Translation of the song lyrics Thekwana - Zahara

Thekwana (original)

Umunt' ongaziyo la esuka khona
Ufana nomuntu ongazi la ayakhona
Amaqhawe akwantu
Siyaziqhenya ngawo
Intak' ezulu iyandilandela
Intak' ezulu iyandilandela
Uthekwana intaka yezulu iyandilandela
Uyandilandela
Uyandilandela
Ndibheke ngapha nangapha
Usemvakwami
Umama Maxeka, uHelen Joseph
Bayandilandela, bayandilandela
Bayandilandela, uyandilandela
Ndival' iindlebe zami uyandisebenzela
UTata Mandela uyandisebenzela
Ndival' iindlebe zami uyandisebenzela
Ubab' uLuthuli uyandisebenzela
(Thekwane, Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu…)
Intak' ezulu iyandilandela
Intak' ezulu iyandilandela
Uthekwana intaka yezulu iyandilandela
Uyandilandela
Uyandilandela
Ilizwe lonke ndilijikile
Ndifuna ndifun' impendulo
Ndajonga phezulu, ubani lona
O, nguye uThekwane
Oliver Tambo
Naba noSobukwe
Naba noSteve Biko
Bayandilandela
Bathi bapheth' amathamsanqa (Thekwane)
Bapheth intsikelelo (Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu)
Bayandilandela
Bathi bapheth' amathamsanqa (Thekwane)
Bapheth intsikelelo (Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu)

Thekwana (translation)

The stranger came from there
You are like someone who doesn't know they exist
Folk heroes
We are proud of it
The bird in the sky follows me
The bird in the sky follows me
When a bird of heaven follows me
He follows me
He follows me
I looked around
You are behind me
Mother Maxeka, Helen Joseph
They follow me, they follow me
They follow me, you follow me
I cover my ears and he works for me
Father Mandela works for me
I cover my ears and he works for me
Father Luthuli works for me
(Thekwane, Thekwane, Thekwane bird of heaven...)
The bird in the sky follows me
The bird in the sky follows me
When a bird of heaven follows me
He follows me
He follows me
I have turned the whole country around
I want to find an answer
I looked up, who is it?
Oh, that's Thekwane
Oliver Tambo
Here is Sobukwe
Here is Steve Biko
They follow me
They say they bring good luck (Thekwane)
Bring a blessing (Thekwane, Thekwane bird of heaven)
They follow me
They say they bring good luck (Thekwane)
Bring a blessing (Thekwane, Thekwane bird of heaven)