GOVERNMENT AND LANGUAGE. 215 specimens, the first being in praise of Mtesa, and the second a lamentation over some dead chiefs : I.

Thy feet are hammers, Son of the forest.* Great is the fear of thee ; Great is thy wrath ; Great is thy peace ; Great is thy power.

II.

Oh, separator !f Oh, Sematimba !

They 'tied goats ; They tied goats for him in vain. Son of a king, He has no pride. He freely gives plantain wine.

Lubinga ! Lubinga ! Him of whom I speak, He has no pride. For he freely gives plantain wine. Mkwenda ! Mkwenda ! Whose home is Chikongi.J Him of whom I speak, He has no pride, For he freely gives plantain wine.

I have just referred to the fondness of the Waganda for music. They have regular bands, which belong mostly to the king, each band being under a leader, who performs the same functions as a European * A synonym for the lion, which is the emblem of royalty. f A synonym for death.

J Chikongi is the place where he is buried.