War songs played a pivotal role during the struggle for independence in Zimbabwe. War songs provoked people’s thoughts, feelings and mood to fight for the liberation of the country. Slogans, songs and music that were sung and performed during the war of liberation, popularly known as the Second Chimurenga (1971–1979), instilled hope in both the liberation fighters and the masses as they gave them the strength to continue fighting until the attainment of independence. The war songs that were inextricably linked to the hard-fought struggle were the bedrock or cornerstone in boosting the fighters’ morale. Thus, the aim of the article is to discuss the pivotal role of war songs in winning the struggle against colonialism through instilling hope in both the masses and fighters. The language embedded in war songs oozed with power and urged the African fighters to soldier on despite all odds. Using critical discourse analysis of six war songs, namely Maruza imi (You have been defeated), Rova ngoma Mutavara (Hit the drum, Mutavara), Nyika yedu yababa (Our country, the land of our forefathers), Mhoroi mose mose (Greetings everyone), Tichafara tasvika muZimbabwe (We will be happy when we get to Zimbabwe) and Mbuya Nehanda kufa vachitaura (Grandmother Nehanda died speaking), the article argues that war songs are embedded with messages and emotions that give participants the vigour and energy to succeed despite the odds.

在津巴布韦争取独立的斗争中，战争歌曲起着举足轻重的作用。战争歌曲激起人们的思想，感情和情绪，为国家的解放而战。解放战争期间唱和表演的口号，歌曲和音乐，通常被称为第二基穆伦加（1971-1979），为解放战士和群众注入了希望，因为他们赋予了他们继续战斗直到实现的力量独立。与艰苦奋斗有着千丝万缕联系的战争歌曲，是提高战士士气的基石或基石。因此，本文的目的是讨论战争歌曲在通过向群众和战士中灌输希望而在赢得反殖民主义斗争中的关键作用。战争歌曲中嵌入的语言充斥着力量，并敦促非洲战士不顾一切地继续前进。使用批判性话语分析六首战争歌曲，即Maruza imi（您被击败了），Rova ngoma Mutavara（打了鼓，Mutavara），Nyika yedu yababa（我们的祖国，祖先的土地），Mhoroi mose摩西（大家问候），Tichafara tasvika muZimbabwe（我们将很高兴当我们到达津巴布韦时）和Mbuya Nehanda kufa vachitaura（祖母Nehanda死于演讲）时，文章认为，战争歌曲中嵌入了各种信息和情感，尽管有很多困难，但它们给参与者带来了成功的活力和能量。