| Tapera (original) | Tapera (translation) |
|---|---|
| Ba fedile bana ba rona | They lost our children |
| Ba fedile le batswadi | They are gone with their parents |
| Sechaba sa Africa, sea kgobala | The African nation, it is hurting |
| Thusang badimo ba sechaba sa AfriKa | Help the ancestors of the African nation |
| Hase fole, Hase fole | It does not heal, It does not heal |
| Sechaba sa Africa, hase fole | African society, it does not heal |
| Safa sa phela sizwe se mnyama | We died and lived in a dark nation |
| Ya limala i-Afrika | It hurts Africa |
| Wa shoni isingane, isingane ne bazali | Say baby, baby and parents |
| Safa sa phela sizwe se mnyama | We died and lived in a dark nation |
| Safa sa phela sizwe se mnyama | We died and lived in a dark nation |
