Umon' Usuk' Esweni - Ladysmith Black Mambazo traduction en anglais

Umon' Usuk' Esweni

Mona mona usuk esweni umona
Mona mona uzal' Ingculaz' umona
Mona uzal' abathakathi umona
Walibulala izwe lakithi umona
Walibulala izwe lakithi umona

Umthakathi lona, Umthakathi
Angithandi angithandi ungene esihogweni
Woza ngikukhombise indlela mngani wami
Woza ngikukhombise indlela sthando sami

Konke! Konke! Konke kulungile konke
Mona uzwa ngenzwa bethi
Mona uzwa besho bethi
Inhliziyo isiyalangazelela

We madoda yake yenzeka lendaba
Ngabona ikati lidlala ngegundane
Qagela kwenzekani emva kwalokho
Ngabuye ngabona inja idlala nonogwaja
Hhayi! Bol Bakwethu!
Musani ukudlala ngegeja kuziliwe
Wadlala ngegeja kuziliwe

Kunendaba enkulu ebengifuna ukukutshela yona
Kodwa manje wena siphukuphuku ndini
Uzohamba uxoxel' abantu ngeke ngikutshele
Ngokubona ngikubize, ngithi hlala phansi
Sengiyibambile, ngayichutha ngayosa
Ngithi hlala phansi sidle
Mus' ukuyikhulumel' emlilweni
Wo yeheni baba

Umon' Usuk' Esweni

Lady, you are like the morning dew that settles on the grass
Lady, you are like the beautiful Zulu maiden
Lady, you are like the tribal tattoo
You have killed our nation, Lady
You have killed our nation, Lady

This tribal tattoo, tribal tattoo
I don't like it, I don't like it, it doesn't belong in this kraal
Come, let me show you the way, my friend
Come, let me show you the way, my love

Everything! Everything! Everything is good, everything
Lady, you can hear what people are saying
Lady, you can hear what people are whispering
Your heart desires it

Men, what has happened?
I saw a cat playing with a mouse
Guess what happened after that
I also saw a dog playing with a hedgehog
Hey! My brothers!
Don't play with a trapped leopard
He played with a trapped leopard

There is a big story that I wanted to tell you
But now you are such a gossip, I won't tell you
You will go and tell everyone, so I will not tell you
I thought I should call you, and tell you to sit down
I have seized it, I have cooked it, I have gone
I said sit down, let's eat
Don't talk about it in front of the fire
Woe unto you, father