Translation of the song lyrics Ntjilo Ntjilo (Lullaby to a Child About a Little Canary) - Miriam Makeba

Ntjilo Ntjilo (Lullaby to a Child About a Little Canary) (original)

Ndavi ilizwi kwelatyholo
Ndakhangela ndasondela
Lalisitsho lisithi thili thili thili
Ntyilo ntyilo yimmandi lontsholo
Ndavi ilizwi kwelotyholo
Ndakhangela ndasondela
Lalisitsho lisithi ilizwe lifile
Ntyilo ntyilo yamnandi lontsholo
Wayembethe iingubo ezimhlophe
Wayembethe neengubo ezibomvu
Lalisitsho lisithi ilizwe lifile
Ntyilo ntyilo yimmandi lontsholo
Lalisitsho lisithi thili thili
Ntyilo ntyilo yimmandi lontsholo
Wayembethe iingubo ezimhlophe
Wayembethe neengubo ezibomvu
Lalisitsho lisithi ilizwe lifile
Ntyilo ntyilo yimmandi lontsholo
Ntyilo ntyilo yimmandi lontsholo

Ntjilo Ntjilo (Lullaby to a Child About a Little Canary) (translation)

I heard a voice in the bush
I looked closer
It meant a thili thili thili
The revelation is the sound of the trumpet
I heard a voice in the bush
I looked closer
It said that the world was dead
It's a beautiful song of praise
He was wearing a white robe
He was wearing a red robe
It said that the world was dead
The revelation is the sound of the trumpet
It meant it
The revelation is the sound of the trumpet
He was wearing a white robe
He was wearing a red robe
It said that the world was dead
The revelation is the sound of the trumpet
The revelation is the sound of the trumpet