Hugh Masekela – Sechaba Lyrics English Translations

Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele!
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele!
Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele!
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele!
Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele!
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele!
Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele!
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele!

Siyalila sichaba, dikgomo difedile – u helele!
– Sichaba Siyalila, dikgomo difedile – u helele!
Bafedile li bopapa batsware tsi dipasa – u helele!
– Bafedile is bopapa batsware parcel gt – u helele!
Sitimela sibatsedi bafeletsi Johane – u helele!
– John sibatsedi time bafeletsi – u helele!
Basimani basitsana batshabile Soweto – u helele!
– Four enemy basitsana Seth – u helele!
Masiya li basadi basetsi balibangwe – u helele!
– Gt is caused by Masiya ward – u helele!
Tlang li boneng matata a-Afrika – u helele!
– Boneng is the father of the gentiles Africa – u helele!
Iyo! Siyelele Mama! – u helele!
– Iyo! Mother Siyelele! – u helele!
Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele!
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele!
Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele!
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele!
Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele!
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele!

Mus’ ukukhulum’ amanganyana – u helele
– Do not’ great’ amanganyana – u helele
Sesizwil’ ukuthi usebenzel’ izitha – u helele!
– The national’ work that’ have – u helele!
Idlozi livukile! Masibuyel’ emakhaya! – u helele!
– Idlozi awake! Masibuyel’ home! – u helele!
Iyo! Siyelele Mama! – u helele!
– Iyo! Mother Siyelele! – u helele!

Nang’ amaphoyis’ adlase liDlamini – u helele
– Despite the’ amaphoyis’ liDlamini base of a helele
Emgodini weGoli amadoda aphelile – u helele
– The men ended weGoli Emgodini – u helele
Asikwazi lokho, buyel’ emakhaya – u helele
– We know there is, buyel’ home – a helele
Abantwana bayakhala, ubisi luphelile – u helele
– Bayakhala children, it is the only milk – a helele
Abatsotsi bezimpimpi ziyakhathaza – u helele
– Ziyakhathaza Abatsotsi bezimpimpi – u helele
Yibuhlungu, madoda le ndaba yaseAfrika – u helele
– Yibuhlungu, to the men I yaseAfrika – u helele

Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele
Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele
Iyo, siyelele Mama! – u helele
– Iyo, siyelele Mother! – u helele
Iyo, siyelele Mama
– Iyo, Mother siyelele