Daughter of Eden
Chorus
She’s the daughter of eden
She’s sister of hope
She’s the mother freedom
She’s the lover I know
She laughs and she jokes
She drinks and she smokes
And she tells it like is
Cause her mind is an arrow
She can’t help herself
It’s the truth’s magnetic pull
It’s the eye of the bull
And it makes you think
While you bleed
What do you really believe?
When the chips are down
Its people who count
And she fights for those
Whose voices are drowned
Whose voices are drowned
Chorus
And she looks at the world
Through the eyes in her heart
But the picture gets blurred
‘cause she feels every part
and she turns your head
cause she’s got great legs!
And walks on the earth
Like its child from birth
Oh.. the natural power!
And the hips that sway!
She’s the daughter of eden
Till the End of Days
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Jongosi
Today is the reckoning
Today we hold the line
Today is the quickening
Of the blood and the soul and the mind
I see the colour of spirit
I see the colour of pain
I see the colour of brotherhood
In the burning rain
Chorus:
HAYI WEMAJONGOSI
Hey, young warriors
AZOVIMBA PHAMBILI
They will overcome all challenges ahead
These are the days you will remember
These are the days of dreams
These are the days of no-surrender
These are the days of wonder
These are the days of life
These are the days of thunder
We are the river running
We are the mighty sea
Feel the spirit and the power
CHORUS
Today we stand together
Today we hold the line
Today we live forever
I can feel your heart beat
Like a warrior’s drum
I can see your eyes on fire
Like the flame in the sun
I see lives in the balance
I see the future on hold
I feel a hurricane
And courage in the bone
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Makhabeleni
NGIKHUMBULA NGISAKHULA NGIKHUL’EKHAYA
I remember the days growing up at home
BABA NOMAMA, NOBABA, NOMAME
Fathers and mothers, fathers and mothers
BASITHANDA THINA EMAKHABELENI
They once cared and loved us in Makhabeleni
Chorus:
HAWU, SASIKHULA EMAKHABELENI
Oh, we grew up in Makhabeleni
HAWU, BABESITHANDA EMAKHABELENI
Oh, they loved and cared for us in Makhabeleni
IKHAYA LAMI LISELE
My home is now gone and behind me
IKHAYA LAMI LINGEKHO
My home that is not here anymore
Chorus:
HAWU, SASIKHULA EMAKHABELENI
Oh, we grew up in Makhabeleni
HAWU, BABESITHANDA EMAKHABELENI
Oh, they loved and cared for us in Makhabeleni
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Thamela (Die Son Trek Water)
THAMELA ‘MBULU THAMELA! `
warm yourself in the sun, water lizard or monitor (legavaan)!
ZIYAPHUZA IZINSIZWA,UXAMU LOTHELA ILANGA
the warriors drink their beer..while the water monitor enjoys warming itself in the sun
ZIYAPHUZ’ ‘INSIZWA
The warriors are drinking -repeat after each line
Die son trek water , soos ek en my bier
the sun draws the water, like me and my beer
Maar die oseaan is nie bang vir die son se vuur
but the ocean is not afraid of the sun’s fire
Ek dink aan jou want jy is nie hier nie
I’m thinking of you because you are not here
En my bottle is leeg, en my hart is seer.
And my bottle is empty, and my heart is sore
Die pad na jou hart, is sonder a brug
The road to your heart is without a bridge
En die myle na jou deur, is my bitter plig
and the miles to your door, have become my relentless destiny
Chorus:
SIGUKILE EGOLI MADODA!
We have grown old in Johannesburg ,Men!
NJENGENGOLOVANE, NGENDABA ZEMALI, NGENDABA ZEMALI
Like a rusty mine cocopan, we did this because we needed money
GUKA!GUKA WENA..UZOGUKA OTHANDAYO
Grow old!grow old!..Only someone who gives up will grow old!
Binne in my ,ek dra jou binne in my,vir ewig
Inside me ,I carry you inside me,forever
My bloed is koud, en ek word oud, soos tai Kalahari hout
My blood is cold , and I grow old , like tough-hard Kalahari wood
Maar herrineringe aan jou stook die kole in my hart
But memories of you stoke the coals in my hart
Diep in my ..jy’s diep in my..
Deep inside me, you are deep inside me
Die afstand tussen ons is so krom en skeef
The distance between us , is bent and crooked
Selfs die bottle sal my nie gou laat vergeet
Even this bottle does’nt help me to forget quickly
Daars n’ sagte klank in die nag se lug
There is a gentle sound on the evening air
as jy slaap in die donker en in jou drome vlug
As you sleep in the darkness and flee into your dreams
My bottle is gebreek en my hart is seer
My bottle is broken and my heart is sore
Jy’s so ver van my af , en die toekoms is leeg
You are so far from me and the future is empty
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The Revolution Will Eat its Children (Anthem for Uncle Bob)
He’s a leader, talks of freedom
He knows the power of the Big Idea
He’s a dealer, he’s a seeker
Of the power that comes from fear
He gave his life to the party machine
Holding on to a secret dream
He knows better than anyone
Power comes from the barrel of a gun
And he’s rising up against them now
And he’s rising up in country and town
Rising up against them now, rising up
Chorus :
The revolution will eat its children
I see the river of dreams run dry
I’m so thankful I got to love you
You are the reason I survive
The promise of a better life for all
The promise of freedom from hunger and war
So many rose up to answer the call
And so many are no longer here at all
The hopes of yesterday drowning in shifting sands
‘cause something strange is going on across the land
Preaching water but drinking wine
Power gets us every time
The more things change
The more they stay the same
And they’re rising up against him now
And they’re rising up in country and town
And they’re rising up, rising up
CHORUS
Free them from this hunger,
Free!
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Utshani Obulele
Chorus :
UTSHANI OBULELE BUVUSWA WUMLILO
The dry dead grass is made young and green by fire
I’ve come to this place
Where you stole my innocence
I was young then
But I’m older now
Do you remember my face?
Do you recall this place?
Because I remember you
And the things that you do
Some need to feel pain
To learn the game
To feel the fire
And be born again
Here I am now
The night has begun
This is me now, waiting for the sun
CHORUS
I’m still standing
Made it thru’ this fire
I was weaker then
But I’m stronger now
NGIZOVUKA-NJE MINA
I will be re-awakened and reborn
Lessons in love
Lessons in pain
I was weaker then
But i’m stronger now
Do you remember my face
Do you recall this place
Because I remember you
And the things that you do
Some need to feel pain
To learn the game
To feel the fire
And be born again
Here I am now
The night has begun
This is me now, waiting for the sun
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Faut Pas Baisser Les Bras
Faut pas baisser les bras
Pas baisser les bras, faut pas baisser les bras
Faut pas baisser les bras
Pas baisser les bras, faut pas baisser les bras
Chez toi comme chez moi
Pas baisser les bras, faut pas baisser les bras
Pour chanter
Faut pas baisser la voix, pas baisser la voix
Tu verras, on y arrivera
Mais pour Áa, pas baisser les bras
Faut pas baisser les bras
On va rester debout
On va tenir le coup
On ne se taira pas
On baissera pas les bras
Faut pas baisser les bras
MOLO! WAKHULUMA-NGE NA
Wake up! You must keep talking!
MOLO! WAKHULUMA-NGE NA
Wake up! You must keep talking!
Don’t give up,
BAMBA QINISA BAMBA
Hold on, be strong, hold on!
Don’t give up
MUS’UKUSHAY’LUVALO
Don’t be afraid
Faut pas baisser les bras
Pas baisser les bras, faut pas baisser les bras
Chez toi comme chez moi
Personne, personne ne nous arretera, personne
Pour chanter
Faut pas baisser la voix, pas baisser la voix
Tu verras, on y arrivera
Mais pour ca, pas baisser les bras
Faut pas baisser les bras
On va rester debout
On va tenir le coup
On ne se taira pas
On baissera pas les bras
Faut pas baisser les bras
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Devana
BADEDELE BENGENE, KADE BASIDELELA
Let them in, they have insulted us for too long now
BADEDELE BENGENE, SIBALINDILE THINA
Let them in, we are ready for them
BADEDELE BENGENE, BEZE BONKE BEPHELELE
Let them in, let all of them come at once
BADEDELE BENGENE, WONKE LAMADEVANA
Let them in, all of those with little moustaches
WAKE WABONA INTO ENJE-NA BASI BIZA NGABAFANYANA
Did you ever see such a thing, they call us small boys
WAKE WABONA INTO ENJE-NA BASI BIZA NGABOTSOTSANYANA
Did you ever see such a thing, they call us small thieves
HAWA, BATHINI KITHI? BATHINI KITHI? BATHINI KITHI?
Oh, what do they say to us? what do they say to us?
Chorus:
HAWU, THUL’ UTHI-NYA! SO’BASHAYA LAMADEVANA
Oh, wait and keep quiet, because we’re going to overcome and beat these small moustaches
SOBASHAYA BATHI ´WE BABA
We shall beat them untill they say´Father to us!
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Bull Heart
I would like to be the one
Who populates your dreams
I would like to be the sun
And shine down on your knees
There’s a black bull raging thru’ my heart
And it’s running straight and true
I can feel the earth move under my feet
As I come closer to you
Chorus:
AYIHLABI INKUNZI YAMI
My bull stabs deeply
IJIKIJELA EWENI
It throws its opponents off a cliff
AYIHLABI, ITHETA ‘MACALA, IYAGONYONZA
It defeats its enemies and court cases are prosecuted
HAWU, MINA NGIKUTHANDA,
Oh, but I love you
HAWU, MINA NGIYASHISA, NGYAFA
I’m burning, I'm dying
I would like to be the sky
You could be my blue
You could be a dancing foot
And I could be your shoe
Oh, it’s hot in here and I need some air
I’ll wait outside for you
Come what may, there will be a day
I will wake up next to you
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Day in the Life
The hardest thing to do
Is to pay my way and keep you
I get off the red bus
Gotta pay the rent
My head is full of us
And the night we spent
Fight for survival
I gotta be cool
A day in the life of a solitary fool
A day in the life
Chorus:
Oh! this is your time
This is your life
This is your day
Oh! look at the night
These are your stars
They show the way
I feel your heart beat
This is your time
This is your life
This is your day
BANINGI BANGANGOTSHANE
There are so many (people) they are like blades of grass
Somewhere in Africa
The sun is rising now
Young people work and hustle
To fill the table somehow
City heart-beat, in my ears,
Avenue of hope, backstreets of fears
Somewhere inside lies the key
I’ve got you hidden now
Inside of me
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Boy Soldier
I am a boy soldier
Look into my eyes
I’m tired and older
Than the dead man by my side
I can take your soul
In a flash and a smile
And my home, and my name, and my life
Lie so very far behind me
Every second in no man's land
I hold my life in these small hands
Every day in a world gone mad
Hard to face who I am
Once we were children
Once we played in the morning light
Once we were chidren
One morning they came
The soldiers took us away
I am a boy soldier
See my eyes’ empty stare
Each day explodes with pain
And it’s more than I can bare
The ghosts of the slain
Are the shadows in my eyes
And I dream tomorrow will come
And carry me away
Every second in No Man's Land
I hold my life in these small hands
Every day in a world gone mad
Hard to face who I am
Once we were children
Once we played in the morning light
Once we were dreamers
One morning they came
The soldiers took us away
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Touch the Sun
Sitting in her bed
But inside her head
She can see all the colours of the sun
She travels time and space
To when the world was young
She’s taking notes on the run
She sees the faces
And tries to fit the names
Understanding strange moments in the game
She knows that if you look back in anger
You will never be free
She’s going home and I hear her singing to me
UBANI BENGATHINTHA THINA
Who can touch us
SIBAMBA ILANGA NANGEZANDLA
For we can hold the sun even with our bare hands
Will I really touch the sun?
Will I really be the one?
The fire in flame that colours in your name
Holding out my hands
A shiny yellow band
Burns away the pain
Dries out the rain
In the darkness she recalls all that was said
And the years she spent looking for love
´Mama! did you see me fall?
´Brother! did you hear my call?
´People! can you see the race I have run?
Time is not her own, and she feels it in her bones
There’s a strange hand tugging at her soul
Closing her eyes she’s a young girl dancing free
And she hears an old song as she slides into a dream
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4 Box Square
Nothing on the western front
Nothing at all
Nothing on the eastern side
Nobody to call
Nothing in the northern end
Nothing to send
Nothing on the southern bend
Not a friend
This town is nothing but 4-box square
Oh, I’m looking for someone with a life to share
No bird in the tree singing free
No dog barking at something that he doesn’t see
No smile for me when I pass your way
No clouds floating on a summer’s day
UBANI NGAHLALA KANJENA
Who can live like this
BAZE BAKHALA OBABA NOMA
Even the old peopel ask this question
WOLALA WOLALA BAYADLALA BAHEMU WEMA
Wolala, wolala, the young men dance on
No bling-bling, no shining thing, no money to pay
No phone ring, no talking, nothing to say
Moon and sun pulling each one
Turns night to day
I’m ready to leave this place
On my compus I see your face
In the morning I will see your smile
I will save my life
Gotta go now, gotta go now
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I Don't Want To Be Away
Especially when the moon is new
Especially when I fake it with my crew
Especially when the truth is stuck like glue
That’s when I need to be with you
Especially when the town is dead
Especially when I see my empty bed
Especially when I don’t say what should be said
That’s when I need to be with you
Chorus:
YAKHAL’INGAN'EKWAZULU
The child cries in Zululand
KWASE KWASA
Until the morning light
Hum-o-hum
I don’t want to be away from you
Especially when no one can see thru me
Especially when no one can see me thru
Especially when I’ve lost the key
That’s when I need to be with you
Especially when the sun comes up each day
Especially when you smile and say
Every second now is ticking away
That’s when I need to be with you
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Locked and Loaded
Out of the rain into my seat
On that train you looked so sweet
I asked you your name
You said ´What is to you, stupid game,
You think I’m a fool
Chorus:
And I say to you
In time even the sun will die
In time even the strong will cry
In time even the weak will fly
In time it will be just you and I
I feel the winds of change
Blowing through my life
I’m locked and loaded
I’m gonna make you mine
Oh, in this wide world it’s only you I choose
I’m locked and loaded
I’m gonna marry you
AWUBONA-NGANI, NGYAKUTHANDA
Why do you not see that I love you
I like it that you push me away
I like it that you mean what you say
I like it that I see no pretense
I like it that your smile is your best defense
Chorus:
In time we will break these walls
In time these chains will fall
In time even the blind will see
In time you will turn and find me
I feel the winds of change
Blowing through my life
I’m locked and loaded
I’m gonna make you mine
Oh, in this wide world it’s only you I choose
I’m locked and loaded
I’m gonna marry you
AWUBONA-NGANI, NGYAKUTHANDA
Why do you not see that I love you
Are you ready to take me, ‘cause I’m ready, I’m ready to take you
You better get ready
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Asilazi
Chorus :
ASILAZI,ASILAZI THINA,
ILANGA LETHU LIZO FIKA NINI
(We don't know when our will come)
SILINDE,NGENHLIZIYO YONKE,
KOODWA SENZENI-NA?
(We are waiting with a full heart, for we do not)
(know what we have done, that our takes so long)
You know
This is hard for me
Facing the judgement of history
I'm a small man, never stood up against anything at all
Always been just another brick in the wall
Its hard to know to make a change
Its hard to give up what you got and walk away
So I've got to go now, and face this day
CHORUS
You know
Its hard to fight
On your own against the fading of the light
From the school to the church to heart of the state
To the invisible power of the hidden hand of hate
Where was I when this all began
From the father, to the son, to the man
So I've got to go now and face this day
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