Lyrics The Crossing (Osiyeza) - Johnny Clegg

Through all the days that eat away
At every breath that I take
Through all the nights I have lain alone
In someone else's dream, awake
All the words in truth that we've spoken
That the wind has blown away
Oh, it's only you that remains with me
Clear as the light of day

O siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba
Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama
Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka

A punch drunk man in a downtown bar
Takes a beating without making a sound
Through swollen eyes, he sways and he smiles
'Cause no one can put him down
Inside him, a boy looks up to his father
For a sign or an approving eye
Oh, it's funny how those once so close and now gone
Still so affect our lives

O siyeza (oh I'm comin') o siyeza (I'll be comin') sizofika webaba noma
(You know the tide is turnin')
O siyeza, o siyeza (you know the tide is turnin') siyagudle lomhlaba
(Make my crossin')
Siyawela lapheshaya (over the stark land) lulezontaba ezimnyama
(I'm gonna touch your face)
Lapha sobheka phansi (gonna lay me down)
Konke ukhulupheka (in your prayers)

Take me now, don't let go
Hold me close, I'm coming home

O siyeza (oh I'm comin') o siyeza (oh I'm comin')) sizofika webaba noma
(You know the tide is turnin')
O siyeza, o siyeza (I'm tellin' you the tide is turnin') siyagudle lomhlaba
(Gonna make this crossin')
Siyawela lapheshaya (over the stark land) lulezontaba ezimnyama
(I'm gonna touch your face)
Lapha sobheka phansi (gonna lay me down)
Konke ukhulupheka (in that green field of prayer)

O siyeza (oh I'm comin') o siyeza (oh I'm comin')
Sizofika (oh I'm comin') webaba noma (oh I'm comin')
O siyeza (oh I'm comin') o siyeza (gonna lay me down)
Siyagudle lomhlaba
Siyawela (gonna make my crossin') lapheshaya (over the stark land)
Lulezontaba ezimnyama (I'm gonna touch your face)
Lapha sobheka phansi (I'm gonna lay me down)
Konke ukhulupheka (in your green fields of prayer)

O siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba
Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama
Lapha sobheka phansi...