Wenyuku Umbombela  (There goes the train)

 

UMbombela, uMbombela, (The train, the train)

wenyuku umbombela (The train, the train, there goes the train)×3

 

Wenyuku umbombela (There goes the train)

Wenyuka ekuseni (It goes in the morning)

Wenyuka umbombela (There goes the goes)

We baba yangishiya (oh father its leaving me behind)

 

Shuku shuku ×2 (*its the sound of a train*)

Yangishiya (Its leaving me behind)

 

Wenyuka wenyuka (It goes it goes)

Wenyuka umbombela (The train goes)

Webaba yangishiya (oh father its leaving me behind)

 

Musa ukungishiya, mbombela (Don’t leave me behind train) repeat

We baba iyangishiya (oh father its leaving me behind)

 

 

SABASHIYA MEDLEY 

Sabashiya bazal’ ekhaya

Saphuma sangena kwamany’mazwe

Laphoku ngazi khonu mama nobaba

S’landel’inkululelo

Sabashiy’ abafowethu

Saphuma sangena kwamany’mazwe

Laphoku ngazi khonu mama nobaba

S’landel’inkululelo

Sesithi salan salan salan’ekhaya

Saphuma sangena kwamany’mazwe

Laphoku ngazi khonu mama nobaba

S’landel’inkululelo

Sesithi salan salan salan’ekhaya

Saphuma sangena kwamany’mazwe

Laphoku ngazi khonu mama nobaba

S’landel’inkululelo

Nelson Mandela X4

Sabela uyabizwe

Hay Amagerila X4

Sabela uyabizwe

Nelson Mandela X4

Sabela uyabizwe

Hay Amagerila X4

Sabela uyabizwe

CHANT

Mandela yhoo                   X4

Thula ntanam ntanam

Silwela isizwe

Thula mtanam mtanam

Silwela isizwe

Sisulu x2, Mandela yhooo x2

Sisulu x2, Mandela yhooo x2 (in chorus )

Winnie Mandela

Umama we sizwe      (in chorus)

Madikizela x2

 

We left our parents behind  (home)

We left our parents at home

We are leaving our homes to reach other countries

Unknown to our parents

In pursuit of liberation

Farewell all at home

We are leaving our homes to reach other countries

Unknown to our parents

In pursuit of liberation

Respond you are being called x4

CHANT

Nelson Mandela Respond you are being called x4

Guerrillas Respond you are being called x4

CHANT

Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Walter Sisulu comforting words

Be peaceful and do not worry my child

We are fighting for this nation

Be peaceful and do not worry my child

We are fighting for this nation

 

UMANDELA UTHI AYIHLOME

UMadel’ uth’ ayihlome X2

Wen’ uth’ ayihlome

UMandel’ uth’ ayihlom’ ihlasele

Siyaya umkhonto wesizw’ eLusaka

Wen’ uth’ ayihlome

USisul’ uth’ ayihlome X2

Wen’ uth’ ayihlome

USisul’ uth’ ayihlom’ ihlasele

Siyaya umkhonto wesizw’ eLusaka

Wen’ uth’ ayihlome

Uhlaleleni wena ndoda

Uhlaleleni umis ‘amadolo

Uhlaleleni wena nsizwa

Waz’ umkhonto ukumele

Wee wasala ilanga liyashona

Ilanga liyashona madoda

Saphel’ isizwe, Bakhal’ abantu

Uyadela siba

Yee Ayihlom’ ihlasele

UMadel’ uth’ ayihlome

Wen’ uth’ ayihlome              X3

UMandel’ uth’ ayihlom’ ihlasele

Siyaya umkhonto wesizw’ eLusaka

Wen’ uth’ ayihlome

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

 

Mandela says arm yourselves

He says you must arm yourselves

Mandela says you must arm yourselves and attack

We are going, using the spear of the nation into Lusaka

He says you must arm yourselves

Sisulu says arm yourselves

He says you must arm yourselves

Sisulu says you must arm yourselves and attack

We are going, using the spear of the nation into Lusaka

He says you must arm yourselves

Why are you not taking action as a man

Why are you with bended knees

Why are you not taking action young men

The spear is waiting for you

You’ll get left behind, it is nearing sunset

It is nearing sunset young man

The nation is being destroyed and people are weeping

Alas!!!!

Arm yourselves and attack

Mandela says arm yourselves

He says you must arm yourselves

Mandela says arm yourselves and attack

We are going, using the spear of the nation into Lusaka

 

MAMA NDIYALILA

Mama ndiyala O ndilel’ umuzi la bawo mama         x4

Vuka mzi onsundu O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama                      x4

Ziphala iinyembezi           x4

Vukani madoda O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama

Vukani bafazi O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama

Vukani zinsizwa O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama

Vukani zintombi O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama

Vukani madoda O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama

Vukani bafazika O silwele umuzi ka bawo  mama

Vukani zinsizwa O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama

Vukani zintombi O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama    Ziphal’ iinyembezi            x4

Au hee Umzi ka baba umuzi ka baba        x2

Au hee Yelele yelele       Vukamzi                 Umzi kababa       x2

Mother I’m weeping    Mother I’m sweeping crying for my father’s home..         x4

Africans awake to fight for my father’s home …      x4

Tears are streaming down         x4

Wake up men and fight for my father’s home

Wake up women and fight for my father’s home

Wake up young men and fight for my father’s home

Wake up young women and fight for my father’s home

Wake up men and fightfor my father’s home

Wake up women and fight for my father’s home

Wake up young men and fight for my father’s home

Wake up young women and fight for my father’s home

Tears are streaming down            x2

Africans awake        x2

 

FREEDOM SONGS MEDLEY

JIKIJELA& ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA

Jikijela ngamatshe

Sobashaya ngamatshe        X4

Mzukwana zobuya

 

Jikileka ngamatshe x3

Jikijela ohhhhh

 

Jikijela ngamatshe

Sobashaya ngamatshe        X2

Mzukwana zobuya

 

Jikileka ngamatshe x3

Jikijela ohhhhh

 

Rolihlahla Mandela

Freedom is in your hands

Show us the way to freedom        X2

In this land of Africa

 

(Praise singing)

 

Rolihlahla Mandela

Freedom is in your hands

Show us the way to freedom

In this land of Africa

 

Show us show us the way

Madiba

 

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

 

Strike with stones

We will strike them with stones

When the time has come

Strike with stones x4

Rolihlahla Mandela

Freedom is in your hands

Show us the way to freedom        X2

In this land of Africa

 

NDIKHOKHELE O YEHOVA

 

Ndikhokhele, O Yehova!

Ndingumhambi Nkosi yam

Unamandla, andinawo,

Onobuthathaka ndim

O Msindisi

Nguwe olikhaka lam!

 

Lowo mthombo wosindiso

Owavulwa ngenxa yam

Mawuvele umpompoze

Uzihlamb izono zam

O Msindisi

Nguwe oluncedo Iwam!

 

Ndfikile eJordane

Susa izoyiko zam

Zundikhaphe sendiwela

Yiba unguMncedi wam

O Msindisi

Nguwe oluncedo Iwam!

 

Guide me, O Thou great *Jehovah, [*Redeemer]

Pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but Thou art mighty,

Hold me with Thy powerful hand.

Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,

Feed me till I want no more;

Feed me till I want no more. Open now the crystal fountain,

Whence the healing stream doth flow;

Let the fire and cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through.

Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,

Be Thou still my Strength and Shield;

Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.Lord, I trust Thy mighty power,

Wondrous are Thy works of old;

Thou deliver’st Thine from thraldom,

Who for naught themselves had sold:

Thou didst conquer, Thou didst conquer

Sin and Satan and the grave,

Sin and Satan and the grave. When I tread the verge of Jordan,

Bid my anxious fears subside;

Death of death and hell’s Destruction,

Land me safe on Canaan’s side.

Songs of praises, songs of praises,

I will ever give to Thee;

I will ever give to Thee.

 

HALLELUJAH

 

Well I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
Well it goes like this:
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

But baby I’ve been here before
I’ve seen this room and I’ve walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Well there was a time when you let me know
What’s really going on below
But now you never show that to me do ya
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Maybe there’s a God above
But all I’ve ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya

And it’s not a cry that you hear at night
It’s not somebody who’s seen the light
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Hallelujah

 

IBAMBENI WE BAFANA

 

O ibanbeni

Ibambeni webafana                  X2

Ibambeni wezinsizwa

 

Isibamu salabafana

O sing’ khumbuz’ uOliver Thambo

Isibamu salabafana

O sing’ khumbuz’ Robert Sobukwe

 

O ibanbeni

Ibambeni webafana                  X2

Ibambeni wezinsizwa

 

Isibamu salabafana

O sing’ khumbuz’ uWinnie Mandela

Isibamu salabafana

O sing’ khumbuz’ uNelson Mandela

 

O ibanbeni

Ibambeni webafana                  X2

Ibambeni wezinsizwa

 

Isibamu salabafana

O sing’ khumbuza eMozabique x2

 

O ibanbeni

Ibambeni webafana                  X2

Ibambeni wezinsizwa

 

Isibamu salabafana

O sing’ knhumbuz’ uWalter Sisulu

Isibamu salabafana

I sing’ khumbuz’ uNelson Mandela

 

O ibambeni

Ibambeni webafana                  X2

Ibambeni wezinsizwa

 

Be brave young men

Be brave young men

 

The shooting by these young men

Reminds me of Oliver Thambo’s bravery

The shooting by these young men

Reminds me of Robert Sobukwe’s  bravery

 

Be brave young men

Be brave young men

 

The shooting by these young men

Reminds me of Winnie Mandela’s bravery

The shooting by these young men

Reminds of Nelson Mandela’s bravery

 

Be brave young men

Be brave young men

 

The shooting by these young men

Reminds me of Mozambique

The shooting by these young men

Reminds me of Mozambique

 

Be brave young men

Be brave young men

 

The shooting by these young men

Reminds me of Walter Sisulu’s bravery

The shooting by these young men

Reminds me of Nelson Mandela’s bravery

 

Be brave young men

Be brave young men

 

SPIRITUAL MEDLEY  (Jesus on the main line)

Lead:Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want

Choir:Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want

Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want

Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want

He’s on the mainline

 

Lead:This joy that I have, the devil didn’t give it to me

This joy that I have, the devil didn’t give it to me

This joy that I have, the devil didn’t give it to me

The devil didn’t give, the devil can’t take it away

Lead:Oh! When the saints

Choir:When the saints

Lead:Go marching in

Choir:When the saint go marching in

Oh! Lord I want to be in the number, when the saints go marching in

 

Choir: Kuzohlatshelelwa khona (There will be singing)
Basho; Hallelujah, hallelujah! (Shouting Hallelujah, Hallelujah)
Njengomfula uhlokoma (like a river that flows)
Kudunyiswe iNkosi le. (Praising the Lord of Lords)

 

Asimbonanga  (We Didn’t See)/Biko

 

Lead: Asimbonanga

Choir:Asimbonanga u Mandela thina
Laphe khona Laphe hleli khona

Lead:Sithi hei wena

Choir:Hei wena Hei wena nawe

Hei wena Hei wena nawe
Sofika nini Lasiyakhona

Lead:Asimbonanga

Choir: Asimgonanga u Mandela thina
Laphe khona Laphe hleli khona

Oh, oh, ohoo

Oh, oh, ohoo

Oh, oh, ohoo

Oh, oh, ohoo

 

English Lyrics

 Lead:We didn’t see Mandela

 

Choir: We didn’t see Mandela
We didn’t know where he was and we didn’t know where he stayed

Lead: Hey you

Hey you

Hey you and when will we reach our designation
But we didn’t see Mandela

You can blow out the candle

But you can’t blow out a fire

Once the flames begin to catch

The wind will blow it higher

Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko

Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko

Oh, oh, ohoo

Oh, oh, ohoo

Oh, oh, ohoo

Oh, oh, ohoo

 

 

BAWO THIXO SOMANDLA

Bawo, Thixo Somandla,
Buyinton’ ubugwenxa bam?
Azi senzen’ ebusweni beNkosi,
Bawo, Thixo Somandla?

Azi senzeni na?  x 2
Azi senzeni Nkosi yam, 
Sigqibana nje! 

Emhlaben’ 
Sibuthwel’ ubunzima x 2
Bawo, Thixo Somandla.

Mayedlule lendebe x 2
Azi senzeni Nkosi yam 
Sigqibana nje

Ndnesingqala 
Enhliziyweni yam 
Ndisolokho ndisitsho “Mngci! 
Ayidlule lendebe,
Bawo, Thixo Somandla”.

 

Father, God Almighty

What are our sins

What have we wronged you, Lord

Father, God Almighty

What have we done? X 2

What have we done, My Lord?

That we kill each other thus!

This world

Is full of troubles x 2

Father, God Almighty

May this cup pass from us x 2

What have we dome My Lord

That We kill each other thus

I have a continuous cry

Inside my heart

I keep saying “Truly

May this cup pass from us

Father, God Almighty

 

 

BAWO THIXO SOMANDLA

Emhlaben’

Sibuthwel’ ubunzima

Bawo, Thixo Somandla.

 

Azi senzen’ ebusweni beNkosi,

Bawo, Thixo Somandla?

 

Azi senzeni na? x2

Azi senzeni Nkosi yam,

Sigqibana nje!

 

Emhlaben’

Sibuthwel’ ubunzima x2

Bawo, Thixo Somandla.

 

Mayedlule lendebe x2

Azi senzeni Nkosi yam,

Sigqibana nje!

 

Ndnesingqala

Enhliziyweni yam

Ndisolokho ndisitsho

Ayidlule lendebe,

Bawo, Thixo Somandla.

 

 

 

We suffer greatly on this earth

Father God almighty

 

What wrong have we committed before thee

Father God almighty

 

What wrong have we committed?

What wrong have we committed my Lord

We are killing each other

 

May this cup pass

What wrong have we committed my Lord

We are killing each other

 

I am heavy of heart

I’m continuously crying

Asking for this cup to pass

Father God almighty

 

HAMBA NATHI   Thixo somandla

 

Hamba nathi Thixo somandla

Hamba nathi mkhululiwethu      X2

 

Zonk’ izizwe zimele thina

Abafana benkululeko                  X2

 

Cupha mfana

Cupha sishay’ ingoma

Giya mfana

Giya sishay’ ingoma

 

Yaba yaba yaba yeba

Yaba yaba yebaba yeba      X2

 

Yeba yee

Yebaba yebaba

Yebaba yeba

 

Cupha mfana

Cupha sishay’ ingoma         X2

Giya mfana

Giya sishay’ ingoma

 

Cupha mfana

Cupha sishay’ ingoma      CHANT X4

Giya mfana

Giya sishay’ ingoma

 

 

BE WITH US OUR REDEEMER

 

Be with us God almighty

Be with us our redeemer     x2

All nations are waiting on us

Young men of liberation          x2

 

Sit a little young man

Sit a little and let us sing

Dance young man

Dance and let us sing

 

Sit a little young man

Sit a little and let us sing (CHANT AND PRAISE SINGING)

Dance young man

Dance and let us sing