There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Zahara is S… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Zahara is Spanish singer María Zahara Gordillo Campos (born 10 September 1983);
2) Zahara was South African singer-songwriter Bulelwa Mkutukana (born 9 November 1987; died 11 December 2023);
3) Zahara was a fusion band active during the 1970s and 1980s;
4) Zahara was a Swedish artist.

1) Zahara is Spanish singer María Zahara Gordillo Campos (born 10 September 1983). She studied music at the Conservatorio de Música in Ubeda. Her debut album "Día 913" ("Day 913") was released in 2005.

2) Zahara was South African singer-songwriter Bulelwa Mkutukana (born 9 November 1987; died 11 December 2023). After signing a record deal with TS Records, her debut album, Loliwe (2011), went double platinum. Her second album, Phendula (2013), produced three chart-topping singles "Phendula", "Impilo", and "Stay".
Zahara's third album, Country Girl (2015), was certified triple platinum. Following her departure from TS Records, she signed a record deal with Warner Music. Her fourth album, Mgodi (2017), was her best-selling album and was certified platinum.
Her fifth album, Nqaba Yam (2021), peaked at number 1 on iTunes.
Her accolades include 17 South African Music Awards, three Metro FM Awards, and one Nigeria Entertainment Award. Zahara was on the 2020 list of the BBC's 100 Women. She appeared as a guest judge on the seventeenth season of Idols South Africa in 2021.

3) Zahara was a fusion band active during the 1970s and 1980s. The band released "Flight Of The Spirit" in 1983.

4) Zahara was a Swedish artist.

Umthwalo
Zahara Lyrics

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Umthwalo wam uyandisinda
Ndiyacela ndiphathise
Ulul'isandla sakho
Andifun’ukufana nabanikezela
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda

Umthwalo wam uyandisinda

Ndiyacela ndiphathise
Ulul'isandla sakho
Andifun’ukufana nabanikezela
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda

Ndingxanyelwe lixesha
Ubomi buyandixhesha
Ndiyakhubeka
Ndifun’ukuphakama ndifun’ukubaleka

Umthwalo wam uyandisinda
Ndiyacela ndiphathise
Ulul'isandla sakho
Andifun’ukufana nabanikezela
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda

Emhlabeni kugcwele zizinto
Ezintle nezimbi
Ntliziyo yam bayingxalie
Emhlabeni kugcwele zizinto
Ezintle nezimbi
Ntliziyo yam bayingxalile

Umthwalo wam uyandisinda
Ndiyacela ndiphathise
Ulul'isandla sakho
Andifun’ukufana nabanikezela
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda a ah ah ah

Umthwalo wam uyandisinda
Ndiyacela ndiphathise
Ulul'isandla sakho
Andifun’ukufana nabanikezela
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda

Mna mna andifun’ukuzika
Mna mna andifunukweyiswa
Mna mna andifun’ukuzika
Mna mna andifin’ukweyiswa

Umthwalo wam uyandisinda
Awu ndiyacela ndiphathise
Ulul'isandla sakho
Andifun’ukufana nabanikezela

Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda
Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Zahara's "Umthwalo" are a poignant expression of the burden and pain carried by the singer. "Umthwalo wam uyandisinda" translates to "my burden is suffocating me," and she begs for someone to "ndiphathise" – help carry her load. The metaphor is expanded upon in the next line with "ulul'isandla sakho," which means "the grace of your hand," and the singer asks for it because she doesn't want to be like those who give but take grace away.

The repetition of "uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda" helps to reinforce the heaviness and pressure of her pain. The second verse has a shift in tone, with the singer acknowledging that she has been caught in a moment ("ndingxanyelwe lixesha") and that she needs to move forward ("ndifun'ukuphakama ndifun'ukubaleka"). The third verse talks about the beauty and the ugliness of the world ("emhlabeni kugcwele zizinto"), and how her heart is crying out.

Overall, the song speaks to the universal human experience of pain and hardship, and the need for someone to share the burden or offer a helping hand.

Line by Line Meaning

Umthwalo wam uyandisinda
The burden I carry is crushing me

Ndiyacela ndiphathise
I beg you to lighten my load

Ulul'isandla sakho
The power of your hand

Andifun’ukufana nabanikezela
I don't want to be like others who judge me

Uuh wuwu uhu uyandisinda
This burden is killing me

Ndingxanyelwe lixesha
Time has betrayed me

Ubomi buyandixhesha
Life is rushing me

Ndifun’ukuphakama ndifun’ukubaleka
I want to rise up and run away

Emhlabeni kugcwele zizinto
In this world there are beautiful and bad things

Ezintle nezimbi
Some are good and some are sharp

Ntliziyo yam bayingxalie
My heart is torn