Lyrics
(South African folk song)
I-zika zumba, zumba, zumba,
I-zika zumba, zumba, zay. (repeat)
See him there, the Zulu warrior.
See him there, the Zulu chief, chief, chief. (repeat)
See also
- Country: South Africa
- Form AB
- Harmony: major & minor
- Meter: 4
- Source: Songs That Children Sing, Eleanor Chroman, Oak Publications, 1970
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords + Lesson ideas + Orff arrangement
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
This is where my college’s fight song originated. So cool. Now it makes more sense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO08e-UouK8
I always wondered how that came about. 🙂
Hi Christy! That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!
I learned this fun song to sing at church camp, many years ago. We sang “roll ‘em down you Zula Warriors,” one group chanted, “Chief, Chief, Chief, Chief” while the other sang the melody. I was watching a program on TV tonight and heard a guy singing the chorus and just had to google to find out more about its history. Thank you for this information!❤️