During the apartheid era in South Africa, protest songs were effectively used to challenge the dominance of the now defunct government. It was through protest songs that previously oppressed black South Africans expressed their emotions. Protest songs aim at bringing about an interaction of a people’s conscious and subconscious behavioural forces. 27 April 1994 is regarded as a watershed moment in the history of South Africa. This date brought about political changes in the country. This article seeks to determine the impact of protest songs by applying Sigmund Freud’s theory of psychodynamics with its focus on the dynamic relations between conscious and unconscious motivations. One major characteristic of protest songs is that they are viewed as songs that belong to the category of topical songs. As these songs are sung and performed, the following question is always asked: What is the primary objective of singing the songs? In order to answer this question, Sigmund Freud’s theory shall be used to analyse the selected songs.

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口头的心理动力学：反思南非种族隔离期间和之后的抗议歌曲

在南非的种族隔离时代，抗议歌曲被有效地用来挑战如今已解散的政府的统治地位。以前被压迫的南非黑人通过抗议歌曲表达了自己的情感。抗议歌曲旨在引起人们的意识和潜意识行为力量的相互作用。1994年4月27日被视为南非历史上的分水岭。这个日期带来了该国的政治变化。本文试图通过运用西格蒙德·弗洛伊德的心理动力学理论来确定抗议歌曲的影响，该理论着重于有意识和无意识动机之间的动态关系。抗议歌曲的主要特征之一是，它们被视为属于主题歌曲类别的歌曲。演唱并演奏这些歌曲时，总是问以下问题：唱歌的主要目的是什么？为了回答这个问题，应使用西格蒙德·弗洛伊德（Sigmund Freud）的理论来分析所选歌曲。