Sizwe A Zungu

Ngitshele ngizwe,
Kade ngidwanguza
Emahlanzen' obumnyama
Nginyathel' izibi, ngibuye ngizendlale
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I walked blindly weaving in and out but all in vain,
I was eager and restless,
Walking around the people of the world,
I thought I'll find you waiting,
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Mhla ngifika kuwe,
ngilindel' ungange, ungigone
ngifis' unginamek' enhliziyweni.
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Ungangidangalisi vemvane lami,
Ungadangal' uhoxis' uhambo lwakho,
Ungashalaz' uphez' izindlela zakho,
Bhakuzis' amaphikwan' akh' akhangayo
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Ngidwanguze ngathubeleza lutho,
Bengimagange ngishabasheka,
Esizalwaneni somhlaba ngihamba,
Bengithi ngizokuthol' usankanise,
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I've told you how I feel.
I've shown you how I felt.
You're the reason that I breathe,
the reason that I smile.
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Kuyawududuza umoya wami,
Lapho ngizwa iphimbo lakho,
Likhala lidabula izibilini,
Ngephimbo lakh' elibikezela intathakusa.
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Uhlonze ihlokozi wazixhuma kulona,
Ngizwe sengisithwa wutalagu,
Kwafiphala amehl' usubala izinhlungu
Wafiphala nokufa kwakwengama
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Ukube ngakwanga mtanomuntu,
Ngabe ngaluzwa luheleza uxolo lwakho
Ukube ngakumukelisa uthando, nje
Ngangizovum' usingise kweLamathongo
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Ngikhumbuze kwakunini,
Uzongixolela wethu ngamay' impundu, zinokungeqa
Kwakunini tana, unginik' ucu?
Kwakuphakathi nezinzulu zobusuku, emaphusheni?
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Don't deject me my pretty butterfly,
Don't get weary and withdraw your journey,
Don't avoid and discontinue your journeys,
Flap your pretty little wings
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Kunini uvuka ngovivi,
Entathakusa ususa ubhici, usinga buthuntu
Buthunt' amehlo efufusa ufasimbe lwentuthu
Iminjunju yejoka lenhliziyo, ihlabe nasekakadeni,
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Ngicela ukukuthuma nkondlo yami,
Ngicela ungidabulel' ubusuku uhambe,
Ngicela ungidabulel' imimmango uye kuye,
Uma uzofik' engakathathwa wubuthongo,
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Kuba ngukukubuka nje,
Ngihlengezel' izinyembezi
Kuthambame nakwamancane
Ngizikhuze sengitetema, bheka izinyembezi
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Ngivuke ngihuba, ngihuba
Ngihubela inhliziyo, ngikhononda
Ngikhalaza ngiqanganisa, ngisola.
Inhliziyo iqaqamba, ithemeleza,
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Ungiqome wazi kahle,
Ubuwaz' izinsongo zenhliziyo yami,
Bewaz' imidanti namathizethize,
Bewaz' izigemegeme zami zonke
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Gxumek' ifuku lakho kulolu dadawe,
Udl' esitshen' engidlela kusona,
Um' uswel' unane, ngizokwabela
Um' uhlwemp' uboleke ngizokwambulela.
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