| Ayi! | Does not! |
| Ikuphi imbizo namhlanje?
| Where is the calling today?
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| Tsiki tsiki yoh!
| Tsiki tsiki yoh!
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| Aish!
| Aish!
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| (Tsiki tsiki yoh)
| (Tsiki tsiki yoh)
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| Yilabafana bes’pheth' iAfro
| These are the Afro boys
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| (Tsiki tsiki yoh!)
| (Tsiki tsiki yoh!)
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| Vantoeka baba! | Vantoeka dad! |
| Aish!
| Aish!
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| (Tsiki tsiki yoh)
| (Tsiki tsiki yoh)
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| Haha! | Haha! |
| Bheka. | Look. |
| Sho
| Sho
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| Woza. | Come on. |
| Skhu!
| Shh!
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| Mak’dlala les’gubhu ngivele ngikhumbul' i’insuku ezadlule (dlala baba!)
| Let me play this drum and I'll just remember the days gone by (play it daddy!)
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| Bek’senziwa amaS-Curl ekhanda, sijaiva ngoMdu (bulaphi wena)
| We were doing S-Curls on the head, we were talking about Mdu (where are you)
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| Sisher' ingudu namacherry, kwakumnandi vantoeka
| Sisher' the fruit and cherries, it was delicious
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| Plus ngiyakhumbula, ngifisa isikhathi singabuyel' emuva
| Plus I remember, I wish time could not go back
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| Noma kun' imvula usifica sigcwele ebheshini (vele baba!)
| Even if it's raining, you'll find us packed in the beach (of course, dad!)
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| Iskoqokoqo sonyaweni, sifak' imali esosini (woz'!)
| We're kicking ass, we're putting money in the pocket (woz'!)
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| Bek’sagqokw' omeserayza, ezinye ziday' amakhanda
| They were still wearing turbans, some were wearing headscarves
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| Amapantsula bengasheli, abeqonyelwa ukujaiva (yebo baba!)
| Non-burning pants, which were used to jaiva (yes dad!)
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| 'Nsuku zak’dala bezimnandi ngiyak’tshela bra wami (ngiyakhumbula boy!)
| 'The good old days were good I tell you my bra (I miss it boy!)
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| Uyakhumbula bes’satheng' inkawuza nango one rand
| Do you remember when we bought it for one rand?
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| Wen' uyadlala, ngek' uphinde u’ifice le-life
| If you play, you will never find this life again
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| Be sijaiva sijuluke sibemanzi, kudlale le-number
| While we were feeling sweaty, this number played
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| Sithanda lama-cherry akasi, singenandaba noglama
| We love these cherries, we don't care about the flavor
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| Bewusifica emaphathini sonke sigqoke ngok’fana
| You used to find us at parties all dressed the same
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| Vele ku-obvious, sikasi thina, sikhule sidlal' ikwaito
| It's obvious, we grew up playing kwaito
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| Iwona umculo es’khule ngawo, sungaphalaza mawunyanya (nakanjani!)
| The music we grew up with, we can't hate it (by all means!)
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| Tsiki tsiki yoh yoh yoh
| Tsiki tsiki yoh yoh yoh
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| Wawu kuphi wena
| Where are you?
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| Tsiki tsiki yoh yoh yoh
| Tsiki tsiki yoh yoh yoh
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| Wawu ngakanani la
| Wow, how big is this
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| (Awuthi nginibuyisel' emuva futhi)
| (I'm not going to take you back again)
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| Vele lesigubhu ebesivus' itsotsi blind ilele ebusuku
| Of course, this drum used to wake up the blind thug who was sleeping at night
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| Vele lesigubhu ebesenza k’mane kuhlangane le screw
| Of course, this drum was used to assemble the screw
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| Vele lesigubhu ebesenza ibhari iqede imali yom’lungu
| Of course this drummer was making the bar run out of the member's money
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| Vele vele ilesigubhu ebesenza kumith' ingan' yomuntu
| Of course, the drum he used to play on a human scale
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| Vele lesigubhu ebesipinisa amakhanda kulabo Skroef
| Of course, this drum was turning the heads of those Skroef
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| Vele lesigubhu ebesenza ezethu a’ihlangane kusagroovwa
| Of course this drum was doing ours and it came together while grooving
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| Vele lesigubhu ebesenz' ingane ibuye late nakubo
| Of course, the drum that the child was making came back late to them too
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| Vele vele ilesigubhu ebesenza kulalwe k’khaliqhude
| Of course, the drum used to make the rooster sleep
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| Eyi ngihamba ngamabonda, sezib’dlile 'ikhaba amabhodlela
| I'm walking on stilts, they're already kicking bottles
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| K’qedwa amabhodlela, kujaivwa, kudliw' imali yestokfela
| The bottles are finished, the stock is spent
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| Kubhiyozwa ngempela, ongenamali lana ubeboleka
| It is celebrated in the end, the one who has no money is the one who borrows
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| Kushaw' ungizw' etop, ngiyak’khiphela not umkokotelo
| If you don't hear me at the top, I'm going to get you out of here
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| Tsiki tsiki ikuphi imbizo, bek’ngalindwa kuphel' inyanga
| No matter where the call is, it has been waiting for the end of the month
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| Kushisw' inyama, kudlalw' i-number, bebe 'ikhipha easy imali
| Meat is being burned, numbers are being played, and they are giving out easy money
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| Beku-easy man, bebe ngekho oMister Stingy la
| It was easy man, Mister Stingy was not there
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| Bek’thandwana blind, akekho obebukel' omunye phansi
| She was blind, no one was looking at the other person
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| Sho Skhu
| Sho Shku
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| I’insuku zak’dala bezimnandi, ngiyak’tshela bra wami
| The old days were good, I tell you my bra
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| Uvuk' ekuseni ushayw' ibhabhalazi, uzulelwa ikhanda
| You wake up in the morning with a headache
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| Bek’saphathwa lama-phone ane-aerial, agcwalisandla
| There were still mobile phones with aerials
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| Bewungayidingi itrans ukuz’ukwazi uku-approach abantwana
| You didn't need to be trans to be able to approach children
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| I’impahla zokugqoka bekukhona ezokuhamba nokuhlala ekhaya
| There were clothes for traveling and staying at home
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| Ngivuk' ekuseni ngiswenkile, angani phel' iChristmas
| I woke up early in the morning, it's Christmas
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| Akekh' ong’thintayo, usisi ujol' igintsi elisatshwayo
| No one is touching, the sister is looking at the missing finger
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| Bekumnandi man sikhule nge’igubhu zoMdurize | It was great growing up with Mdurize drums |