Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
Young man, there’s no need to feel down, I said
– Mfana, akukho mfuneko yokuba ndizive ndidakumbile, ndathi
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
– Mfana, khetha ngokwakho ngaphandle emhlabeni, ndathi
Young man, ’cause you’re in a new town
– Ngoba wena usedolophini entsha
There’s no need to be unhappy
– Akukho mfuneko yokuba ungonwabi
Young man, there’s a place you can go, I said
– Mfana, kukho indawo onokuya kuyo, ndathi
Young man, when you’re short on your dough you can
– Mfana, xa umfutshane kwintlama yakho unako
Stay there and I’m sure you will find
– Hlala apho kwaye ndiqinisekile ukuba uya kufumana
Many ways to have a good time
– Iindlela ezininzi zokufumana ixesha elihle
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
They have everything for young men to enjoy
– Banayo yonke into ukuze bonwabele
You can hang out with all the boys
– Unako ukuhlala kunye nabo bonke abafana
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
– Unokuzihlambulula, unokutya okumnandi
You can do whatever you feel
– Unokwenza nantoni na oyithandayo
Young man, are you listening to me? I said
– Mfana, ngaba undiphulaphule? Ndathi
Young man, what do you want to be? I said
– Mfana, ufuna ukuba yintoni? Ndathi
Young man, you can make real your dreams
– Mfana, unokwenza amaphupha akho
But you’ve got to know this one thing
– Kodwa kufuneka uyazi le nto
No man does it all by himself, I said
– Akukho mntu wenzayo yedwa, ndathi
Young man, put your pride on the shelf
– Mfana, beka ikratshi lakho kwishelufa
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
– Kwaye uye apho, Ukuya Kwi-Y. M. C. A.
I’m sure they can help you today
– Ndiqinisekile ukuba banokukunceda namhlanje
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
They have everything for young men to enjoy
– Banayo yonke into ukuze bonwabele
You can hang out with all the boys
– Unako ukuhlala kunye nabo bonke abafana
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
– Unokuzihlambulula, unokutya okumnandi
You can do whatever you feel
– Unokwenza nantoni na oyithandayo
Young man, I was once in your shoes, I said
– Mfana, bendikhe ndakhona ezihlangwini zakho, ndathi
I was down and out with the blues, I felt
– Ndandihleli phantsi kwaye ndiphuma ngeblues, ndaziva
No man cared if I were alive
– Nobody cares if i’m alive
I felt the whole world was so jive
– Ndandivakalelwa kukuba ihlabathi lonke lalinjalo
That’s when someone came up to me and said
– Xa umntu weza kum waza wathi
“Young man, take a walk up the street
– “Mntwan’am, khawulezani niye ezitratweni
It’s a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
– Kukho indawo ebizwa Ngokuba Yi-Y. M. C. A.
They can start you back on your way”
– Banokubuyela kuwe emva endleleni yakho”
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– Nice to stay Away Ukulele Jam
They have everything for young men to enjoy
– Banayo yonke into ukuze bonwabele
You can hang out with all the boys
– Unako ukuhlala kunye nabo bonke abafana
Y.M.C.A., it’s fun to stay at the
– Y. M. C. a., kumnandi ukuhlala kwi
Y.M.C.A.
– Y. M. C. A.
Young man, young man, there’s no need to feel down
– Young, young, no need to be down ukulele
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground
– Young, young, get away, away
Y.M.C.A., it’s fun to stay at the
– Y. M. C. a., kumnandi ukuhlala kwi
Y.M.C.A.
– Y. M. C. A.
Young man, young man, are you listening to me?
– Mfana, ngaba undiphulaphule?
Young man, young man, what do you wanna be?
– Mfana, ufuna ukuba yintoni?
Y.M.C.A., you’ll find it at the
– Y. M. a., uya kuyifumana kwi
Y.M.C.A.
– Y. M. C. A.
No man, no man does it all by himself
– Akukho mntu, akukho mntu wenza konke ngokwakhe
Young man, young man, put your pride on the shelf
– Mfana, mfana, beka ikratshi lakho kwishelufa
Y.M.C.A. and just go to the
– Y. M. c. kwaye uye nje kwi
Y.M.C.A.
– Y. M. C. A.
Young man, young man, I was once in your shoes
– Younger, younger, i’ve been into your footprints
Young man, young man, I was down with the blues
– Younger, younger, i’ve been away blues
Y.M.C.A., it’s fun to stay at the
– Y. M. C. a., kumnandi ukuhlala kwi
