🎵 Sing with Fufu & Fari

A little Shona nursery rhyme for every story. Tap play and sing along!

Vic Falls

The Smoke That Thunders

Mosi-oa-Tunya, the smoke that thunders,

Fari and Fufu see rainbow wonders!

Mvura, mvura, splashing down,

Makorokoto, we'll dance around!

Mvura — water · Makorokoto — well done

Great Zimbabwe

Stone on stone, we build so high,

Great Zimbabwe touches the sky!

Shiri, shiri, bird of gold,

Dzimba dzemabwe, strong and old!

Shiri — bird · Dzimba dzemabwe — houses of stone

Hwange

Nzou is big and Shumba roars,

Mbizi stripes go running more!

Mvuu splashes, wave hello,

Mangwanani! Off we go!

Nzou — elephant · Shumba — lion · Mbizi — zebra · Mvuu — hippo · Mangwanani — good morning

Lake Kariba

Row, row, on Kariba blue,

Hove swimming, garwe too!

Chiedza glowing, stars so bright,

Maitabasa, lake, goodnight!

Hove — fish · Garwe — crocodile · Chiedza — light · Maitabasa — thank you