Peter Gabriel - Shosholoza - translation of the lyrics into English
Peter Gabriel Shosholoza

Peter Gabriel - Shosholoza

Lyrics and translation Peter Gabriel - Shosholoza




Shosholoza
Shosholoza
Shosholoza
Shosholoza
Shosholoza
Shosholoza
Ai shosholoza (Wen′uyabaleka)
Oh, shosholoza (When you run)
Shosholoza (Wen'uyabaleka)
Shosholoza (When you run)
Ai shosholoza (Wen′uyabaleka)
Oh, shosholoza (When you run)
Shosholoza (Wen'uyabaleka)
Shosholoza (When you run)
Ai shosholoza (Wen'uyabaleka)
Oh, shosholoza (When you run)
Shosholoza (Wen′uyabaleka)
Shosholoza (When you run)
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeeee
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeeee
Kulezontaba
Over the mountains
Stimela siphum′eSouth Africa
The train leaves South Africa
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeeee
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeeee
Kulezontaba
Over the mountains
Stimela siphum'eSouth Africa
The train leaves South Africa
Wen′uyabaleka (Wen'uyabaleka) Uyeyeeee
When you run (When you run) Uyeyeeee
Kulezontaba
Over the mountains
Stimela siphum′eSouth Africa
The train leaves South Africa
Wen'uyabaleka (Wen′uyabaleka) Uyeyeeee
When you run (When you run) Uyeyeeee
Kulezontaba
Over the mountains
Stimela siphum'eSouth Africa
The train leaves South Africa
Shosholoza ma
Shosholoza my love
Kulezontaba
Over the mountains
Shosholoza mama
Shosholoza my darling
Ai shosholoza (Wen'uyabaleka) kulezontaba
Oh, shosholoza (When you run) over the mountains
Shosholoza (Wen′uyabaleka) Aw shosholoza mama
Shosholoza (When you run) Aw, shosholoza my darling
Ai shosholoza (Wen′uyabaleka) Uyeye kulezontaba mama
Oh, shosholoza (When you run) Uyeye over the mountains my darling
Shosholoza (Wen'uyabaleka) Aw shosholoza mama
Shosholoza (When you run) Aw, shosholoza my darling
Ai shosholoza (Wen′uyabaleka) Uyeye kulezontaba mama
Oh, shosholoza (When you run) Uyeye over the mountains my darling
Shosholoza (Wen'uyabaleka)
Shosholoza (When you run)
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeee
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeee
Kulezontaba
Over the mountains
Stimela siphum′eSouth Africa
The train leaves South Africa
Shosholoza (Shosholoza)
Shosholoza (Shosholoza)
Kulezontaba
Over the mountains
Stimela siphum'eSouth Africa
The train leaves South Africa
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeee
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeee
(Shosholoza)Qham thushu stimela samalahle (kulezontaba)
(Shosholoza) Push the train faster (over the mountains)
Yashosholoz′inqola emasondosondo (Stimela siphum'eSouth Africa)
Shosholoza's wagons are packed (The train leaves South Africa)
Ibuy'eMzans′Africa
It returns to Mzans'Africa
Igudl′izintaba (Shosholoza ma, shosholoza)
It climbs the mountains (Shosholoza my love, shosholoza)
Igudl'amawa
It climbs the hills
Ipheth′abamhlophe nabamnyama (kulezontaba)
It carries whites and blacks (over the mountains)
Iyapheka iyathulula
It makes a lot of noise
Uyadela wen'osulapho (Stimela siphum′eSouth Africa)
He wants to return to his homestead (The train leaves South Africa)
LIlizela mlilizeli (Shosholoza ma, shosholoza)
Lilizela mlilizeli (Shosholoza my love, shosholoza)
LIlizela ngane yeAfrica
Lilizela ngane yeAfrica
Yashosholoz'inqola emasondosondo (kulezontaba)
Shosholoza's wagons are packed (over the mountains)
Yashosholoz′inqola yeAfrica
Shosholoza's wagons of Africa
Sashosholoz'inqola stimela samalahle (Stimela siphum'eSouth Africa)
Shosholoza's wagons are the fastest (The train leaves South Africa)
Shosholoza baba Shosholoza (shosholoza)
Shosholoza father Shosholoza (shosholoza)
Kulezontaba
Over the mountains
Stimela siphum′eSouth Africa
The train leaves South Africa
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeee
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) Uyeyeee
Kulezontaba
Over the mountains
Stimela siphum′eSouth Africa
The train leaves South Africa




Writer(s): Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel - Flotsam and Jetsam
Album
Flotsam and Jetsam
date of release
13-09-2019

1 Biko (Remixed Version)
2 Mother of Violence (Single Mix)
3 Teddy Bear
4 Bashi-Bazouk
5 In the Sun
6 D.I.Y. (Re-recorded Single Version)
7 Perspective (Single Version)
8 Slowburn (Extended Version)
9 Sledgehammer (Dance Mix)
10 Shock the Monkey (Instrumental)
11 Father, Son (Daniel Lanois & Richard Chappell Mix)
12 Courage (The Hexidecimal Mix)
13 My Head Sounds Like That (Röyksopp Remix)
14 Sky Blue (Martyn Bennett Remix)
15 Growing Up (Stabilizer Remix)
16 Growing Up (Tricky Instrumental Mix)
17 Darkness (Engelspost Remix)
18 Curtains (Broad Mix)
19 Shaking the Tree 97 (with Shaggy) [Jungle Version]
20 I Grieve (City of Angels Version)
21 The Tower That Ate People (Red Planet Remix)
22 More Than This (The Polyphonic Spree Mix)
23 More Than This (Elbow Mix)
24 Signal to Noise (Gangs of New York Version)
25 I Have the Touch (Robbie Robertson Mix)
26 Blood of Eden (Special Mix for Wim Wenders Until the End of the World)
27 Kiss That Frog (Mindblender Mix)
28 Summertime (feat. Larry Adler)
29 Digging in the Dirt (Rich E Mix)
30 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix Dub)
31 Mercy Street (William Orbit Mix)
32 Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam Mix)
33 Games Without Frontiers (Massive/DB Mix)
34 Ga Ga (I Go Swimming Instrumental)
35 Walk Through the Fire (Single Mix)
36 Biko (Live)
37 Sledgehammer (Extended)
38 Don't Break This Rhythm (Full Version)
39 In Your Eyes (Special Remix)
40 Big Time (Extended Version)
41 I Don't Remember (Live Single Version)
42 Kiss of Life (Live)
43 I Have the Touch (85 Remix)
44 Jetzt Kommt Die Flut
45 Solsbury Hill (Live at the Bottom Line)
46 Strawberry Fields Forever (feat. The London Symphony Orchestra & the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
47 Digging In The Dirt - Instrumental
48 In Your Eyes - Special Remix
49 Growing Up - Stabilizer Remix
50 Digging In The Dirt - Rich E Remix
51 Suzanne
52 The Veil
53 I'm Amazing
54 I Don't Remember (Live)
55 Shaking The Tree - Bottrill Remix
56 Across The River
57 Curtains
58 Animal Nation
59 Courage
60 Quiet Steam
61 Shosholoza
62 Sky Blue - Martyn Bennett Remix
63 Soft Dog
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