Copper sun sinking low Scatterlings and fugitives Hooded eyes and weary brows Seek refuge in the night Chorus They are the scatterlings of africa Each uprooted one On the road to phelamanga Where the world began I love the scatterlings of africa Each and every one In their hearts a burning hunger Beneath the copper […]
Ngikhanyisele wedlozi lami Two humans on the run (repeat) The autumn leaves have trooped their colours Rumours of the battle to come Intelligence says you have departed But my heart cannot give up its love I’m living through a war in peace time Dying to get through to you Baba noma… Living through a war […]
Chorus Wemadiliza, wemadiliz’ inkani! Ijwanasibeki langenzani! Wemadiliza, wemadiliz’ inkani! Ijwanasibeki langenzani! Qed’ inkani eyamadoda! Ijwanasibeki langenzani — zabalaza wemfana! Ijwanasibeki langenzani — wemaqed’ inkani! Blow whistle blow Down you go alive The cage is falling Like a comet in the night Beads of sweat glisten In the underground light Smoulder boudler Rock reeks fumes Songs […]
Rain forest talking to the dragon-mountain-moon Stars infest the heavens in the southern skies Otter swim against the river, whisper in the water The stars are dead and what you see are shining lies Body-smoke tie the night in a misty web of blue Simple things are all we have left to trust An apple, […]
Long ago there was a sound in the night A kwela man singing under the street light With a cheap guitar he gave his sorrow a smile And he sowed his songs in the alley ways mile upon mile Chorus Ye hum ho la lo kwela man Ye hum ho la lo kwela man Ye […]
Mayebabo! sengijabule kulomhlaba Hau! ngidlalela izizwe sengijabule kulomhlaba Baba yithi amagoso onke kulomhlaba Shake my way, shake! Jealous down!
Chorus Wanderers and nomads have gone to see their chieftains Will this be the end of the rain and the birds? Who can send an emissary to speak to the seasons? For the ravens and the crows already soak up the skies… I’m digging for some words beneath the stones in zimbabwe I’m searching for […]
Umbaqanga man won’t you play it if you can That special music Umbaqanga man — he’s an african He’s got a special music Chorus And we’ll move it, we’ll move it along African music, wherever you’re from You’ll never lose it — the rhythm is strong Umbaqanga music will move you along Umbaqanga man can […]
Ploughed the moon reached an island Balanced on the edge of the sky But something always stayed the same Deep down inside No matter where i’ve been the places don’t count Summer in a mountain town No matter where i’ve been the places don’t count And i feel let down ’cause nobody told me Spirit […]
