Wendy Oldfield - The Moon Girl Lyrics

Moon girl
Kwa sukasukela
Kudala le there was a very poor man called uLungelo
Who lived with his wife Nomsa
They had no riches
But they did have a lovely daughter named UThembile
The night Thembile was born
The moon was full in the sky like a giant glowing pumpkin
The midwife looked into the story sky and said
The ancestors have spoken to me hey makhosi
They tell me that Thembile is a very special child
You must make a very important promise never to take her into the sunlight
If you do you will lose her forever
Thembile's parents agreed that they would respect the wishes of the ancestors
And so they did
uThembile became a happy and extremely beautiful girl
Who had never been into the sunlight
Abantwana baseVillage they will call to her woza Thembile
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