Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
I’ve heard there was a secret chord
– Ndivile ukuba kukho i-chord eyimfihlo
That David played and it pleased the Lord
– Ukuba Udavide wadlala kwaye kwakholisa Inkosi
But you don’t really care for music, do ya?
– Kodwa awukhathali ngomculo, akunjalo?
Well it goes like this: the fourth, the fifth
– Kwaye kwenzeka ngolu hlobo: owesine, owesihlanu
The minor fall, the major lift
– Ukuwa okuncinci, ukuphakama okukhulu
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
– Ukumkani oqamba Uhaleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, hmm
– Haleluya, Haleluya, haleluya
Well, your faith was strong, but you needed proof
– Kaloku, ukholo lwakho lwalomelele, kodwa wawufuna ubungqina
You saw her bathing on the roof
– Umbonile ehlamba eluphahleni
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya
– Ubuhle bakhe enyangeni bubhukuqwe ya
She tied you to the kitchen chair
– Wakubopha esitulweni sasekhitshini
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
– Waphula itrone yakho kwaye wacheba iinwele zakho
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
– Kwaye kwimilebe yakho watsalela Uhaleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Well baby, I’ve been here before
– Baby, i’ve been here ukulele
I’ve seen this room and I’ve walked this floor
– Ndilibonile eli gumbi kwaye ndihambile lo mgangatho
I used to live alone before I knew ya
– Ndandidla ngokuhlala ndedwa ngaphambi kokuba ndikwazi
And I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
– Kwaye ndibone iflegi yakho kwimarble arch
And love is not a victory march
– Kwaye uthando aluyonto yoloyiso
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah
– Kuyabanda kwaye kuyaphuka Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Well, maybe there’s a God above
– Ewe, mhlawumbi Kukho Uthixo ngaphezu
But all I’ve ever learned from love
– All i’ve seen from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
– Indlela yokudubula umntu oye waphuma
And it’s not a cry that you hear at night
– Kwaye akusiyo isikhalo ukuba uve ebusuku
It’s not somebody who has seen the Light
– Akekho umntu owakhe wakubona ukukhanya
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah
– Kuyabanda kwaye kuyaphuka Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluya, Haleluya