"Indodana" is a traditional isiXhosa song which has been arranged for choral performance by South African composers Michael Barrett and Ralf Schmitt.[1][2][3] The lyrics, translated into English, are: "The Lord has taken his son who lived amongst us / The Son of the Lord God was crucified / Father Jehovah".[4]
It has been recorded by the Ndlovu Youth Choir,[5] and Choir of the Earth among others, and is the title track of a 2017 CD by the TUKS Camerata.[6]
Michael Barrett is director of choral activities and senior lecturer in choral conducting at the University of Pretoria, and since 2013 he has been conductor of the university's TUKS Camerata.[7][8][4]
Ralf Schmitt conducts the Ndlovu Youth Choir, which appeared on America's Got Talent.[9][10][11][4]
Both men sang with the Drakensberg Boys' Choir as children.[8][10]