Etiket: Isixhosa

Ikliphu Yevidiyo Ingoma Welcome – Wamkelekile Number one, body movement (Funky) – Inombolo yokuqala, ukuhamba komzimba (Funky) No sitting still (Dance, bro) – No seat yet (Dancing, babe) Number two (Hahahaha), only speak in glory (Yeah) – 2 (hahahahahaha), solo exhibition (Yehahahaha) Leave your baggage at home (None of that deep shit) – Shiya imithwalo…

Ikliphu Yevidiyo Ingoma Gazing through the window at the world outside – Ukujonga ngefestile ngaphandle Wondering will mother earth survive – Umbuzo ngaba umama womhlaba uya kusinda Hoping that mankind will stop abusing her sometime – Ngethemba lokuba uluntu luya kuyeka ukumxhaphaza ngaxa lithile After all, there’s only just the two of us – Emva…

Ikliphu Yevidiyo Ingoma I am Iron Man – I’M Iron Man Has he lost his mind? – Ngaba waphulukana nengqondo yakhe? Can he see, or is he blind? – Ngaba unokubona, okanye uyimfama? Can he walk at all? – Ngaba angahamba konke konke? Or if he moves, will he fall? – Okanye ukuba uyahamba, uya…

Ikliphu Yevidiyo Ingoma First time I went to Memphis – Ndandiqala Ngqa ukuya Ememphis They had, it was a two-story club that only the downstairs was open, we lookin’ down and it was a moshpit (Yeah) – Babenayo, yayiyiklabhu enemigangatho emibini kuphela eyavulwa ezantsi, sijonga ezantsi kwaye yayiyimoshpit (Ewe) Vybz Kartel ah talk – Vybz…

Ikliphu Yevidiyo Ingoma Uncle said, “Nigga, you must be sick – Uncle saying, ” Nigga, kufuneka ugule All you talk about is just gettin’ rich” – Konke othetha ngako kukuba sisityebi” Choke my neck, nigga, and ice my bitch – Nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga nigga Beat the system with chains and…

Ikliphu Yevidiyo Ingoma My hair is high, coke is cheap – Iinwele zam ziphezulu, icoke inexabiso eliphantsi It’s a great time to be alive – Ixesha elihle lokuphila Studies are now saying that cigarettes are recommended and women belong in the kitchen – Iingcali zenzululwazi zithi i cigarettes iyacetyiswa kwaye abafazi basekhitshini We’d go to…

Ikliphu Yevidiyo Ingoma (Ready? Yes) – (Ulungele? Ewe) Well, oh, Madeline, how you been? I’ve been waiting ’round to die again – Um, Madison, how’s been? Ndilinde ukufa kwakhona Well, I saw all your friends and you weren’t there – Ndibone bonke abahlobo bakho, kwaye awuzange ube khona And there’s a picture of us holding…

Ikliphu Yevidiyo Ingoma (Birds don’t, birds don’t, birds don’t, birds don’t) – (Birds don’t, birds don’t, birds don’t, birds don’t, birds) Lost in emotion, mama’s youngest – Lost in, ,amaamaamaamaamaamaama, mama’s sweatshirt Tryna navigate life without my compass – Tryna ubomi ngaphandle kwekhampasi yam Some experience death and feel numbness – Abanye bafumana ukufa kwaye…

Ikliphu Yevidiyo Ingoma I was six years old – Ndandineminyaka emithandathu ubudala Running from the sound in my nightgown, screamin’ through the walls – Inkqubo ukusuka isandi wam nightgown, screamin’ ngokusebenzisa kweendonga He was angry, she was tryin’, I could hear it all – Wayenomsindo, wayezama, ndandisiva yonke into TV up loud as it could…