| Amazulu (original) | Amazulu (translation) |
|---|---|
| Drifting | Drifting |
| I’m drifting away | I'm drifting away |
| Into the darkness | Into the darkness |
| Ndizothath' umthwalo | I'll take the load |
| Ndimbeke emqolo mama | I put him on my back, mother |
| Ubomi bunzima | Life is hard |
| So lift my head up high | So lift my head up high |
| Open my eyes | Open my eyes |
| And I will fly oh | And I will fly oh |
| I’m barely coping | I'm barely coping |
| I’m feeling closed in | I'm feeling closed in |
| Looking up, hoping | Looking up, hoping |
| The heavens will open | The heavens will open |
| Mdali wezulu | Creator of heaven |
| Ndikhalela kuwe | I cry to you |
| Open up, open up | Open up, open up |
| I’m feeling closer now | I'm feeling closer now |
| The light is shining brighter but I’m losing my flow | The light is shining brighter but I'm losing my flow |
| Kudala ndisiwa ndivuka | It's been a long time since I woke up |
| Ndifuna noluthando | I also want love |
| Ndifuna noluthando mmn | I also want love mmn |
| Kudala ndifuna ubomi buvume | For a long time, I wanted life to agree |
| Vungama ngonyama | The lion roars |
| Vungama | Vungama |
| Avuleka avuleka | They opened and opened |
| Avuleka avuleka avuleka amazulu | The heavens opened and opened |
| 'Vuleka amazulu | 'Open up the heavens |
| 'Vuleka amazulu | 'Open up the heavens |
| Oooooh | Oooooh |
| Avuleka avuleka avuleka | They opened and opened and opened |
| 'Vuleka amazulu | 'Open up the heavens |
| 'Vuleka amazulu | 'Open up the heavens |
| 'Vuleka amazulu | 'Open up the heavens |
| I’m giving, they’re taking | I'm giving, they're taking |
| Tripping, I’m falling | Tripping, I'm falling |
| Tell me I’m nothing | Tell me I'm nothing |
| Don’t care what they saying | Don't care what they say |
| And I’m begging you darling | And I'm begging you darling |
| Stop losing your flow | Stop losing your flow |
| Ey no more drifting | No more drifting |
| No more drifting away | No more drifting away |
| Livumil' icamagu | It's loud |
| Avulekile amazulu | The heavens are open |
| I’m fighting for survival | I'm fighting for survival |
| Ndiliqhawe, ndiliqhawe | I am a hero, I am a hero |
| Ndiyingonyama | I am a lion |
| Eeeehh-Ooooohh | Eeeehh-Ooooohh |
| Oooo-ooooh, oooo-ooooh | Ooo-ooooh, oooo-ooooh |
| Avuleka avuleka | They opened and opened |
| Avuleka avuleka avuleka amazulu | The heavens opened and opened |
