Paroles et traduction Simphiwe Dana - Umzali Wam

Umzali Wam

Wo mzali wam mzali wam hehehe
Umzali wam (backing vocals)

Wo mzali wam mzali wam hehehe
Umzali wam (backing vocals)

Wo ye ye ye mzali wam hehehe
Umzali wam (backing vocals)

Wo ye ye ye wonyantsula maMjoli
Umzali wam (backing vocals)
Wo ye ye ye ye ye ye wodakasa maMjoli
Umzali wam (backing vocals)
Wandithwala maMjoli mzali wam ye ye ye
Umzali wam (backing vocals)
Wandithwal' emagxeni mzali wam
Umzali wam (backing vocals)
Mzali wam mzali wam mzali wam ((backing vocals)

1st Verse:

Ungamabala mabal' omnyama
Zinga lakho lokthanda

Lizisilanga (backing vocals)

Ntsikelelo zezam ye ye zezam ye ye ye
Ndizalwa nguwe (backing vocals)
Zalwa ndingenanto ze ndibenako konke (backing vocals)

Ungumnqweno ndowfezekisa (backing vocals)
Uyinkululeko magameni am (backing vocals)
Ndokwenza njani ndokwenza njani
Undishiya undishiya

Ungumnqweno ndowfezekisa (backing vocals)
Uyinkululeko magameni am (backing vocals)
Ndokwenza njani (backing vocals)
Xa kungenzeka (backing vocals)
Undishiye he he he he (backing vocals)

Ungandishiyi
Ndihleli ndindedwa
Uhlel' ukhona hlel' ukhona

Phefumla, phefumla (backing vocals)
Watsh' umama (backing vocals)
Wakhal' inyembezi (backing vocals)

Phefu hu hu hu hu humla phefumla (backing vocals) – And she broke down and cried, her tears washed over me (backing vocals)
Phefu hu humla phe he he fumla (backing vocals) – And we pushed and we pushed and we pushed (backing vocals)
Swung away from the fire yeah he he he he he he (backing vocals)

And so deeper we go, deeper
Deeper

Wo yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh
Tyhini uzele maMjoli (backing vocals)
Woy yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh
Tyhini uzele maMjoli (backing vocals)
Wo ngathwal' izandl' entloko
Hayi uzele maMjoli (backing vocals)
Wen' uzele wen' uzel' apha kum
Hayi uzele maMjoli (backing vocals)
Wen' uzele wen' uzel' apha kum
Wena uzele maMjoli (backing vocals)
Ungamtyholi ngant' uQamata
Hayi uzele maMjoli (backing vocals)
Ungamtyholi ngant' uQamata
Wena uzele maMjoli (backing vocals)
Wasityal' isizalo sakho
Wena uzele maMjoli (backing vocals)

My Parent

Oh my parent, my parent hehehe
My parent (backing vocals)

Oh my parent, my parent hehehe
My parent (backing vocals)

Oh ye ye ye my parent hehehe
My parent (backing vocals)

Oh ye ye ye you who bore me maMjoli
My parent (backing vocals)
Oh ye ye ye ye ye ye you who raised me maMjoli
My parent (backing vocals)
You carried me maMjoli my parent ye ye ye
My parent (backing vocals)
You carried me on your shoulders my parent
My parent (backing vocals)
My parent my parent my parent ((backing vocals)

1st Verse:

You are the shades of darkness
The intensity of your love

Is like the sun (backing vocals)

My blessings ye ye my blessings ye ye ye
I am born of you (backing vocals)
Born with nothing and now I have everything (backing vocals)

You are the wish I will fulfill (backing vocals)
You are freedom in my name (backing vocals)
What will I do, what will I do
If you leave me, if you leave me

You are the wish I will fulfill (backing vocals)
You are freedom in my name (backing vocals)
What will I do (backing vocals)
When it's not possible (backing vocals)
If you leave me he he he he (backing vocals)

Don't leave me
I am left alone
You are still here, you are still here

Breathe, breathe (backing vocals)
Look at mother (backing vocals)
She cried tears (backing vocals)

Breathe hu hu hu hu breathe (backing vocals) – And she broke down and cried, her tears washed over me (backing vocals)
Breathe hu breathe phe he he breathe (backing vocals) – And we pushed and we pushed and we pushed (backing vocals)
Swung away from the fire yeah he he he he he he (backing vocals)

And so deeper we go, deeper
Deeper

Oh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh
Woman, you have given birth maMjoli (backing vocals)
Oh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh
Woman, you have given birth maMjoli (backing vocals)
Oh I held my hands on my head
Yes, you have given birth maMjoli (backing vocals)
You have given birth, you have given birth here to me
Yes, you have given birth maMjoli (backing vocals)
You have given birth, you have given birth here to me
You have given birth maMjoli (backing vocals)
Don't be angry with uQamata
Yes, you have given birth maMjoli (backing vocals)
Don't be angry with uQamata
You have given birth maMjoli (backing vocals)
You have blessed our lineage
You have given birth maMjoli (backing vocals)