Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
It was Christmas Eve babe
– It’s Noel babe
In the drunk tank
– Kwitanki enxilisayo
An old man said to me: “Won’t see another one”
– Indoda endala yathi kum: “Andizukubona omnye”
And then he sang a song
– Emva koko wahlabelela ingoma
The Rare Old Mountain Dew
– Chrum Kwik Kwik Kwik Kwik Kwik Kwik Kwik Kwik Kwik Kwik Kwik
I turned my face away
– Ndajika ubuso bam
And dreamed about you
– Kwaye waphupha ngawe
Got on a lucky one
– Ifumene ithamsanqa
Came in eighteen to one
– Kwafika ishumi elinesibhozo ukuya kwesinye
I’ve got a feeling
– Ndinemvakalelo
This year’s for me and you
– Lo nyaka ungowam nawe
So happy Christmas
– Ikrismesi emnandi
I love you baby
– Ndiyakuthanda baby
I can see a better time
– Ndibona ixesha elingcono
When all our dreams come true
– Xa onke amaphupha ethu ezaliseka
They’ve got cars big as bars, they’ve got rivers of gold
– Baneemoto ezinkulu njengemivalo, banemilambo yegolide
But the wind goes right through you
– Kodwa umoya uhamba ngqo kuwe
It’s no place for the old
– Akukho ndawo yakudala
When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve
– Ukuqala kwakho ukuthatha isandla Sam Kubusuku obubandayo Bekrisimesi
You promised me Broadway was waiting for me
– Wena wandithembisa Ubroadway wandilinda
You were handsome
– Wawumhle
You were pretty
– Wawumhle
Queen of New York City
– Ukumkanikazi Wasenew York
When the band finished playing
– Xa iqela ligqibile ukudlala
They howled out for more
– Bakhwaza ngakumbi
Sinatra was swinging,
– Sinatra ukelele,
All the drunks they were singing
– Bonke ababesela babecula
We kissed on a corner
– Kiss kwikset
Then danced through the night
– Dancing into the night away
The boys of the NYPD choir
– Bafana BAFANA NYPD choir
Were singing “Galway Bay”
– Kwinana “Galway Bay”
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day
– Kwaye iintsimbi zazikhala ngomhla Wekrisimesi
You’re a bum, you’re a punk
– You’re batshit insane, you’re batshit insane
You’re an old slut on junk
– You’re an old fart ukulele
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
– Ulele apho phantse ufile kwithontsi kuloo bhedi
You scumbag, you maggot
– Nina, maggot
You’re cheap and you’re haggard
– You’re cheap and you’re batshit insane
Happy Christmas your arse
– Happy Christmas ukulele
I pray God it’s our last
– Ndiyathandaza Ukuba uthixo wethu wokugqibela
The boys of the NYPD choir
– Bafana BAFANA NYPD choir
Still singing “Galway Bay”
– Chanting “Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out
– Kwaye iintsimbi ziyakhala
For Christmas Day
– Ngomhla Wekrisimesi
I could have been someone
– Ndingaba ngumntu
Well so could anyone
– Ngoko ke nabani na unako
You took my dreams from me
– Wathabatha amaphupha am kum
When I first found you
– Ukuqala kwam ukukufumana
I kept them with me babe
– I’ve got you, babe, babe
I put them with my own
– Ndibeka kunye nam
Can’t make it alone
– Sangathi neenu doorada mele kannada
I’ve built my dreams around you
– Ndizakhele amaphupha am ngeenxa zonke kuwe
The boys of the NYPD choir
– Bafana BAFANA NYPD choir
Still singing “Galway Bay”
– Chanting “Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out
– Kwaye iintsimbi ziyakhala
For Christmas Day
– Ngomhla Wekrisimesi
