Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
I sit in the salt water, call in a vision of my daughter
– Ndihleli emanzini anetyuwa, ndifowunela umbono wentombi yam
Light a candle, place my grief upon the altar
– Khanyisa ikhandlela, beka usizi lwam esibingelelweni
Bird in my hands, a flower, a song
– Bird ezandleni zam, intyatyambo, ingoma
I used to think I knew what sadness was
– Ndandisoloko ndicinga ukuba ndiyazi ukuba yintoni intlungu
I was wrong
– Ndandiphosakele
A piece of flesh, a million pounds
– Inyama, isigidi seekhilogram
Am I a woman now?
– I’m wonder woman now?
The crescent moon, an apple sliced
– Chrum kwik kwik kwik kwik kwik chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum kwik kwik kwik kwik kwik chrum chrum chrum chrum chrum
Fig in the sky
– Khiwane esibhakabhakeni
The air smells of fruit and smoke
– Ivumba leziqhamo kunye nomsi
The season is ripe
– Ixesha livuthiwe
I stay in the house, move the furniture about
– Ndihleli endlwini, hambisa ifanitshala malunga
Try and control what I can
– Zama ukulawula oko ndinako
And feel the world slip through my hand
– Kwaye uziva umhlaba utyibilika esandleni sam
You can have it all
– Unako konke
You can have it all
– Unako konke
Dug a hole in the garden and buried a scream
– Wemba umngxuma egadini wangcwatywa isikhalo
And from it grew a bright red tree
– Kwaye ukusuka kuyo wakhula umthi obomvu oqaqambileyo
Shining with jagged leaves
– Ukuqaqamba ngamagqabi ajijiweyo
And when the wind blows, you can hear it
– Kwaye xa umoya uvuthuza, uyayiva
Dug a hole in the garden and buried a scream
– Wemba umngxuma egadini wangcwatywa isikhalo
And from it grew a bright red tree
– Kwaye ukusuka kuyo wakhula umthi obomvu oqaqambileyo
Shining with jagged leaves
– Ukuqaqamba ngamagqabi ajijiweyo
And when the wind blows, you can hear it
– Kwaye xa umoya uvuthuza, uyayiva
You can have it all
– Unako konke
You can have it all
– Unako konke
(You can have it all)
– (Unako konke)
A piece of flesh, a million pounds
– Inyama, isigidi seekhilogram
Am I a woman now?
– I’m wonder woman now?
(You can have it all)
– (Unako konke)
Tree grows tall, can’t cut me down
– Umthi ukhula mde, awunakundicima
Am I a woman now?
– I’m wonder woman now?
