Mbongeni Ngema — African Solution songtekst en vertaling
De pagina bevat de songtekst en de Nederlandse vertaling voor het nummer "African Solution" van Mbongeni Ngema.
Songteksten
It was a Sunday morning
When I looked at those beautiful
Sunrays shining on our land
In the morning
I was standing by the kraal
When I saw those beautiful cattle
Approaching from the horizon
This is the promised land
That our ancestors fought for tooth and nail
Cause it is hereditary
Wololo
When they were invaded
When they were invaded
By the British on our land
I remember those children
Running to the mountain
In the morning of our initiation
Of our individuality
Thina siyi Nkatha, Siyi Azayo
Siyi PAC, Siyi Azayo
SIyi ANC
Masihlangane ndawonye
Siyi Azayo
Cross over the valley
Cross over the hillside
Cross over the mountains
Then I saw that rising beauty
Of our community
Izizwe zingiziba ngomnt' amnyama mina
Zithi ngimnyama mina
Akunani ngifuzu ubaba
We were brought up to live courageously
We were brought up to live together
Nenzani madoda uma nixabana nodwa
Nesaba abelungu
Thina siyi Nkatha, Siyi Azayo
Siyi PAC, Siyi Azayo
SIyi ANC
Masihlangane ndawonye
Siyi Azayo
Izizwe zonke ziyasihleka
Zithi awubhek’ilwane eSouth Africa
Ubuvaka benu sebenze nishayane nodwa
Ngoba nesaba abelungu
Thina siyi Nkatha, Siyi Azayo
Siyi PAC, Siyi Azayo
SIyi ANC
Masihlangane ndawonye
Siyi Azayo
Di Wololo
Di Wololo
Di Wololo He II
Azife zonke impondo zabathakathi
Kodwa nibesabani abelungu
Di Wololo
Nje ngobaba nilwa nodwa kanjena nje
He II Azife zonke impondo zabathakathi
Kodwa nibesabani abelungu
Change, Change
Change, Change x2
Changing times must never disturb
Our right thinking minds
Hostels used to be a place to meet
Hostels used to be a place to dance
Every Sunday was a feast
Sohlangan’edube
Iyo ngoba
Thina siyi Nkatha, Siyi Azayo
Siyi PAC, Siyi Azayo
SIyi ANC
Masihlangane ndawonye
Siyi Azayo
Songtekstvertaling
Het was zondagochtend.
Toen ik keek naar die mooie
Zonnestralen die op ons land schijnen
'S morgens
Ik stond bij de Kaal.
Toen ik dat mooie vee zag
Naderen van de horizon
Dit is het Beloofde land.
Dat onze voorouders met hand en tand vochten.
Want het is erfelijk.
Wololo
Toen ze werden binnengevallen
Toen ze werden binnengevallen
Door de Britten op ons land
Ik herinner me die kinderen.
Rennen naar de berg
In de ochtend van onze inwijding
Van onze individualiteit
Thina siyi Nkatha, Siyi Azayo
Siyi PAC, Siyi Azayo
SIyi ANC
Masihlangane ndawonye
Siyi Azayo
Steek over de vallei
Over de heuvel
Oversteken over de bergen
Toen zag ik die stijgende schoonheid
Van onze gemeenschap
Izizwe zingiziba ngomnt " amnyama mina
Zithi ngimnyama mina
Akunani ngifuzu ubaba
We zijn opgevoed om moedig te leven.
We zijn opgevoed om samen te wonen.
Nenzani madoda uma nixabana nodwa
Nesaba abelungu
Thina siyi Nkatha, Siyi Azayo
Siyi PAC, Siyi Azayo
SIyi ANC
Masihlangane ndawonye
Siyi Azayo
Izizwe zonke ziyasihleka
Zithi awubhek ' ilwane eSouth Afrika
Ubuvaka benu sebenze nishayane nodwa
Ngoba nesaba abelungu
Thina siyi Nkatha, Siyi Azayo
Siyi PAC, Siyi Azayo
SIyi ANC
Masihlangane ndawonye
Siyi Azayo
Di Wololo
Di Wololo
Di Wololo He II
Azife zonke impondo zabathakathi
Kodwa nibesabani abelungu
Di Wololo
Nje ngobaba nilwa nodwa kanjena nje
He II azame zonke impondo zabathakathi
Kodwa nibesabani abelungu
Verandering, Verandering
Verandering, X2
Wisselende tijden mogen nooit storen.
Ons verstand.
Hostels waren vroeger een ontmoetingsplaats.
Hostels waren vroeger een plek om te dansen.
Elke zondag was een feest
Sohlangan ' edube
Iyo ngoba
Thina siyi Nkatha, Siyi Azayo
Siyi PAC, Siyi Azayo
SIyi ANC
Masihlangane ndawonye
Siyi Azayo