Mukube song, “Paraffin, Chinyemwere”
I know one song about horses running, and then “Paraffin, Chinyemwere,” that is the other one:
Wandidira paraffin Chinyemwere
You’ve doused me with paraffin, Chinyemwere
Wandidira paraffin Chinyemwere
You’ve doused me with paraffin, Chinyemwere
To say, “You have poured paraffin on me” is to say that you have provoked me. Once you provoke me, then we will fight. That is what he used to play.
Those are the only two songs I know. But I will see if I can compose some of my own. Of all of my children, the only one who saw my father play it is Irene. She was the only one old enough to see him playing mukube. All the others have no idea what their grandfather used to play.