Sinyoro Praise Poetry

Th totem of Moyo Sinyoro is also called Moyo Vanjanja. The Njanja praise poem was passed down from generation to generation through oral tradition. Below is the poem as taken from Zimbabwean poet Aaron C Hodza poetry book “Mitupo neZvidao Zamadzinza,” loosely translated as “Totems and venerated names of the clans.”

Maita Sinyoro,
Zvaitwa Muroro,

Vagari vamachira,

VaZungu vamachira machena,

Vakauya nomumvura

Kuzoshambadza ndoro nendarira.

Kuziva zvenyu vashambadzi,

Maita zvenyu vezviuya zvinenge mukaka,

Unodyiwa navasina meno.

Tatenda vadyi vamazai,

Vamupfura magidi,

Nguo takasuka kare,

Vaeni vakauya vakatakura umambo,

Vanodya maroro vakatambarara,

Vadyi vendatsva namashongadede,

Vadyi venzungu,

Vakaisa ibwa mudura,

Vachiti imbudzi isina nyanga

Vabvakure,

Vachitsva chiri murutsoka,

VaUsuunjenjema,

Vagere zvinjanja,

Vene vepasi,

Vanofamba vari padara.

Vazukuru veshiri.

Ziendanomudenga,

Vane hama dzakaperera Chirozva.

Mazviita VaSena, maita Moyo,

Mutupo mukuru waierwa Dzimbahwe,

Nyama inyoro mutupo usina mupatsa,

VaChumachitete, chikobvu chinobanduka,

Aiwa zvaitwa munjanja wakaroka.

sources:

Sinyoro – Wikipedia