Letta Mbulu — Themba Lami song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Themba Lami" by Letta Mbulu.

Lyrics

Ziyand izindab emoyeni sthandwa sami
Bakhuluma ngawe eSoweto
Ziyand izindab emoyen sthandwa
Kukhulunywa ngawe nase Alexandra
Phendula phendula sthandwa sami
Yinton oyenzayo mina xandingekho
Phendula phendula sthandwa sami
Sondela sthandwa sami undichazele
Baningi omathandindaba sthandwa sami
Bathetha betheth' indaba nezingekho
Baningi omaphandindaba sthandwa
Bay’gqibil imizi ngolwimi lwabo
Ngyacela ngyacela sthandwa sami
Sumamel indaba zasemgwaqeni
Ngithembe ngithembe sthandwa sami
Akekhwengimthandayo ngaphandle kwakho
Westhandwa sami ngithembe
Akekhwengimthandayo ngaphandle kwakho
Ngenhliziyo yami nomoya wami
Ngikhonze wena wedwa emhlabeni
Ngyacela (ngyathemba sthandwa sami)
Sumamel indaba zasemgwaqeni
Ngithembe (ngithembe sthandwa sami)
Akekhwengimthandayo ngaphandle kwakho
The-themba lami thula ndivile
Intetho zalomhlaba azipheli
Nd’ya-ku-thanda ndiyakuthemba
Noba sebethini ngawe siyofa silahlane
Ndiyathemba ndyathemba sthandwa sami
Siyofa silahlane mina nawe
Ngiyathemba ngyathemba sithandwa sami
Siyofa silahlane mina nawe
Ngyathemba ngyathemba sthandwa sami
Mina nawe mina nawe
Siyofa silahlane
Themba lami ngyathemba sthandwa sami
Siyofa silahlane mina nawe
Themba lami
Ngyathemba sthandwa sami
Ngithembe ngithembe
Sofa silahlane
Thula ndivile ndiyathemba
Sukhathazeka sthandwa sami
Siyofa silahlane mina nawe
Sthandwa
Ngithembe

Lyrics translation

Ziyand izindab in the spirit which loved us
Yea eSoweto deliver
Ziyand loved us izindab emoyen
Alexandra and yea Kukhulunywa base
Reply me reply loved us
You're doing four Yinton xandingekho
Reply me reply loved us
You explained to me loved us
Baningi loved us omathandindaba me
They speak means' not two that I
Baningi loved us omaphandindaba
In the language of the Bay'finished their prov
Ngyacela loved us ngyacela me
I listen to zasemgwaqeni
Loved us hope me hope
To save his Akekhwengimthandayo
Me loved us hope
To save his Akekhwengimthandayo
Me and yami in the Ngenhliziyo
You are alone on the earth serve
Ngyacela (me ngyathemba loved us)
I listen to zasemgwaqeni
The hope (a hope which loved us)
To save his Akekhwengimthandayo
The-dust my name I hope
You are here speech of the earth
Nd'amended to me I would hope
Yea either of the said siyofa silahlane
I hope you loved us ndyathemba me
Siyofa silahlane four yea
We loved us ngyathemba me Ngiyathemba
Siyofa silahlane four yea
Ngyathemba loved us ngyathemba me
Four yes four yes
Siyofa silahlane
Trust me my ngyathemba loved us
Siyofa silahlane four yea
My hope
Me Ngyathemba loved us
Hope hope
Death silahlane
I dust hopefully
Me troubled loved us
Siyofa silahlane four yea
Loved us
Hope