Traditional campfire South-African (Zulu) folk song.

The song had an international diffusion especially thanks to the American folk-singer Pete Seeger in the 50s and 60s.

Pete Seeger

https://youtu.be/VY4j9wyn9Dw

https://youtu.be/uVtQG_Zn2YE

https://youtu.be/8x9rOt1XF7c

https://youtu.be/NI_CpS95ptA

Schulchor Colegio Internacional Europa Sevilla

https://youtu.be/eUToNkXIyPk

Mr. C's Music Channel

https://youtu.be/NZnLU7Zc44o

The Celebration Gospel Choir (tema)

https://youtu.be/0yL1wll6vWE

Africa Kids (tema)

https://youtu.be/9RI3-2hORYs

The Seraphim Choir

https://youtu.be/g6GBliTvl5o

Toni Giménez

https://youtu.be/j41prFBzV10

Al Leonard Choral

https://youtu.be/5J61kzHY74A

Notes

*"To be precise, 'watsha' or 'washa' is the imperative form of 'to burn'. It means you are being burned or you will be burned as you say Lisa. 'Ukutsha' means to be burned in Zulu/Ndebele.

We sang the song to warn opponents to watch out they'll get burned or they are getting burned. We used to sing the song in sports to intimidate our opponents. I am not quite sure for people who used to sing it originally, in the older days, as to under what circumstances they used to sing the song." -Bheki

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"I really do not know the original composer of the song and I doubt proper records exist to show the true origin. The song is sung in almost all Nguni languages and cultures: Zulu, Ndebele, Sotho, Swati. However chances are high it originated in Zulu, because Zulu is a bigger community than the rest, and there is many works of arts, music etc., even historically." -Bheki Sitshela

"No owner it's a traditional song." -Cde Mantsarimpande