Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
Elphie, now that we’re friends, I’ve decided to make you my new project
– Elphaba, ngoku ukuba singabahlobo, ndigqibe kwelokuba ndikwenze iprojekthi yam entsha
Oh, you really don’t have to do that
– Owu, akunyanzelekanga ukuba uyenze loo nto
I know!
– Ndiyazi!
That’s what makes me so nice
– Le nto indenza ndibe mhle kangaka
Whenever I see someone less fortunate than I
– Nanini na xa ndibona umntu onethamsanqa kunam
And let’s face it, right? Who isn’t less fortunate than I?
– Masijongane nayo,akunjalo? Ngubani na onethamsanqa ngaphezu kwam?
My tender heart tends to start to bleed
– Intliziyo yam ithanda ukopha
And when someone needs a makeover, I simply have to take over
– Kwaye xa umntu efuna i-makeover, kufuneka ndiyithathe nje
I know, I know exactly what they need
– Ndiyayazi into abayifunayo
And even in your case
– Kwaye nakwimeko yakho
Though it’s the toughest case I’ve yet to face
– Nangona le yeyona nto inzima endikhe ndajamelana nayo
Don’t worry, I’m determined to succeed
– Sukuba nexhala, ndizimisele ukuphumelela
Follow my lead
– Landela umkhondo wam
And yes, indeed
– Kwaye ewe, ngenene
You will be
– Uya kuba
Popular
– Edume kakhulu
You’re gonna be popular
– Uya kuthandwa
I’ll teach you the proper ploys when you talk to boys
– Ndiza kukufundisa i-pullover efanelekileyo xa uthetha nabafana
Little ways to flirt and flounce, ooh!
– Iindlela ezimbalwa zokudlala ngothando kunye nokudlala ngothando, ohh!
I’ll show you what shoes to wear, how to fix your hair
– Siza kukuxelela indlela yokugqoka izicathulo, indlela yokulungisa iinwele zakho
Everything that really counts to be
– Yonke into ebalulekileyo kukuba
Popular
– Edume kakhulu
I’ll help you be popular
– Ndiza kukunceda ube popularity
You’ll hang with the right cohorts, you’ll be good at sports
– Uya kuxhoma kunye namaqabane afanelekileyo, uya kuba ulungile kwimidlalo
Know the slang you’ve got to know
– Know the ukulele chords you need to know ukulele
So let’s start ’cause you’ve got an awfully long way to go
– Ngoko masiqale kuba unendlela ende ekufuneka uhambe ngayo
Don’t be offended by my frank analysis
– Musa ukukhubekisa ngohlalutyo lwam frank
Think of it as personality dialysis
– Cinga nje nge-diagnostic
Now that I’ve chosen to become a pal
– Ngoku ndikhethe ukuba ngumdlali weqonga
A sister and adviser, there’s nobody wiser
– Udade nomcebisi, akukho mntu ulumkileyo
Not when it comes to
– Hayi xa kuziwa
Popular
– Edume kakhulu
I know about popular
– Ndazi popular
And with an assist from me to be who you’ll be
– Kwaye ngoncedo oluvela kum ukuba ungubani
Instead of dreary who-you-were
– About dreamchaser-whores
Well, are!
– Ewe, kunjalo!
There’s nothing that can stop you from becoming populer… —lar!
– Akukho nto inokukuthintela ekubeni ube ngumntu obalulekileyo… —lar!
La-la, la-la
– La-la, la-la
We’re gonna make you popular
– Sikwenza mkhulu
When I see depressing creatures
– Xa ndibona izidalwa ezidandathekisayo
With unprepossessing features
– Unboxing images
I remind them on their own behalf to think of
– Ndibakhumbuza egameni labo ukuba bacinge
Celebrated heads of state
– Iintloko zamazwe ezibhiyozelwayo
Or especially great communicators
– Okanye ngakumbi abanxibelelanisi abakhulu
Did they have brains or knowledge?
– Ngaba babenobuchopho okanye ulwazi?
Don’t make me laugh
– Musa ukuhleka
They were
– Zazinjalo
Popular
– Edume kakhulu
Right!
– Ekunene!
It’s all about popular
– All about ethandwa
It’s not about aptitude, it’s the way you’re viewed
– Ayikho malunga nobuchule, yindlela ojonga ngayo
So it’s very shrewd to be
– Ngoko kububulumko ukuba
Very, very popular like me, me
– Ofana nawe, ofana nawe, ofana nawe, ofana nawe
And though you protest
– Kwaye nangona uqhankqalaza
Your disinterest
– Inzala yakho
I know clandestinely
– Ndiyazi kakuhle imveliso yakho, kulungile
You’re gonna grin and bear it, your newfound popularity
– Uya kuhleka kwaye uyithwale, ukuthandwa kwakho okutsha
Woo!
– Wooo!
La-la, la-la
– La-la, la-la
La-la, la-la
– La-la, la-la
La-la, ooh
– La-la, ooh
You’ll be popular
– Uya kuthandwa
Just not quite as popular as me
– Hayi kakhulu ethandwa kakhulu njengoko nam
