Umoya
Sjava Lyrics

Umtanami uyagula, akakhoni ukfunda
My friend is sick, she can't go to school

Mayefik′ eskoleni uvel' avukwe umoya
When she gets to school, she arrives with no energy

Umtanami uyagula akakhoni uklala
My friend is sick, she can't sleep

Phakathi kwamabili uvele avukwe umoya
Between the two of us, she arrives with no energy

Mangiyohlola bathi unabadala, bake-bathi kumele ayothwasa
Some say I should listen to my elders and go for traditional healing

Abanye bathi lutho, menzel′ igobongo
Others say it's nothing, it's just a calling

Kuthiwa angimlethe ekseni ngiyodlel' esgodlweni
They say I must take her to church in the morning for communion

Abanye bathi hhe-eh mele alidlel′ ekhaya
Others say oh well, let her eat at home

Bathi khon′ umlilo bathi khon′ umndawonye
They say there's a fire, they say there's a neighbor

Manje angsazi kuthi yikona kuyikhuphi, manje kudum' ikhanda
Now I don't know where it's coming from, now it's pounding in my head

Seyphelil′ imali ngihamba ngiphuma ngingena
I have spent all my money going in and out of her room

Ngithi ngiyofun' usizo ngilokhu ngidlal′ oGobela
I say I need help, that's why I'm playing at Gobela's place

Okhlula amadoda ka Zulu kuyabikwa
The bravery of Zulu men is being tested

Ngiboniseni bandla naku ngzodlala amaqola
Show me the audience and I will play the shields

Naku ngizofelwa yingane, naku ngizofelwa yingane
Here I am about to die, child, here I am about to die, child

Aybo no mama wengane ye Dlozi akayngeni
Oh no, the child's mother is possessed and won't come in

Uth' usindisiwe, uth′ ama Dimoni
She says she's been saved, she says she's with the Demons

Uth′ ama Dimoni obaba, uth' ama Dimoni
She says she's with the Demons, father, she says she's with the Demons

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Zero three awshayele le-number mhlamp' ungalthol′ usizo
Dial this number quickly if you want to find help

Maynga shona lengane angana mali yokuyncwaba
Not because I'm rude child, but I don't have money for a taxi

KaThole ngiyo phaphatha ngeke anglahl' uNale
Once I get it I will proudly sing and not stop

Umtanami uyagula, akakhoni ukfunda
My friend is sick, she can't go to school

Mayefik′ eskoleni uvel' avukwe umoya
When she gets to school, she arrives with no energy

Umtanami uyagula akakhoni uklala
My friend is sick, she can't sleep

Phakathi kwamabili uvele avukwe umoya
Between the two of us, she arrives with no energy

Mangiyohlola bathi unabadala, bake-bathi kumele ayothwasa
Some say I should listen to my elders and go for traditional healing

Abanye bathi lutho, menzel′ igobongo
Others say it's nothing, it's just a calling

Mangiyohlola bathi unabadala abanye bathi kumele ayothwasa
Some say I should listen to my elders and go for traditional healing, others say it's nothing, it's just a calling

Abanye bathi lutho, menzel′ igobongo
Others say it's nothing, it's just a calling