Dogs in the backyard And the flies are on the wall Thunder and lightning But the rain don’t ever fall If there’s a flower in this desert It’s your picture on my wall Ibe dat baby i’m going to make you Queen of all Chorus: This is not a movie Not a dream What you […]
Welcome to my island But please don’t you stay too long I wouldn’t want anyone to think That something’s going on Toe the line And you’ll be fine You’ll see another day Don’t connect, Don’t reflect, Just fetch your weekly pay Oh sister don’t you feel What i know inside my bones I’ll meet you […]
Bits of songs and broken drums Are all he could recall So he spoke to me In a bastard tongue Carried on the silence of the guns "it’s been a long long time Since they first came And marched through our village They taught us to forget our past And live the future in their […]
Beyond freedom and dignity Beyond the dying of the light She takes me Beyond reason and the trinity Beyond the sun and out of sight Oh no, uh no, oh she did it again Oh no, uh no, she did it again Chorus That girl is feeling Trapped by that ring on her finger Ushadile […]
Missing - Third World Child
Burning tyres on the freeway Noone in sight Thre’s a raging calm Across the land tonight Voice on the radio says Another one’s down tonight. It don’t matter anymore Which side he’s on. Came to your place to see If you’re all right And the shadows Danced across the stairway Flight after flight And i […]
The world is full of strange behaviour Every man has to be his own saviour I know i can make it on my own if i try But i’m searching for a great heart to stand me by Underneath the african sky A great heart to stand me by Chorus: I’m searching for the spirit […]
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 […]
Giyani - Third World Child
Siyayibiz’ as’hambeni! Hayi, ngane ———–(we are calling: hey! let’s go child of Yamashangane!———-the shangaan) Oh the river is wide And the water is deep Got no money and i can’t get to sleep Takes all my courage to look down that long road I am going to giyani With such a heavy load I’ve got […]
Chorus: Asimbonanga——————–(we have not seen him) Asimbonang’ umandela thina—–(we have not seen mandela) Laph’ekhona——————–(in the place where he is) Laph’ehleli khona————–(in the place where he is kept) Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey Look across the island into the bay We are all islands till comes the day We cross the […]
Hawu! bheka mama! oye! Hamb’ugadile! (be alert and be on guard) I feel a river in flood in my veins I can feel your love in my brain It wants to dance my life Through a hurricane Dance the mamba across The oshakati plain Chorus: Hamb’ugadile mntanami! (be alert and be on guard my child) […]
