“Kwenda buchechi, kwenda na mema, mu zabule wino ngandu mwali umo.”
Go carefully, go in the water, come out carefully, the crocodile is there.
The verse used chiefly after the settlement of disputes:
“Nena bwala tu nwe, kumi lia matemo, milonga tu andeka.”
Bring beer to drink (and) ten hoes (as a fine) we will talk over the disputes.
The Mandendi from the Mankoya.
A song and dance for men and women, with drums accompaniment, danced for sick people.
“Kwa Mulala na Sikobela kwa ili lukambo yai, ya, yai, ya, we yai, ya, kwa ili.”
To Mulala and Sikobela they have gone to dance, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes they have gone there.
And other lines of a similar nature.