Lento
Professor Lyrics

Put ur hands together, put ur hands together
The singer starts the song by urging the audience to clap their hands and join in the festivity

Noma ngathiwa uyinikwa umvelinqanga
Whether you are called a healer or a fortune-teller

Noma ngathiwa uyinikwa ulekgenyana
Whether you are called a wizard or a sorcerer

Noma ngathiwa uyinikwa ushembe
Whether you belong to the Shembe church

Noma ngathiwa uyinikwa uJesu Krestu
Whether you are called a Christian or a follower of Jesus Christ

Put ur hands together
The singer repeats the call for the audience to clap their hands and be united in the moment

Uban' ongak'nik' impilo yakh' engenankinga
Who doesn't want a life without hardships?

Abantu bathi uy'mpintshi kamampintsha
People may call you the child of a laborer

O outie bathi mkhonzeni
Your father may be considered a migrant worker

Ocherrie bathi mthandeni
Your lover is referred to as a sweetheart

Orhata bathi myekeni
Your haters may refer to you as a coward

Uban' ongak'nik' lento
Who does not want this?

Ungaboni s'hlala kam'nandi
Can't you see we are living in pleasant times?

Ungaboni s'phila kam'nandi
Can't you see we are living a good life?

Uyabona s'phila kam'nandi
You see that we are living well?

Nom' impil' inzima
Despite life's hardships

Sonke mas'thandana
We all should love one another

Baba, s'bonga wena
Father, we thank you

Sonke senz'wa nguwe
We all are what we are because of you

Uban' os'nika lento
Who gives us this?

Uban' owathi mina ng'yacula (uban' os'nika lento) eish
Who gives me the ability to dance so well? (Who gives us this?)

Uban' owathi ng'joy'n' ikalawa (uban' os'nika lento) eish
Who gives me the joy to dance to this kind of music? (Who gives us this?)

Uban' owathi ngibe ne'intomb' e'iningi (uban' os'nika lento) eish
Who made me have so many girls? (Who gives us this?)

Uban' owathi ngibe nemal' eningi (uban' os'nika lento) eish
Who made me have so much wealth? (Who gives us this?)

Kukhon' um'nt' en'ngamazi
There is someone who does not know

Hhaw' sen'zomazi
But we know

Uthando lwakhe lubanzi
His love is everywhere

Lubanzi lujulile njengamanzi (uban'os'nika lento)
It flows easily like water (Who gives us this?)

Uban' osnika lento
Who gives us this?

Ye ye ye eh eh
Singing and celebrating the goodness of life

Nami angazi ubani
I also do not know who it is

Lona' besnika lento
But someone gives us this

Nami angazi ubani
I also do not know who it is

Angaz ake tsebe angazi angtsebe
Maybe I should know, but I do not know