Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
For twenty years, I’ve suffered every punishment and pain
– Iminyaka engamashumi amabili, ngiye ngabhekana nazo zonke izijeziso nobuhlungu
From the wrath of gods and monsters to the screams of comrades slain
– Kusukela olakeni lonkulunkulu nezilo kuya ekumemezeni kwabangane ababulewe
I come back and find my palace desecrated, sacked like Troy
– Ngiyabuya futhi ngithole isigodlo sami singcolisiwe, siphangiwe Njengetroy
Worst of all, I hear you dare to touch my wife and hurt my boy
– Okubi kunakho konke, ngiyakuzwa unesibindi sokuthinta umkami futhi ulimaze umfana wami
I have had enough
– Senganele
Odysseus, Odysseus
– U-Odysseus, U-Odysseus
Odysseus, Ody—
– U-Odysseus, U-Ody—
In the heat of battle, at the edge of the unknown
– Ekushiseni kwempi, emaphethelweni okungaziwa
Somewhere in the shadows lurks an agile, deadly foe
– Endaweni ethile emthunzini kunesitha esisheshayo nesibulalayo
We have the advantage, we’ve the numbers and the might
– Sinenzuzo, sinamanani namandla
No
– Cha
You don’t understand it, this man plans for every fight
– Awuyiqondi, le ndoda ihlela ukulwa ngakunye
Odysseus, Odysseus
– U-Odysseus, U-Odysseus
Odysseus, Odysseus
– U-Odysseus, U-Odysseus
Where is he? Where is he?
– Uphi? Uphi?
Keep your head down, he’s aimin’ for the torches
– Gcina ikhanda lakho phansi, ufuna izibani
Our weapons, they’re missing!
– Izikhali zethu, azikho!
He’s using the darkness to hide his approaches
– Usebenzisa ubumnyama ukuze afihle izindlela zakhe
We’re empty handed, up against an archer
– Asinalutho, sibhekene nomcibisheli
Our only chance is to strike him in the darkness
– Okuwukuphela kwethuba lethu ukumshaya ebumnyameni
We know these halls, the odds can be tilted
– Siyazi la mahholo, amathuba angathambekela
You don’t think I know my own palace? I built it
– Awucabangi ukuthi ngiyazi isigodlo sami? Ngayakha
Odysseus, Odysseus
– U-Odysseus, U-Odysseus
Odysseus, Odysseus
– U-Odysseus, U-Odysseus
Old king, our leader is dead
– Inkosi endala, umholi wethu ufile
You’ve destroyed the serpent’s head
– Uke wabhubhisa ikhanda lenyoka
Now the rest of us are no longer a threat
– Manje sonke asiseyona ingozi
Old king, forgive us instead
– Inkosi endala, sithethelele esikhundleni salokho
So that no more blood is shed
– Ukuze kungabe kusachitheka igazi
Let’s have open arms instead
– Ake sibe nezingalo ezivulekile esikhundleni salokho
No
– Cha
Odysseus, Odysseus
– U-Odysseus, U-Odysseus
Odysseus, Odysseus
– U-Odysseus, U-Odysseus
Damn, he’s more cunning than I assumed
– Ngempela, unobuqili kakhulu kunalokho engangikucabanga
While we were busy plotting
– Ngesikhathi simatasa sihlela
He hid our weapons inside this room
– Wafihla izikhali zethu ngaphakathi kuleli gumbi
I find it hard to believe that the sharpest of kings
– Ngikuthola kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi amakhosi abukhali kunawo wonke
Left his armory unlocked
– Washiya indawo yakhe yokugcina izikhali ingavaliwe
So what?
– Ngakho kuthiwani?
Now that we have armed ourselves
– Manje njengoba sesizihlomile
Let’s make the bastard rot
– Ake senze i-bastard ibole
Behind you!
– Ngemuva kwakho!
Throw down those weapons
– Phonsa phansi lezo zikhali
And I ensure you’ll be spared
– Futhi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzosindiswa
After seeing what the king will do to us
– Ngemva kokubona ukuthi inkosi izokwenzani kithi
We wouldn’t dare
– Sasingeke silinge
I don’t wanna hurt you
– Angifuni ukukulimaza
But trust me, I’ve come prepared
– Kodwa ngithembe, sengifikile ngilungiselele
Ha! Your very presence has doomed the king, young prince
– Uha! Ukuba khona kwakho kuye kwalahla inkosi, inkosana esencane
We don’t fight fair
– Asilwi ngokulunga
Stop
– Yima
Brothers, we got company and he’s made a grave mistake
– Abazalwane, sinenkampani futhi wenze iphutha elikhulu
Left the weapons room unlocked, and now they’re ours to take
– Ushiye igumbi lezikhali lingavaliwe, futhi manje sekungokwethu ukuthatha
Brothers, come and arm yourselves, there’s a chance for us to win
– Abazalwane, woza uzozihlomisa, kunethuba lokuthi sinqobe
We can still defeat the king if we all attack the prince
– Sisengayinqoba inkosi uma sonke sihlasela inkosana
Where is he? Where is he?
– Uphi? Uphi?
Capture him, he’s our greatest chance
– Mthumbe, uyithuba lethu elikhulu kunawo wonke
Get off me, get off me
– Suka kimi, suka kimi
Fight ’til the prince can barely stand
– Yilwa kuze kube yilapho inkosana ingakwazi ukuma
Hold him down, hold him down
– Mgcine phansi, mgcine phansi
Make the king obey our command
– Yenza inkosi ilalele umyalo wethu
Hold him down, hold him down
– Mgcine phansi, mgcine phansi
‘Cause if he won’t, I’ll break the kid’s hands
– Ngoba uma engafuni, ngizophula izandla zengane
Got him
– Ngimthole
Me-mer—
– Mina-mina—
Mercy? Mercy?
– Isihe? Isihe?
My mercy has long since drowned
– Sekuyisikhathi eside isihe sami sishona
It died to bring me home
– Yafa ukuze ingilethe ekhaya
And as long as you’re around
– Futhi uma nje useduze
My family’s fate is left unknown
– Akwaziwa ukuthi kwenzekani emndenini wami
You plotted to kill my son
– Uhlele ukubulala indodana yami
You planned to rape my wife
– Uhlele ukudlwengula umkami
All of you are going to die
– Nonke nizokufa
Odysseus
– U-Odysseus
You’ve filled my heart with hate
– Ugcwalise inhliziyo yami ngenzondo
All of you, who have done me wrong
– Nonke nina eningenze kabi
This will be your fate!
– Lokhu kuyoba isiphetho sakho!
Odysseus
– U-Odysseus
Odysseus
– U-Odysseus
