formerly by members of [[Umkhonto we Sizwe]], the military wing of the [[African National Congress]] during the struggle against [[History of South Africa in the Apartheid era|Apartheid]] in [[South Africa]] with [[machine]] allegedly referencing [[machine gun]]. Nowhere in the song is the term "machine gun" used, but the reference is strong.{{Citation needed|date=October 2018}} Most recently, the song is identified with the persona of [[Jacob Zuma]], the ex [[President of South Africa]], and is often sung at rallies which involve him and his supporters, including the [[African National Congress Youth League|ANC Youth League]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Eyewitness News|title=Zuma sings Umshini Wami at ANC Policy conference|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFIobjP3xAI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IFIobjP3xAI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=2019-01-02}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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|Umshini wami mshini wami |
|Umshini wami mshini wami [lead]<br />Kawuleth'umshini wami [follower]<br />Umshini wami mshini wami<br />Kawuleth'umshini wami<br />Umshini wami mshini wami<br />Kawuleth'umshini wami<br />Kawuleth'umshini wami<br />Wen'uyang'ibambezela [lead]<br />Umshini wami, kawuleth'umshini wami [follower] || My machine my machine <br /> Please bring my machine <br /> My machine my machine <br />Please bring my machine <br />My machine my machine <br /> Please bring my machine <br />Please bring my machine <br />You're pulling me back <br /> My machine, please bring my machine <ref>[http://www.adeleida.co.za/sites/adeleida/blog.nsf/dx/de-la-r y-wont-you-come-down-and-bitchslap-some-confused-children?opendocument&comments Lyrics]</ref> |
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==Popularity and controversy== |
==Popularity and controversy== |
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In October 2006, the song was made available |
In October 2006, the song was made available by Zuma's defence fund as a [[ringtone]] on its website.<ref>[http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20061026063720938C445663 " JZ trust to cash in on Zuma ringtone"]</ref> The song has gained controversy in 21st-century South Africa because of its association with the violence of the apartheid period, and is seen as misplaced by some people because of the rise in [[crime in South Africa|violent crime throughout the country]] since the current multiracial order began in 1994. In 2008, Zuma expressed displeasure when the song was sung by [[2008 South Africa riots|violent, xenophobic mobs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=vn20080519055011398C263403|title= Umshini isn't a song to kill, says Zuma |publisher=[[Independent Online (South Africa)]] |accessdate=May 23, 2008}}</ref> |
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In 2011 [[Die Antwoord]] released a short film titled ''Umshini Wam'', that was written and directed by [[Harmony Korine]], who also wrote the screenplay for Larry Clark's feature film ''[[Kids (film)|Kids]]''. The 16-minute short features [[Watkin Tudor Jones|Ninja]] and [[Yolandi Visser|Yo-Landi Visser]] of Die Antwoord as a disabled couple who are passionate fans of "[[gangsta rap]]" and use wheelchairs for mobility.<ref>{{cite web|title="Umshini Wam" Die Antwoord Harmony Korine (Official, HD)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMVNjMF1Suo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/eMVNjMF1Suo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|work=osalvationcine on YouTube|publisher=Google Inc|accessdate=28 March 2014|author=osalvationcine|format=Video upload|date=24 March 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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==Umdzidzi wami== |
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Since the [[Jacob Zuma rape trial]] several more versions of this song have been made, as well as some containing lyrics of a satirical nature, such as a remix of the song created by See4 in which the song refers to a microphone rather than a machine gun.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} The song is in [[Swati language|Siswati]] and is called ''Umdzidzi wami'' (Bring my buttocks/ass) or ''Khawuleth umdzidzi wami''. The song is popular in many [[shebeen]]s and taverns in South Africa. |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 16 November 2024
"Umshini wami", also known as "Awuleth' Umshini Wami" (English, Bring My Machine [Gun]), is a Nguni language struggle song used formerly by members of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing of the African National Congress during the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa with machine allegedly referencing machine gun. Nowhere in the song is the term "machine gun" used, but the reference is strong.[citation needed] Most recently, the song is identified with the persona of Jacob Zuma, the ex President of South Africa, and is often sung at rallies which involve him and his supporters, including the ANC Youth League.[1]
Lyrics
[edit]| Zulu | English |
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| Umshini wami mshini wami [lead] Kawuleth'umshini wami [follower] Umshini wami mshini wami Kawuleth'umshini wami Umshini wami mshini wami Kawuleth'umshini wami Kawuleth'umshini wami Wen'uyang'ibambezela [lead] Umshini wami, kawuleth'umshini wami [follower] |
My machine my machine Please bring my machine My machine my machine Please bring my machine My machine my machine Please bring my machine Please bring my machine You're pulling me back My machine, please bring my machine [2] |
Popularity and controversy
[edit]In October 2006, the song was made available by Zuma's defence fund as a ringtone on its website.[3] The song has gained controversy in 21st-century South Africa because of its association with the violence of the apartheid period, and is seen as misplaced by some people because of the rise in violent crime throughout the country since the current multiracial order began in 1994. In 2008, Zuma expressed displeasure when the song was sung by violent, xenophobic mobs.[4]
In 2011 Die Antwoord released a short film titled Umshini Wam, that was written and directed by Harmony Korine, who also wrote the screenplay for Larry Clark's feature film Kids. The 16-minute short features Ninja and Yo-Landi Visser of Die Antwoord as a disabled couple who are passionate fans of "gangsta rap" and use wheelchairs for mobility.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Eyewitness News, Zuma sings Umshini Wami at ANC Policy conference, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2019-01-02
- ^ y-wont-you-come-down-and-bitchslap-some-confused-children?opendocument&comments Lyrics
- ^ " JZ trust to cash in on Zuma ringtone"
- ^ "Umshini isn't a song to kill, says Zuma". Independent Online (South Africa). Retrieved May 23, 2008.
- ^ osalvationcine (24 March 2011). ""Umshini Wam" Die Antwoord Harmony Korine (Official, HD)" (Video upload). osalvationcine on YouTube. Google Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 28 March 2014.