cover image: Nyanateer Mading Part 3

Nyanateer Mading Part 3

18 Jun 2019

The singer praises her husband's clan. She praises her husband's bull Mabior (white), which resembles a buffalo. She says, in the cattle camp of her mother-in-law, Ayak, they have many cows of this type (mabior). She adds that Mabior is a type of cow that is common in the Luach and Agar areas. She bought Mabior from respected people in Luach. She has no connection with bad people. Mabior wears a tassel on its horn. The tassel was made by Akec Deng. It is like the buffalo with a tassel on its horn. Ayak's offspring are rich. She is proud to be Diing Wol's wife. He is the son of Ayak and Wol. Wol my father-in-law was captured by Arabs for three days. He was tortured by them. Our ancestor spirit helped Wol to be released by the Arabs. We suffered much at their hands. We lost many souls in a battlefield near Gogrial. Children of Gogrial stand firm. Gogrial of Akuol will never be left to foreigners. Information about performer: age 55, both parents from the Twic district in Bahr El Ghazal.
traditional and folk music ox songs

Authors

Nyanateer Mading, Elizabeth Achol Ajuet Deng

Published in
United Kingdom
Reference
C1580X0159XX-0001
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Source
Europeana https://www.europeana.eu/en/item/2059209/data_sounds_C1580X0159XX_0001