Oliver Mutukudzi-Nditendereiwo

[schingeya]

One great song

[AmidstBinary]

The photo of operation murambatsvina with the bulldozer in the background and a pile of rubble with the portrait of Mugabe lying on the top... that is heavy! By law that portrait must be shown in every establishment, just like Kim-il sung in North Korea, but not in homes... especially 'slums'! Uploader these are very very impressive photos.

[BrainyySmurf]

@shoot1cracka i think those who clicked dislike dont understand Shona coz powerful as the lyrics are, there's no way one can click dislike.

[rawkevin1]

@BrainyySmurf i dont understand shona but will kill myself if i dislike oliver's songs..

[shoot1cracka]

how can there be 4 dislikes for this song? u must be deaf

[totolondon]

mashoko acho akanaka handiti 

[rastopivon]

Europeans to help African children: in making peace and stop stealing Africa african forests, diamonds and gold. Africa belongs to Africans! I love you Africa!

[takuian]

the african child realy needs help ..some of these kids if help doesnt come soon are already living with a broken dream dream . God hear our plight

[olie53]

I meant to say kure/

[stinkybilnaad]

we must do somthing for the kids in Africa, we must help them!!! And respect to Tuku

[mainoku]

Such is the extend of poverty in our country. These pics break my heart. Surely, it didn't end with Jiri we shld carry the flame of his torch and do something for Zimbabwe as Zimbabweans. I

[teekayee03]

this song reminds me of my dad

[Spin148]

Thank you I haven't heard this song in a long time, brought back memories

[roselyn1626]

VaJiri tinovarangarira.

[sisAlly19]

nditendereiwo Mwari weeeee vagare mudenga dzvene

[a4820]

LOVE THS SONG

[God4Dunoon]

mmmh..... dont be so hasty

[misscordelia03]

Yes, the kind of pictures white people like to see about africa. they are so much attached to it that even when you show something else they tell you that people don't look miserable enough. but i don't care! all i want is that we africans love and respect each other

[tebex1986]

i respect tuku

[murewa98]

Hi Kudziebone. Thanks for ur comments. You are right but we need to acknowledge n respect that people have different beliefs. I am a spiritualist n believe in God, Jesus, and the link between the living and the 'dead' . . .

[murewa98]

Weird I know but I dont believe the biblical heaven, hell, armagedon n how repentence is viewed in the bible. I believe repentence is not an event but a process, death not an end but a continuing spiritual journey of learning and cherishing knowledge. Death not a loss of the person but a change in the form n way we communicate with them and make use of who, how the dead can communicate with on our behalf.

[murewa98]

. . . For example if a dead person , likewise a living one, is ready to repent (sort their past/current bad ACTION) there are 'higher channels'' and 'higher persons' they have to seriously engange with relentlessly (which is the REACTION) before they unlearn the bad and learn the good (REPENT). Therefore it follows that FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS A REACTION and this is one of the spiritual laws, MHOSVA HAIROVI BABA, in life or death INORIPWA CHETE, May the Lord God bless us with knowledge.

[murewa98]

. . . . A dead person's soul can seek repentence by summoning higher powers to intervene and assess the soul's readiness to repent. The assessment results could then be taken to a higher realm where special knowledgeable spirits then support the repenting soul in learning the good and 'undoing' the bad before the soul is promoted to an energy level higher than before repentence . . .

[murewa98]

..Still at that higher level, the soul learns, with support, mo n mo n gets promoted higher n higher. A soul thats not ready to repent cannot get to such higher realms just as good as a bad person's soul cannot start (when they die) from a higher realm.c

[murewa98]

Now this song can mean that we all ask God to allow all the people who died for good family and/or social and/or political causes to be allowed to rest and reflect in the calmness of the spirit world and on the other hand to remind those people making mankind suffer that they wont be allowed to enjoy such calmness of soul for FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS A REACTION . . . for those who know their Shona well ''Mhosva inoripwa. Mhosva hairovi. Chisi hachieri musi wacharimwa''. You get me tho, KNK

[kudziebone]

he is juss sayin thank them foe me by allowin them to get into heaven . it dont mean pple shud be allowed foe social or wateva . He cant thank em now coz they r dead so he is askin god to thank em foe him, . ITS ART , THATS WAT ARTIST DO , Anywho who made u a judge who or wat or how pple shud b judged . AND for those who kno their bible well all can b forgiven if they repent aint no opposite reaction in that if thats GOD's will.Aint no harm in askin murehwa

[NgomaYekwedu]

kari kuita, kari kuita!

[tpee123]

tuku is a national hero...

[chitaitai07]

my heart bleeds for Zimbabwe

[ebenezzar77]

i know this song but never took the time to listen to itmaita henyu vanhu nekutsanagura it broke my heart to hear the lyrics , my father passed away and i hope i willee him one day in heaven too thanx.

[Gaisos]

Couldn't help but shed a tear whilst this song played - for all those people depicted in the stills - most of them victims of Mugabe's Operation Murambatsvina ... beautiful song, which brings back man many memories ...

[JuradoMike]

nditendereiwo could mean thanking someone on behalf of another person eg asking your mother to thank your father foreverything he has done for. nditendereiwo can also mean asking someone to allow you to do something eg asking your mother to allow you to cook in which you sa " nditendereiwo kuti ndibike"

[zimbelle]

sad pictures but very good song

[ndangwara]

He is asking God to thank his parents by giving them a place in heaven on his behalf as reward for their giving him life and for nurturing him.

He also pleads with God to give Jairos Jiri who started an institution for disabled and stigmatised blacks in the then Rhodesia a place. His is a story of how it takes one person to change a nation.

He says the words thank you are not enough thus the plea for a place with the Lord.

"Nditendereiwo" means please thank them for me.

[1mark01]

Well said...could not have said it any better. Its a sad song.

[aringop]

thanks oliver for helping us keep intouch with our motherland

[tatemasyi]

it takes me home

[Sussa444]

I like these pics cause they show a bit of Zim.

And of corse Mister Mtzkudzi ;)))

But what does this `nditendereiwo´in shona mean?

Sue:)

[blacstud]

'nditendereiwo' is one of those words with more than one meaning. u have to use contextual meaning. however in this case he is asking god to thank his parents on his behalf for all they have done for him and also to thank a man called Jairos Jiri for his services to the mankind. btw Jairos Jiri founded the association for the disabled ppl in zimbabwe

[BBLUMERIS]

amazing voice

[malcolm1077]

Anybody with an idea which album has this song, i've heard it before

[KwaMereki]

@malcolm1077 hi Malcom this song is from the album "Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi Collection 1984-1991" hope that helps :-)

[malcolm1077]

@KwaMereki Thanks buddy, will look for the album