Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
25 years and my life is still
– 25 years i’ve been okay
Tryin’ to get up that great big hill of hope
– Vuka mntan’am, uyokuzibonela laa nduli inkulu yethemba
For a destination
– Indawo ekusingwa kuyo
I realized quickly when I knew I should
– Ndakhawuleza ndabona ukuba ndimele
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
– Ukuba ihlabathi libunjwe obu buzalwana bomntu
For whatever that means
– Nokuba kuthetha ntoni oko
And so I cry sometimes when I’m lying in bed
– Ngamanye amaxesha ndiyakhala xa ndilala embhedeni
Just to get it all out what’s in my head
– Nje ukufumana phandle yonke into yintoni entlokweni yam
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
– Kwaye mna, ndiziva ndingaqhelekanga
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
– Kwaye ke ndivuka kusasa kwaye ndiphume ngaphandle
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
– Kwaye ndithatha umoya onzulu kwaye ndifumana phezulu
And I scream from the top of my lungs
– Kwaye ndiyakhala ukusuka phezulu kwemiphunga yam
“What’s going on?”
– “Kwenzeka ntoni?”
And I say, hey-ey-ey
– Saying, aye-aye
Hey-ey-ey
– Aye-aye-aye
I said “Hey, a-what’s going on?”
– Ndathi “ah, ah, kwenzeka ntoni?””
And I say, hey-ey-ey
– Saying, aye-aye
Hey-ey-ey
– Aye-aye-aye
I said “Hey, a-what’s going on?”
– Ndathi “ah, ah, kwenzeka ntoni?””
Ooh, ooh
– Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh
– Ooh
Ooh, uh huh
– Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Ooh, ooh
– Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh
– Ooh
Ooh, uh huh
– Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
And I try
– Kwaye ndiyazama
Oh my God, do I try
– Thixo wam, ndizamile
I try all the time
– Ndizama lonke ixesha
In this institution
– Kweli ziko
And I pray
– Kwaye ndiyathandaza
Oh my God, do I pray
– Oh Thixo wam, ndithandaza
I pray every single day
– Yonk ‘ imihla siyathandaza
For revolution
– Ukuze revolution
And so I cry sometimes when I’m lying in bed
– Ngamanye amaxesha ndiyakhala xa ndilala embhedeni
Just to get it all out, what’s in my head
– Ukuze ndikhuphe konke, yintoni entlokweni yam
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
– Kwaye mna, ndiziva ndingaqhelekanga
And so I wake in the morning and I step outside
– Kwaye ke ndivuka kusasa kwaye ndiphume ngaphandle
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
– Kwaye ndithatha umoya onzulu kwaye ndifumana phezulu
And I scream from the top of my lungs
– Kwaye ndiyakhala ukusuka phezulu kwemiphunga yam
“What’s going on?”
– “Kwenzeka ntoni?”
And I say, hey-ey-ey
– Saying, aye-aye
Hey-ey-ey
– Aye-aye-aye
I said “Hey, what’s going on?”
– Ndathi “Hey, kwenzeka ntoni?”
And I say, hey-ey-ey
– Saying, aye-aye
Hey-ey-ey
– Aye-aye-aye
I said “Hey, a-what’s going on?”
– Ndathi “ah, ah, kwenzeka ntoni?””
And I say, hey-ey-ey
– Saying, aye-aye
(Wake in the morning and step outside)
– (Mampintsha & babes wodumo)
Hey-ey-ey
– Aye-aye-aye
(Take a deep breath and I get real high)
– (Deep breathing, i’m breathing)
(And I scream)
– (And i’m yelling)
I said “Hey, a-what’s going on?”
– Ndathi “ah, ah, kwenzeka ntoni?””
And I say, hey-ey-ey
– Saying, aye-aye
(Wake in the morning and step outside)
– (Mampintsha & babes wodumo)
Hey-ey, yeah yeah yeah
– Hey-aye, aye, aye
(Take a deep breath and I get real high)
– (Deep breathing, i’m breathing)
(And I scream)
– (And i’m yelling)
I said “Hey, a-what’s going on?”
– Ndathi “ah, ah, kwenzeka ntoni?””
Ooh, ooh
– Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh
– Ooh
Ooh, uh huh
– Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
25 years and my life is still
– 25 years i’ve been okay
Tryin’ to get up that great big hill of hope
– Vuka mntan’am, uyokuzibonela laa nduli inkulu yethemba
For a destination, mmm
– Destination, umm
