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'{{Unreferenced|date=June 2008}} {{otheruses}} '''Shosholoza''' is a [[traditional]] [[Southern Africa]]n [[folk song]]. The song was traditionally sung by all-male work gangs in a [[call and response (music)|call and response]] style. The song has been recorded by a variety of artists, including [[Helmut Lotti]], [[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]], [[PJ Powers]], [[The Glue]], [[Soweto Gospel Choir]] and [[Peter Gabriel]], as well as being a standard of most [[gumboot dance|gumboots]] bands. The song gained further popularity after [[South Africa]] won the [[1995 Rugby World Cup]], and is a favourite at sport events in South Africa. The [[Zulu]] word ''Shosholoza'' means ''go forward'' or ''make way for the next man'', and is also reminiscent of the sound made by the steam train (stimela) described in the song. The song has also given its name to [[Team Shosholoza]], the first African challenger for the [[America's Cup]], and to [[Shosholoza Meyl]], the long-distance passenger train service operating in South Africa. The lyrics of the song vary, as do the transcriptions. Here is one example: :Shosholoza :Ku lezontaba :Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa :Wen' uyabaleka :Wen' uyabaleka :Ku lezontaba :Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa A rough translation: :Move fast :on those mountains :train from South Africa. :You are running away :on those mountains :train from South Africa. The original version has the country name [[Rhodesia]] instead of South Africa, since this song was sung by migrant labourers from Rhodesia (now [[Zimbabwe]]) travelling on the train down to the mines in the [[Transvaal]]. [[Category:African folk songs]] [[Category:South African songs]] == Also == An extremely annoying IRC network entity allegedly responsible for the downfall of several integral internet networks and communities. <ref>Citation Needed</ref> {{worldmusic-song-stub}} {{SouthAfrica-stub}} [[af:Shosholoza]] [[de:Shosholoza]] [[fr:Shosholoza]] [[it:Shosholoza]]'