Lyrics of Hamba Uyosebenza - The Soil, Sweet Voices, Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Hamba Uyosebenza (original)

Hoooooooo ha… mba
Iyo ayohoha Hamba…
Iyo ayo… (Hamba Uyosebenza)
Iyo ayo
Hamba uyosebenza (Hamba)
Oh hamba hamba
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uypsebenza
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uypsebenza
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uypsebenza
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uypsebenza
Ndithi ha… mba
Hamba uyo, Hamba uyosebenza
(Hamba Hamba)
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Umto njani lo
Umto theni
Thina siyasebenza yena uhleli
Umto njani lo
Umto theni
Uvuk’ekseni anjonge abanye emehlwe…
ni
Umto njani lo
Umto theni
Uvuk’ekseni anjonge abanye emehlwe…
ni
Ndithi ha… mba
Hamba uyo, Hamba uyosebenza
(Hamba Hamba)
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Ndithi ha… mba
Hamba uyo, Hamba uyosebenza
(Hamba Hamba)
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Izitsalo zilambile
Mvubo uphelile hamba
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Vuka sekusile
Iqcude likhalile hamba
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Sebenza vila ndini
Aw’boni cesha liphelile hamba
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Ndithi ha… mba
Hambuyo, Hambuyo sebenza
(Hamba… hay')
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Ndithi Hamba, hamba hamba
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyosebenza
(Hamba… hayi)
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba vila hamba
Hamba hamba hamba
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Uzolobola kanjani
Uzokhona kanjani
Ngoma inkomo awunazi
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uypsebenza
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyo
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uyosebenza
Hamba uypsebenza
Amanye amadoda Asemzebenzini
Hamba uyosebenza
Amanye amadoda Asemzebenzini
Hamba uyosebenza
Amanye amadoda Asemzebenzini
Hamba uyosebenza
Nabakubiza,
Nabamqcweba bathi woza siyo sebenza
Amanye amadoda Asemzebenzini
Hamba uyosebenza
Amanye amadoda Asemzebenzini
Hamba uyosebenza
Amanye amadoda Asemzebenzini
Hamba uyosebenza

(translation)

Hoooooooo ha… dig
It's going to suck Go…
It goes… (Go to Work)
That's it
Go to work (Go)
Oh go go
Go to work
Go to work
Go to work
Go there
Go there
Go to work
Go to work
Go to work
Go there
Go there
Go to work
Go to work
Go to work
Go there
Go there
Go to work
Go to work
Go to work
Go there
Go there
Go to work
Go to work
Go to work
I say ha… dig
Go, Go to work
(Go Go)
Go to work
Go to work
How is this?
What's up?
We are working while he is sitting
How is this?
What's up?
He wakes up and looks at others with a smile on his face...
ni
How is this?
What's up?
He wakes up and looks at others with a smile on his face...
ni
I say ha… dig
Go, Go to work
(Go Go)
Go to work
Go to work
I say ha… dig
Go, Go to work
(Go Go)
Go to work
Go to work
The pulls are hungry
The fat is gone, go
Go to work
Go to work
Get up early
The chick is crying, go
Go to work
Go to work
Work when you are lazy
Don't see the time is over, go
Go to work
Go to work
I say ha… dig
Go, Go work
(Go… hay')
Go to work
Go to work
I say Go, go go
Go there
Go there
Go to work
(Go… no)
Go to work
Go to work
Go lazily go
Go! Go! Go
Go to work
Go to work
Go to work
How will you be happy?
How will you be there?
I'm a cow you don't know
Go there
Go there
Go to work
Go to work
Go to work
Go there
Go there
Go to work
Go to work
Go to work
Some men are at work
Go to work
Some men are at work
Go to work
Some men are at work
Go to work
And they called you,
The workers said to come and work
Some men are at work
Go to work
Some men are at work
Go to work
Some men are at work
Go to work