Miriam Makeba — The Retreat Song song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "The Retreat Song" by Miriam Makeba.

Lyrics

Jikela emaweni sia hamba
Jikela emaweni sia hamba
Jikela emaweni sia hamba
Jikela emaweni sia hamba
Axents' amakhwenkwe axhentsa kwaba mnandi
Axents' amakwenkwe axentsel’emgondini
A jika madodda a jika kwabamandi
A jika madodda a jikele mgondini
A mia hamba, a mia hamba
A mia hamba, a mia hamba
Ja, ja, ja, ja, ja, ja
Ja, ja, ja, ja, ja, ja
Jikela emaweni sia hamba
Jikela emaweni sia hamba
Jikela emaweni sia hamba
Jikela emaweni sia hamba
Axents' amakhwenkwe axhentsa kwaba mnandi
Axents' amakwenkwe axentsel’emgondini
A jika madodda a jika kwabamandi
A jika madodda a jikele mgondini
A mia hamba, a mia hamba
A mia hamba, a mia hamba
Ja, ja, ja, ja, ja, ja
Ja, ja, ja, ja, ja, ja

Lyrics translation

We tend to go emaweni fall
We tend to go emaweni fall
We tend to go emaweni fall
We tend to go emaweni fall
Axents' axhentsa makhwenkwe and it was delicious
Axents' emgondini axentsel'amakwenkwe
A turn A turn kwabamandi madod
A turn A turn mgondini madod
A go me, go me a
A go me, go me a
Just, just, just, just, just, just
Just, just, just, just, just, just
We tend to go emaweni fall
We tend to go emaweni fall
We tend to go emaweni fall
We tend to go emaweni fall
Axents' axhentsa makhwenkwe and it was delicious
Axents' emgondini axentsel'amakwenkwe
A turn A turn kwabamandi madod
A turn A turn mgondini madod
A go me, go me a
A go me, go me a
Just, just, just, just, just, just
Just, just, just, just, just, just