| Uthando lwami ngiyak' nikeza
| I give you my love
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| Inhliziyo yami ifuna wena
| My heart wants you
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| Banamanga bathi mina ngizokuyeka
| They lie and say that I will stop
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| Ngeke balunge ngawe ngiyaz’fela
| They will not be good to you, I will die
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| We bakithi aning’sizeni, naku ngifa uthando
| My countrymen have no mercy, here I am dying for love
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| Wema, oh
| Wait, oh
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| Nayi insizwa ing' sanganisa (La ngibashwa nguthando)
| Here's a young man who's mixed up
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| Awu wema yo oh
| Oh wait, oh
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| Ungowami in a ngiz' thandela
| You are mine in a niz' thandale
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| Anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela
| I don't care because I love you
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| Banamanga bathi uthando luzophela
| They lie and say that love will end
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| Anginandaba nabo ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela
| I don't care about them because I love you
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| Bayakhuluma ondaba zabantu
| They are talking about people's news
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| Banamanga bathi ngeke sphumelele
| They lie and say that we will not succeed
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| Inhliziyo yami ngeke ivume
| My heart will not agree
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| Ukulahlekelwa ngumuntu onjengawe
| Losing someone like you
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| Nayi insizwa ing' sanganisa
| Here is a young man who is mixed up
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| We ngibanjwa uthando
| I was caught in love
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| Wema ye wo
| He stood for wo
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| Umgowami mina ngiz' thandela
| I'm going to love you
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| Anginandaba Lapha kuwe ngiz' thandela
| I don't care. I'm here for you
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| We eh
| And eh
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| Ungowami in a ngiz' thandela
| You are mine in a niz' thandale
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| Anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela
| I don't care because I love you
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| Banamanga bathi uthando luzophela
| They lie and say that love will end
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| Anginandaba nabo ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela
| I don't care about them because I love you
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| Ungowami in a ngiz' thandela
| You are mine in a niz' thandale
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| Anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela
| I don't care because I love you
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| Banamanga bathi uthando luzophela
| They lie and say that love will end
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| Anginandaba nabo ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela
| I don't care about them because I love you
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| Angeke balunge sthandwa sami (Hayi hayi hayi hayi bo)
| They can't be right my love (No no no no no)
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| Ngoba mina nawe siyathanana (Iyelele mama we) | Because you and I love each other (Iyele mama wa) |
| Oh ngeke balunge sthandwa sami (Hayi hayi hayi hayi bo)
| Oh they won't be alright my love (No no no no no)
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| Mina nawe siyathanana yhe
| You and I love each other
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| Ungowami in a ngiz' thandela
| You are mine in a niz' thandale
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| Anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela
| I don't care because I love you
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| Banamanga bathi uthando luzophela
| They lie and say that love will end
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| Anginandaba nabo ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela
| I don't care about them because I love you
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| Ungowami
| You are mine
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| Sthandwa sami
| My love
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| Ngeke balunge
| They will not be good
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| Ngeke, ungowami | No, you are mine |