Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
Que reflejan tu mirada
– Que reflejan nto mirada
La noche, tú y yo
– La noche, yona yona
I got this fire burnin’ in me from within
– Ndifumene lo mlilo uvutha ngaphakathi kum
Concentrated thoughts on who I used to be, I’m sheddin’ skin
– Concentrated iingcinga kwi abo mna osetyenziselwa kuba, ndiza sheddin’ imigca enqamlezeneyo
Every day, a new version of me, a third of me demented, cemented in pain
– Yonke imihla, inguqulelo entsha yam, isinye kwisithathu sam sinyamezele, sinyamezele iintlungu
Juggling opposing kinds of fame
– Ukujijisana neentlobo ezichasayo zodumo
I don’t know how to make friends, I’m a lonely soul
– Mna andazi njani ukwenza abahlobo, ndiza lonely umphefumlo
I recollect this isolation, I was four years old
– Ndiyakhumbula oku ukuzahlula, ndandineminyaka emine ubudala
Truth be told, I’ve been battling my soul
– Nwaiiza nande-umphefumlo wam
Tryna navigate the real and fake
– Tryna lawula okwenyani kunye nobuxoki
Cynical about the judgement day
– Chrum chrum kwik chrum kwik
I did bad, slight progression last year and it fucked me up
– Ndenze inkqubela embi, encinci kunyaka ophelileyo kwaye yandikhohlisa
Reincarnated on this earth for a hundred plus
– Ukuzalwa ngokutsha kulo mhlaba ikhulu plus
Body after body, lesson after lesson, let’s take it back to Michigan in 1947
– Umzimba emva komzimba, isifundo emva kwesifundo, masibuyele Emichigan ngo-1947
My father kicked me out the house ’cause I wouldn’t listen to him
– Utata wandikhupha endlwini kuba ndandingamphulaphuli
I didn’t care about his influence, only loved what I was doing
– Andikhathali malunga yakhe impembelelo, kuphela wayemthanda oko ndandisenza
Gifted as a musician, I played guitar on the grand level
– Xa ndandisemncinci, ndandidlala i-guitar kwi-grand grand grand grand
The most talented where I’m from, but I had to rebel
– Eyona talente apho ndivela khona, kodwa kwafuneka ndivukele
And so I’m off in the sunset, searchin’ for my place in the world
– Kwaye ke ndiphuma ekutshoneni kwelanga, ndikhangela indawo yam ehlabathini
With my guitar up on my hip, that’s the story unfurled
– Xa ndiphakamisa igitare yam esinqeni sam, elo libali elingafakwanga
I found myself with a pocket full of money and a whole lot of respect
– Ndifumene ipokotho egcwele imali kunye nentlonipho eninzi
While the record business loved me
– Ngelixa ishishini lokurekhoda lindithanda
I was head of rhythm and blues
– Ndandiyintloko yesingqisho kunye neblues
The women that fell to they feet, so many to choose
– Abafazi abawela iinyawo zabo, baninzi ukuba bakhethe
But I manipulated power as I lied to the masses
– Kodwa ndaqhatha amandla njengoko ndandixoka kwimisa
Died with my money, gluttony was too attractive, reincarnated
– Wafela imali yam, ubudla-kudla babunomtsalane gqitha, buvela ngokutsha
Another life had placed me as a Black woman in the Chitlin’ Circuit
– Omnye ubomi wandibeka njengomfazi Omnyama Kwisekethe Yasechitlin
Seductive vocalist as the promoter hit the curtains
– Chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum kwik chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum kwik
My voice was angelic, straight from heaven, the crowd sobbed
– Ilizwi lam laliyingelosi, lingqalile ezulwini, isihlwele sasingxola
A musical genius what the articles emphasized
– Kwik kwik chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum kwik kwik kwik kwik kwik chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum kwik kwik kwik kwik
Had everything I wanted, but I couldn’t escape addiction
– Ndandinayo yonke into endiyifunayo, kodwa andizange ndikwazi ukubaleka umlutha
Heroin needles had me in fetal position, restricted
– Iinaliti zeheroin zandenza ndanesimo somntwana, esilinganiselweyo
Turned on my family, I went wherever cameras be
– Ndavula usapho lwam, ndaya naphi na apho iikhamera
Cocaine, no private planes for my insanity
– Cocaine, akukho moya yabucala ngenxa yobudenge bam
Self-indulged, discipline never been my sentiments
– Ndemli-kakao andizange ndibe neemvakalelo zam
I needed drugs, to me, an 8-ball was like penicillin
– Ndandifuna iziyobisi, kum, ibhola eli-8 lalifana nepenicillin
Fuck love, my happiness was in that brown sugar
– Fuck uthando, ulonwabo lwam lwalukule sugar emdaka
Sex and melodies gave me hope when nobody’s lookin’
– Home “music” mafikizolo-thandolwethu “if nobody sees me”
My first assistant was a small town scholar
– Umncedisi wam wokuqala wayengumfundi wedolophu encinci
Never did a Quaalude ’til I got myself around her
– Zange khe ndibenesithukuthezi ‘ ndide ndamjikeleza
My daddy looked the other way, he saw sin in me
– Utata wajonga ngenye indlela, wabona isono kum
I died with syringes pinched in me, reincarnated
– Ndafelwa ziisirinji ndafakwa, ndaphinda ndazalwa
My present life is Kendrick Lamar
– Ubomi bam bangoku Ngukendrick Lamar
A rapper looking at the lyrics to keep you in awe
– Mxolisi mbethe angisoze ngahlukana lyrics to keep you in awe
The only factor I respected was raisin’ the bar
– Ekuphela kwento endandiyihlonela yayikukuvusa ibha
My instincts sent material straight to the charts, huh
– Ithuku lam lithumele izinto ngqo kwiitshathi, huh
My father kicked me out the house, I finally forgive him
– Utata wandikhupha endlwini, ekugqibeleni ndamxolela
I’m old enough to understand the way I was livin’
– Ndimdala ngokwaneleyo ukuba ndiqonde indlela endandiphila ngayo’
Ego and pride had me looking at him with resentment
– Ukuzingca nekratshi kwandenza ndamjonga ngengqumbo
I close my eyes, hoping that I don’t come off contentious
– Ndivale amehlo am, ndinethemba lokuba andiyi kuphikisana
I’m yelling, “Father, did I finally get it right?” Everything I did was selfless
– I’m yelling, “Utata, ngaba ekugqibeleni ndiyifumene? “Yonke into endiyenzayo yayingenanto yokuzimela
I spoke freely, when the people needed me, I helped them
– Ndathetha ngokukhululekileyo, xa abantu babendifuna, ndandibanceda
I didn’t gloat, even told ’em, “No,” when the vultures came
– Andizange ndivuye, ndide ndibaxelele, ” Hayi, ” xa amaxhalanga eza
Took control of my fleshly body when the money changed
– Wawulawula umzimba wam xa imali yatshintsha
Son, you do well, but your heart is closed
– Wena, mntanami, kodwa intliziyo yakho ivaliwe
I can tell residue that linger from your past creates a cell
– Ndingaxelela intsalela ukuba ukuhlala ixesha elide kwixa lakho elidlulileyo kudala iseli
Father, I’m not perfect, I got urges, but I hold them down
– Babe, i’m not okay, i’ve got urgent, but i’ve been away
But your pride has to die,” okay, Father, show me how
– Kodwa ikratshi lakho kufuneka life, ” Tata, ndibonise indlela
Tell me every deed that you done and what you do it for
– Ndixelele yonke into oyenzayo kunye nento oyenzayo
I kept one hundred institutions paid
– Ndigcine amaziko alikhulu ehlawulwa
Okay, tell me more
– Ndixelele ngakumbi
I put one hundred hoods on one stage
– Ndibeka ikhulu leepuphu kwinqanaba elinye
Okay, tell me more
– Ndixelele ngakumbi
I’m tryna push peace in L.A.
– I’m tryinzia amani L. a.
But you love war
– Kodwa uthanda imfazwe
No, I don’t
– Hayi, andizenzi
Oh, yes, you do
– Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Okay, then tell me the truth
– Ndixelele inyaniso
Every individual is only a version of you
– Umntu ngamnye unenguqulo yakhe kuphela
How can they forgive when there’s no forgiveness in your heart?
– Unokuxolela njani xa kungekho mntu uxolelayo entliziyweni yakho?
I could tell you where I’m going
– Ndingakuxelela apho ndiya khona
I could tell you who you are
– Ndingakuxelela ukuba ungubani
You fell out of Heaven ’cause you was anxious
– Wawa Ezulwini ngenxa yokuba ukhathazekile
Didn’t like authority, only searched to be heinous
– Wayengathandi igunya, ekhangela kuphela ukuba abe heinous
Isaiah fourteen was the only thing that was prevalent
– Isaiah ishumi elinesine kuphela into eyayixhaphakile
My greatest music director was you
– Umlawuli wam omkhulu womculo yayinguwe
It was colors, it was pinks, it was reds, it was blues
– Yayiyimibala, yayipinki, ibomvu, iblue
It was harmony and motion
– Yayiyimvisiswano kunye nentshukumo
I sent you down to earth ’cause you was broken
– Ndikuthume emhlabeni kuba waphukile
Rehabilitation, not psychosis
– Ukuvuselelwa, hayi isifo sengqondo
But now we here now
– Kodwa ngoku silapha
Centuries you manipulated man with music
– Iinkulungwane ubuqhatha umntu ngomculo
Embodied you as superstars to see how you moving
– Ufakelwe njengeenkwenkwezi ukuze ubone indlela ohamba ngayo
You came a long way from garnishing evilish views
– Uvela kude ekuhombiseni iimbono ezimbi
And all I ever wanted from you was love and approval
– Kwaye konke endikufunayo kuwe luthando kunye nokuvunywa
I learned a lot, no more putting these people in fear
– Ndafunda izinto ezininzi, ndingasoyiki
The more that word is diminished, the more it’s not real
– Okukhona ilizwi lincipha, kokukhona kungeyonyani
The more light that I can capture, the more I can feel
– Okukhona ndifumana ukukhanya ngakumbi, kokukhona ndiziva
I’m using words for inspiration as an idea
– Ndisebenzisa amazwi aphefumlelweyo njengengcinga
So can you promise that you won’t take your gifts for granted?
– Ngaba unokuthembisa ukuba awusayi kuzithatha lula izipho zakho?
I promise that I’ll use my gifts to bring understanding
– Ndiyathembisa ukuba ndiza kusebenzisa izipho zam ukuzisa ukuqonda
For every man, woman and child, how much can you vow?
– Kubo bonke abantu, owesifazane nomntwana, ungabhambathisa kangakanani?
I vow my life just to live one in harmony now
– Ndifungela ubomi bam ukuba ndiphile enye ngoku ngokuvisisana
You crushed a lot of people keeping their thoughts in captivity
– Uye watyumza abantu abaninzi ukugcina iingcinga zabo ekuthinjweni
And I’m ashamed that I ever created that enemy
– Kwaye ndineentloni ukuba ndakhe ndadala olo tshaba
Then let’s rejoice where we at
– Ngoko masivuye apho
I rewrote the devil’s story just to take our power back, ‘carnated
– Ndabhala kwakhona ibali likamtyholi ukuze ndibuyisele amandla ethu, ‘ icarnated
