Abangani
Sjava Lyrics

Uhhhhh yeye yeah
Expressing excitement and enthusiasm about what is to come in the song.

Ngithi umangikhumbula (uma ngikhumbula)
I remember, oh I remember.

Lapho engiphuma khona (ngiphuma khona)
Where I came from.

Bekungekho lula but i made it anyway
It wasn't easy, but I succeeded nonetheless.

Kwakungekona ukuhlakanipha kwam
I didn't have much wisdom.

Nami ngasizwa yinkab;izam
I had to learn from my mistakes.

Umama wathi ngibonise abangani bakho
My mother said to show me who my true friends are.

And i will show you your future Talking hendrix
A reference to the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix, it means that he will show others the way to success.

Abasekho abangani
I don't have any friends.

Uma umtholile bong'umdali
If I hadn't found God.

Ngoba la ngaphandle kunzima ngiyakutshela we mfowethu Sihamba nenyoka Inyoka esizibiza abafowethu
Because outside is difficult, I tell you my brother. We walk with snakes, snakes that call themselves our friends.

I thank god for lenkab'enginazo
I'm grateful to God for the opportunities I have.

Lokho ngiphusha ngiphanda nazo They saved me
These opportunities helped me succeed and saved me from a life of struggle.

Bafaka I full tank kim maku E(yeah yeah)
They filled my tank and helped me move forward with confidence.

Umama told me not to trust abangani
My mother warned me not to trust my friends.

Where I grow up the is no opportunity There's drugs and violence avalon esuncity Amakgomosha the only one feeding their family
Where I grew up, there weren't many chances for success. There were drugs and violence, and the only ones thriving were the gangsters who provided for their families through crime.

All my life I believe I would be nothing
For most of my life, I thought I would never amount to anything.

When you become the one they treat you like king
Once you become successful, people treat you with the respect they would give to royalty.

Umama uma ethi watch the company you keep
My mother always told me to be careful about who I spend time with.

But it wasn't for abangani bami Where would umsocha be
If it weren't for my friends, where would I be today?

Inyilozi zami zangenza umuntu ebantwini Why wena thought unkulunkulu ukhohliwe ngami Akanandaba ngami Nga give-up(a) nami If it wasn't for bona laba bangani bami Ngabe kuphelile ngami Usathani could have really really had his way with me
My ancestors protect me and make me someone in society. Why did you think that God had forgotten about me? You don't know anything about me. I almost gave up. If it wasn't for my friends, maybe I wouldn't be here. If I had died, the devil would have had his way with me.

Today I'm glad ukuthi I didn't listen
Today, I'm happy that I didn't listen to those who doubted me.

Uma ngikhumbula ( i remember I remember) emakhaya Beyingekho icreche me and my cousin used to play (yeah) Ngiyakhumbula (i remember I remember) Ngale kwezintaba Beyingekho imvula One day aim gonna make it rain Ngisa khumbula ( remember I remember) Ngibulawa yindlala Be kungekho ukudla you don't know no hunger bae Kwak' nokushuba Lapho engiphuma khona Bekungekho lula but the lord will make a way
If I remember, at home there was no creche, but my cousin and I played together. I remember playing on the mountains, even though it wasn't raining. One day I will make it rain. I remember being hungry, and there was no food. You don't know what it means to go without food. When it was difficult, where I came from, it wasn't easy, but I succeeded anyway because of God's help.

Ngithi umangikhumbula mama (uma ngikhumbula) Lapho engiphuma khona (ngiphuma khona) Bekungekho lula but I made it anyway
I say I remember, Mama (I remember) when I came from there (where I came from), it wasn't easy but I succeeded anyway.