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Mama Thembu's Wedding song by the great Margaret Singana. Photo's of Weddings from all around the world. Dutch, German, danish, japanese Australian, mexican, Scottish, South African & Zulu etc... Margaret Singana born Margaret Mcingana, 1938, Queenstown in the Eastern Cape, died 2000 was a South African musician. In the 1950s Singana moved to Johannesburg and soon started performing with The Symbols. In 1972 she made "Good Feelings" with the band. She became the first black artist to feature on the Radio 5 hit parade. Singana's song "I never loved a man the way I loved you" became a hit. In 1973, Singana was cast as the lead singer in the musical Ipi Tombi and soon made herself famous with the song "Mama Tembu's Wedding". She suffered from bad health for many years but in 1986 she returned to sing "We Are Growing", the theme song from the television series Shaka Zulu. Singana has received many awards, including the 1976/1977 critics award from the British magazine Music Week. She was known as "Lady Africa" in Southern Africa. SONG LYRICS: Tonight's tonight's the wedding feast The men arrive with the slaughtered beast A wail, a chant soon fills the air For miles around the people hear Mama Tembu's getting married here tonight All the spirits looking, shouting their delight Mama Tembu's getting married here tonight The bones are thrown and love is happy, shining bright Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja The neighbours kneel and kiss the bride The warrior waits, he's filled with pride The drummer starts to pound the drum For miles around they hear the sound Mama Tembu's getting married here tonight All the spirits looking, shouting their delight Mama Tembu's getting married here tonight The bones are thrown and love is happy, shining bright Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja And I sighed and I called in the deep of the night Because never before have I seen such a sight As the bride Mama Tembu walks out through the door And the valleys still echoes the sound of the roar Mama Tembu's getting married here tonight All the spirits looking, shouting their delight Mama Tembu's getting married here tonight The bones are thrown and love is happy, shining bright Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja Ela chle ghala chle thalakalela paja