Wenyuku Umbombela (There goes the train)
UMbombela, uMbombela, (The train, the train)
wenyuku umbombela (The train, the train, there goes the train)×3
Wenyuku umbombela (There goes the train)
Wenyuka ekuseni (It goes in the morning)
Wenyuka umbombela (There goes the goes)
We baba yangishiya (oh father its leaving me behind)
Shuku shuku ×2 (*its the sound of a train*)
Yangishiya (Its leaving me behind)
Wenyuka wenyuka (It goes it goes)
Wenyuka umbombela (The train goes)
Webaba yangishiya (oh father its leaving me behind)
Musa ukungishiya, mbombela (Don’t leave me behind train) repeat
We baba iyangishiya (oh father its leaving me behind)
SABASHIYA MEDLEY
Sabashiya bazal’ ekhaya
Saphuma sangena kwamany’mazwe
Laphoku ngazi khonu mama nobaba
S’landel’inkululelo
Sabashiy’ abafowethu
Saphuma sangena kwamany’mazwe
Laphoku ngazi khonu mama nobaba
S’landel’inkululelo
Sesithi salan salan salan’ekhaya
Saphuma sangena kwamany’mazwe
Laphoku ngazi khonu mama nobaba
S’landel’inkululelo
Sesithi salan salan salan’ekhaya
Saphuma sangena kwamany’mazwe
Laphoku ngazi khonu mama nobaba
S’landel’inkululelo
Nelson Mandela X4
Sabela uyabizwe
Hay Amagerila X4
Sabela uyabizwe
Nelson Mandela X4
Sabela uyabizwe
Hay Amagerila X4
Sabela uyabizwe
CHANT
Mandela yhoo X4
Thula ntanam ntanam
Silwela isizwe
Thula mtanam mtanam
Silwela isizwe
Sisulu x2, Mandela yhooo x2
Sisulu x2, Mandela yhooo x2 (in chorus )
Winnie Mandela
Umama we sizwe (in chorus)
Madikizela x2
We left our parents behind (home)
We left our parents at home
We are leaving our homes to reach other countries
Unknown to our parents
In pursuit of liberation
Farewell all at home
We are leaving our homes to reach other countries
Unknown to our parents
In pursuit of liberation
Respond you are being called x4
CHANT
Nelson Mandela Respond you are being called x4
Guerrillas Respond you are being called x4
CHANT
Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, Walter Sisulu comforting words
Be peaceful and do not worry my child
We are fighting for this nation
Be peaceful and do not worry my child
We are fighting for this nation
UMANDELA UTHI AYIHLOME
UMadel’ uth’ ayihlome X2
Wen’ uth’ ayihlome
UMandel’ uth’ ayihlom’ ihlasele
Siyaya umkhonto wesizw’ eLusaka
Wen’ uth’ ayihlome
USisul’ uth’ ayihlome X2
Wen’ uth’ ayihlome
USisul’ uth’ ayihlom’ ihlasele
Siyaya umkhonto wesizw’ eLusaka
Wen’ uth’ ayihlome
Uhlaleleni wena ndoda
Uhlaleleni umis ‘amadolo
Uhlaleleni wena nsizwa
Waz’ umkhonto ukumele
Wee wasala ilanga liyashona
Ilanga liyashona madoda
Saphel’ isizwe, Bakhal’ abantu
Uyadela siba
Yee Ayihlom’ ihlasele
UMadel’ uth’ ayihlome
Wen’ uth’ ayihlome X3
UMandel’ uth’ ayihlom’ ihlasele
Siyaya umkhonto wesizw’ eLusaka
Wen’ uth’ ayihlome
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Mandela says arm yourselves
He says you must arm yourselves
Mandela says you must arm yourselves and attack
We are going, using the spear of the nation into Lusaka
He says you must arm yourselves
Sisulu says arm yourselves
He says you must arm yourselves
Sisulu says you must arm yourselves and attack
We are going, using the spear of the nation into Lusaka
He says you must arm yourselves
Why are you not taking action as a man
Why are you with bended knees
Why are you not taking action young men
The spear is waiting for you
You’ll get left behind, it is nearing sunset
It is nearing sunset young man
The nation is being destroyed and people are weeping
Alas!!!!
Arm yourselves and attack
Mandela says arm yourselves
He says you must arm yourselves
Mandela says arm yourselves and attack
We are going, using the spear of the nation into Lusaka
MAMA NDIYALILA
Mama ndiyala O ndilel’ umuzi la bawo mama x4
Vuka mzi onsundu O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama x4
Ziphala iinyembezi x4
Vukani madoda O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama
Vukani bafazi O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama
Vukani zinsizwa O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama
Vukani zintombi O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama
Vukani madoda O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama
Vukani bafazika O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama
Vukani zinsizwa O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama
Vukani zintombi O silwele umuzi ka bawo mama Ziphal’ iinyembezi x4
Au hee Umzi ka baba umuzi ka baba x2
Au hee Yelele yelele Vukamzi Umzi kababa x2
Mother I’m weeping Mother I’m sweeping crying for my father’s home.. x4
Africans awake to fight for my father’s home … x4
Tears are streaming down x4
Wake up men and fight for my father’s home
Wake up women and fight for my father’s home
Wake up young men and fight for my father’s home
Wake up young women and fight for my father’s home
Wake up men and fightfor my father’s home
Wake up women and fight for my father’s home
Wake up young men and fight for my father’s home
Wake up young women and fight for my father’s home
Tears are streaming down x2
Africans awake x2
FREEDOM SONGS MEDLEY
JIKIJELA& ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA
Jikijela ngamatshe
Sobashaya ngamatshe X4
Mzukwana zobuya
Jikileka ngamatshe x3
Jikijela ohhhhh
Jikijela ngamatshe
Sobashaya ngamatshe X2
Mzukwana zobuya
Jikileka ngamatshe x3
Jikijela ohhhhh
Rolihlahla Mandela
Freedom is in your hands
Show us the way to freedom X2
In this land of Africa
(Praise singing)
Rolihlahla Mandela
Freedom is in your hands
Show us the way to freedom
In this land of Africa
Show us show us the way
Madiba
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Strike with stones
We will strike them with stones
When the time has come
Strike with stones x4
Rolihlahla Mandela
Freedom is in your hands
Show us the way to freedom X2
In this land of Africa
NDIKHOKHELE O YEHOVA
Ndikhokhele, O Yehova!
Ndingumhambi Nkosi yam
Unamandla, andinawo,
Onobuthathaka ndim
O Msindisi
Nguwe olikhaka lam!
Lowo mthombo wosindiso
Owavulwa ngenxa yam
Mawuvele umpompoze
Uzihlamb izono zam
O Msindisi
Nguwe oluncedo Iwam!
Ndfikile eJordane
Susa izoyiko zam
Zundikhaphe sendiwela
Yiba unguMncedi wam
O Msindisi
Nguwe oluncedo Iwam!
Guide me, O Thou great *Jehovah, [*Redeemer]
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more;
Feed me till I want no more. Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield;
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.Lord, I trust Thy mighty power,
Wondrous are Thy works of old;
Thou deliver’st Thine from thraldom,
Who for naught themselves had sold:
Thou didst conquer, Thou didst conquer
Sin and Satan and the grave,
Sin and Satan and the grave. When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death and hell’s Destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan’s side.
Songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to Thee;
I will ever give to Thee.
HALLELUJAH
Well I’ve heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don’t really care for music, do you?
Well it goes like this:
The fourth, the fifth, the minor fall and the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Well your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya
She tied you to her kitchen chair
And she broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
But baby I’ve been here before
I’ve seen this room and I’ve walked this floor
You know, I used to live alone before I knew ya
And I’ve seen your flag on the marble arch
And love is not a victory march
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Well there was a time when you let me know
What’s really going on below
But now you never show that to me do ya
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Maybe there’s a God above
But all I’ve ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew ya
And it’s not a cry that you hear at night
It’s not somebody who’s seen the light
It’s a cold and it’s a broken Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
IBAMBENI WE BAFANA
O ibanbeni
Ibambeni webafana X2
Ibambeni wezinsizwa
Isibamu salabafana
O sing’ khumbuz’ uOliver Thambo
Isibamu salabafana
O sing’ khumbuz’ Robert Sobukwe
O ibanbeni
Ibambeni webafana X2
Ibambeni wezinsizwa
Isibamu salabafana
O sing’ khumbuz’ uWinnie Mandela
Isibamu salabafana
O sing’ khumbuz’ uNelson Mandela
O ibanbeni
Ibambeni webafana X2
Ibambeni wezinsizwa
Isibamu salabafana
O sing’ khumbuza eMozabique x2
O ibanbeni
Ibambeni webafana X2
Ibambeni wezinsizwa
Isibamu salabafana
O sing’ knhumbuz’ uWalter Sisulu
Isibamu salabafana
I sing’ khumbuz’ uNelson Mandela
O ibambeni
Ibambeni webafana X2
Ibambeni wezinsizwa
Be brave young men
Be brave young men
The shooting by these young men
Reminds me of Oliver Thambo’s bravery
The shooting by these young men
Reminds me of Robert Sobukwe’s bravery
Be brave young men
Be brave young men
The shooting by these young men
Reminds me of Winnie Mandela’s bravery
The shooting by these young men
Reminds of Nelson Mandela’s bravery
Be brave young men
Be brave young men
The shooting by these young men
Reminds me of Mozambique
The shooting by these young men
Reminds me of Mozambique
Be brave young men
Be brave young men
The shooting by these young men
Reminds me of Walter Sisulu’s bravery
The shooting by these young men
Reminds me of Nelson Mandela’s bravery
Be brave young men
Be brave young men
SPIRITUAL MEDLEY (Jesus on the main line)
Lead:Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want
Choir:Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want
Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want
Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want
He’s on the mainline
Lead:This joy that I have, the devil didn’t give it to me
This joy that I have, the devil didn’t give it to me
This joy that I have, the devil didn’t give it to me
The devil didn’t give, the devil can’t take it away
Lead:Oh! When the saints
Choir:When the saints
Lead:Go marching in
Choir:When the saint go marching in
Oh! Lord I want to be in the number, when the saints go marching in
Choir: Kuzohlatshelelwa khona (There will be singing)
Basho; Hallelujah, hallelujah! (Shouting Hallelujah, Hallelujah)
Njengomfula uhlokoma (like a river that flows)
Kudunyiswe iNkosi le. (Praising the Lord of Lords)
Asimbonanga (We Didn’t See)/Biko
Lead: Asimbonanga
Choir:Asimbonanga u Mandela thina
Laphe khona Laphe hleli khona
Lead:Sithi hei wena
Choir:Hei wena Hei wena nawe
Hei wena Hei wena nawe
Sofika nini Lasiyakhona
Lead:Asimbonanga
Choir: Asimgonanga u Mandela thina
Laphe khona Laphe hleli khona
Oh, oh, ohoo
Oh, oh, ohoo
Oh, oh, ohoo
Oh, oh, ohoo
English Lyrics
Lead:We didn’t see Mandela
Choir: We didn’t see Mandela
We didn’t know where he was and we didn’t know where he stayed
Lead: Hey you
Hey you
Hey you and when will we reach our designation
But we didn’t see Mandela
You can blow out the candle
But you can’t blow out a fire
Once the flames begin to catch
The wind will blow it higher
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko
Oh, oh, ohoo
Oh, oh, ohoo
Oh, oh, ohoo
Oh, oh, ohoo
BAWO THIXO SOMANDLA
Bawo, Thixo Somandla,
Buyinton’ ubugwenxa bam?
Azi senzen’ ebusweni beNkosi,
Bawo, Thixo Somandla?
Azi senzeni na? x 2
Azi senzeni Nkosi yam,
Sigqibana nje!
Emhlaben’
Sibuthwel’ ubunzima x 2
Bawo, Thixo Somandla.
Mayedlule lendebe x 2
Azi senzeni Nkosi yam
Sigqibana nje
Ndnesingqala
Enhliziyweni yam
Ndisolokho ndisitsho “Mngci!
Ayidlule lendebe,
Bawo, Thixo Somandla”.
Father, God Almighty
What are our sins
What have we wronged you, Lord
Father, God Almighty
What have we done? X 2
What have we done, My Lord?
That we kill each other thus!
This world
Is full of troubles x 2
Father, God Almighty
May this cup pass from us x 2
What have we dome My Lord
That We kill each other thus
I have a continuous cry
Inside my heart
I keep saying “Truly
May this cup pass from us
Father, God Almighty
BAWO THIXO SOMANDLA
Emhlaben’
Sibuthwel’ ubunzima
Bawo, Thixo Somandla.
Azi senzen’ ebusweni beNkosi,
Bawo, Thixo Somandla?
Azi senzeni na? x2
Azi senzeni Nkosi yam,
Sigqibana nje!
Emhlaben’
Sibuthwel’ ubunzima x2
Bawo, Thixo Somandla.
Mayedlule lendebe x2
Azi senzeni Nkosi yam,
Sigqibana nje!
Ndnesingqala
Enhliziyweni yam
Ndisolokho ndisitsho
Ayidlule lendebe,
Bawo, Thixo Somandla.
We suffer greatly on this earth
Father God almighty
What wrong have we committed before thee
Father God almighty
What wrong have we committed?
What wrong have we committed my Lord
We are killing each other
May this cup pass
What wrong have we committed my Lord
We are killing each other
I am heavy of heart
I’m continuously crying
Asking for this cup to pass
Father God almighty
HAMBA NATHI Thixo somandla
Hamba nathi Thixo somandla
Hamba nathi mkhululiwethu X2
Zonk’ izizwe zimele thina
Abafana benkululeko X2
Cupha mfana
Cupha sishay’ ingoma
Giya mfana
Giya sishay’ ingoma
Yaba yaba yaba yeba
Yaba yaba yebaba yeba X2
Yeba yee
Yebaba yebaba
Yebaba yeba
Cupha mfana
Cupha sishay’ ingoma X2
Giya mfana
Giya sishay’ ingoma
Cupha mfana
Cupha sishay’ ingoma CHANT X4
Giya mfana
Giya sishay’ ingoma
BE WITH US OUR REDEEMER
Be with us God almighty
Be with us our redeemer x2
All nations are waiting on us
Young men of liberation x2
Sit a little young man
Sit a little and let us sing
Dance young man
Dance and let us sing
Sit a little young man
Sit a little and let us sing (CHANT AND PRAISE SINGING)
Dance young man
Dance and let us sing
