Pesaleme ea 103

(Psalm 103)

R39.00

ISMN
979-0-804002-02-7;979-0-804002-03-4
Catalogue No
JPM 052
Notation
Dual notation (staff & tonic solfa), Staff notation
Scoring
choir SATB
Edition
Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa Critical Edition
Category

Mohapeloa first published ‘Pesaleme’ in Morija in 1939 as the twentieth of 32 songs in the first edition of Meloli le Lithallere tsa Afrika ka J.P. Mohapeloa: Buka ea Bobeli (African Songs and Extemporary Harmonizations by J.P. Mohapeloa: Book II). In later editions, from 1955 onwards, the song was entitled ‘Pesaleme ea 103’. Mohapeloa adapts the first few lines of the Old Testament Psalm 103 to suit his need for a simple prayerful song, with no repeats. Like ‘Khanya’, the last song in Meloli I, the style is that of a chorus rather than a hymn for congregational singing. In his free translation made in 1965 for the South African Broadcasting Service, Mohapeloa changed his mind a couple of times, writing, ‘Praise’ and then ‘Bless’ the Lord, and ‘Praise my soul’ then ‘Bless the Lord O my soul’.

Audio

Type:
Studio Recording
Performers:
Munsieville Methodist Church Choir. Originally recorded in 1979, digitized by the SABC in 2002, CDT959. Mastered and reissued by ACE on CD in 2014.
Location:
Unknown
Source:
African Choral Legacy - Historic Recordings of J.P. Mohapeloa Track 13
Publisher:
African Composers Edition
Date:
2014