Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
Father?
– Ubaba?
Son
– Indodana
All my life, I’d have died to meet you
– Ukuphila kwami konke, ngabe ngafa ukuze ngihlangane nawe
Thought about your name so much, it hurts
– Cabanga ngegama lakho kakhulu, kubuhlungu
For twenty years, I’ve dreamt of how I’d greet you
– Sekuyiminyaka engamashumi amabili ngiphupha ngendlela engingakubingelela ngayo
Oh, and now you’re here, I can’t find the words
– Oh, futhi manje ulapha, angikwazi ukuthola amazwi
All my life, I’d have died to know you
– Ukuphila kwami konke, ngabe ngafa ukuze ngikwazi
Days and nights I wish that I could show you
– Izinsuku nobusuku ngifisa sengathi ngingakubonisa
For twenty years, I never could outgrow you
– Iminyaka engamashumi amabili, angikaze ngikwazi ukukudlula
Oh, and now you’re here
– Oh, futhi manje ulapha
I can’t help but wonder what your world must be
– Angikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ngiyazibuza ukuthi izwe lakho kumelwe libe yini
If we’re like each other, if I have your strength in me
– Uma sifana nomunye, uma nginamandla akho kimi
All this time I’ve wondered if you’d embrace me as your own
– Sonke lesi sikhathi ngiye ngazibuza ukuthi ungangamukela yini njengomuntu wakho
Twenty years, I’ve wandered, for so long I’ve felt alone
– Iminyaka engamashumi amabili, ngiye ngazulazula, isikhathi eside kangaka ngiye ngazizwa ngingedwa
Oh, my son, look how much you’ve grown
– O, ndodana yami, bheka ukuthi ukhule kangakanani
Oh, my boy, sweetest joy I’ve known
– O, mfana wami, injabulo emnandi kunazo zonke engake ngazi
Twenty years ago I held you in my arms
– Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule ngakubamba ezandleni zami
How time has flown, oh
– Indlela isikhathi esiye sahamba ngayo, oh
Used to say I’d make the storm clouds cry for you
– Ngangivame ukuthi ngangenza amafu esivunguvungu akhale ngenxa yakho
Used to say I’d capture wind and sky for you
– Ngangivame ukuthi ngizokuthathela umoya nesibhakabhaka
Held you in my arms, prepared to die for you
– Ngikubambe ezandleni zami, ngikulungele ukufela wena
Oh, how time has flown
– Oh, isikhathi siye sandiza kanjani
I can only wonder what your world has been
– Ngingazibuza nje ukuthi izwe lakho libe yini
Things you’ve had to suffer, and the strength you hold within
– Izinto oye wabhekana nazo, namandla owabambelela kuwo
All I’ve ever wanted was to reunite with my own
– Konke engake ngakufuna kwakuwukuhlangana nami
Twenty years, we’ve wandered, but today you’re not alone
– Iminyaka engamashumi amabili, siye sazulazula, kodwa namuhla awuwedwa
My son, I’m finally home
– Indodana yami, ekugcineni ngisekhaya
Home, home
– Ikhaya, ikhaya
Father, how I’ve longed to see you
– Baba, ngilangazelela kanjani ukukubona
Home, home
– Ikhaya, ikhaya
Telemachus, I’m home (Home)
– Telemachus, i ‘ m home (Home)
Go, tell your mother I’m home
– Hamba ,ell umama wakho ngisekhaya
I’ll be there in a moment
– Ngizoba khona isikhashana
Of course
– Yiqiniso
Show yourself
– Zibonakalise
I know you’re watching me, show yourself
– Ngiyazi ukuthi uyangibuka, zibonakalise
You were never one for hellos
– Awukaze ube ngowokubingelela
I can’t help but wonder what this world could be
– Angikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ngiyazibuza ukuthi leli zwe lingaba yini
If we all held each other with a bit more empathy
– Uma sonke sasibambisene ngozwela olwengeziwe
I can’t help but feel like I led you astray
– Angikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ngizizwa sengathi ngikudukisile
What if there’s a world where we don’t have to live this way?
– Kuthiwani uma kunomhlaba lapho kungadingeki siphile ngale ndlela?
If that world exists, it’s far away from here
– Uma lelo zwe likhona, likude kakhulu nalapha
It’s one I’ll have to miss, for it’s far beyond my years
– Kuyinto okumelwe ngiyiphuthe, ngoba ingaphezu kweminyaka yami
You might live forever, so you can make it be
– Ungase uphileeverade, ukuze ukwazi ukukwenza kube njalo
But I’ve got one endeavor, there’s a girl I have to see
– Kodwa nginomzamo owodwa, kunentombazane okumelwe ngiyibone
Very well
– Kuhle kakhulu
Father? She’s waiting for you
– Ubaba? Ulindele wena
