Qeu! Qeu! Majoana

('Knock, Knock’ Go the Pebbles!)

R39.00

ISMN
979-0-804001-06-8;979-0-804001-07-5
Catalogue No
JPM 004
Notation
Dual notation (staff & tonic solfa), Staff notation
Scoring
choir SATB
Edition
Joshua Pulumo Mohapeloa Critical Edition
Category

Two brothers are playing a game of pebbles and one of them gets hurt, in this song published in 1935 that is a reminder of the important role games (‘lipapali’ in Sesotho) play in the cultural life of Lesotho, where Mohapeloa lived and worked. The word ‘qeu’ is an onomatopoeic word standing for the sound of stones or pebbles being knocked together, because in Sesotho, a ‘q’ is pronounced with a palatal click; and this is why the word is often repeated in this song. The score sample on the right shows the version of the score in dual notation for mixed choir; it is also available in staff notation only. The audio file given below is a performance from 1984 that was reissued on CD in 2014 by ACE.

 

 

 

Audio

Type:
Studio Recording
Performers:
Nomathiya High Choir originally recorded in 1984 and digitized in 1999 at the SABC, on CDT1088.
Location:
Unknown
Source:
African Choral Legacy - Historic Recordings of J.P. Mohapeloa Track 24
Publisher:
African Composers Edition