Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
Happiness hit her like a train on a track
– Ulonwabo lwambetha njengololiwe kwingoma
Coming towards her, stuck still, no turning back
– Yizani ngakuye, nibambekile, ningabuyi umva
She hid around corners and she hid under beds
– Wazifihla ezimbombeni wazifihla phantsi kweebhedi
She killed it with kisses and from it she fled
– Wayibulala ngokumanga wabaleka kuyo
With every bubble, she sank with her drink
– Ngeqamza ngalinye, wazika kunye nesiselo sakhe
And washed it away down the kitchen sink
– Kwaye wayihlamba phantsi kwesinki yekhitshi
The dog days are over
– Iintsuku zeenja ziphelile
The dog days are done
– Iintsuku zeenja zenziwa
The horses are coming
– Amahashe aya kuza
So you better run
– Ke ubaleka ngcono
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
– Balekela unyoko, balekela uyihlo ngokukhawuleza
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
– Balekani abantwana benu, ngenxa yoodade benu nabantakwenu
Leave all your love and your longing behind
– Shiya lonke uthando lwakho kunye nokulangazelela kwakho ngasemva
You can’t carry it with you if you want to survive
– Awunakho ukuyiphatha ukuba ufuna ukusinda
The dog days are over
– Iintsuku zeenja ziphelile
The dog days are done
– Iintsuku zeenja zenziwa
Can you hear the horses?
– Ngaba uva amahashe?
‘Cause here they come
– Kuba beza
And I never wanted anything from you
– Kwaye andizange ndifune nto kuwe
Except everything you had
– Ngaphandle kwayo yonke into onayo
And what was left after that too, oh
– Kwaye yintoni eseleyo emva koko, oh
Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back
– Ulonwabo lwambetha njengembumbulu ngasemva
Struck from a great height
– Ukubethwa ukusuka ekuphakameni okukhulu
By someone who should know better than that
– Ngomntu omele azi ngcono kunokuba
The dog days are over
– Iintsuku zeenja ziphelile
The dog days are done
– Iintsuku zeenja zenziwa
Can you hear the horses?
– Ngaba uva amahashe?
‘Cause here they come
– Kuba beza
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father
– Balekela unyoko, balekela uyihlo ngokukhawuleza
Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers
– Balekani abantwana benu, ngenxa yoodade benu nabantakwenu
Leave all your love and your longing behind
– Shiya lonke uthando lwakho kunye nokulangazelela kwakho ngasemva
You can’t carry it with you if you want to survive
– Awunakho ukuyiphatha ukuba ufuna ukusinda
The dog days are over
– Iintsuku zeenja ziphelile
The dog days are done
– Iintsuku zeenja zenziwa
Can you hear the horses?
– Ngaba uva amahashe?
‘Cause here they come
– Kuba beza
The dog days are over
– Iintsuku zeenja ziphelile
The dog days are done (here they come)
– Iintsuku zeenja zenziwa (apha ziyeza)
The horses are coming
– Amahashe aya kuza
So you better run (here they come)
– Ngoko kungcono ubaleke (apha beza)
The dog days are over
– Iintsuku zeenja ziphelile
The dog days are done (here they come)
– Iintsuku zeenja zenziwa (apha ziyeza)
The horses are coming
– Amahashe aya kuza
So you better run
– Ke ubaleka ngcono
