[Bird Song]

I heard a sound from the bush

I looked up, I drew near

The sound I heard was

Ti, li, ti, li, ti, li.

Ntyilo , Ntyilo , Ntyilo

That melody was beautiful.

I heard the voice from the bush

I looked up, I drew near.

The voice said:

‘There is trouble in the land.’

Tra – la – tra – la.

That melody was beautiful.

The owner of the voice

Was dressed in red robes.

the words were

Tra – la , tra – la , tra -la.

That melody was beautiful

Miriam Makeba