Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
This room could be haunted, a vision to the blind
– Eli gumbi linokungcangcazela, umbono kwiimfama
Wishing sleep held me in her arms forever
– Umnqweno wokulala wandibamba ezingalweni zakhe ngonaphakade
Shadows dance around, perfectly blurring up the lines
– Izithunzi zidanisa zijikeleze, zifiphaza ngokugqibeleleyo imigca
Hallucinations start to intertwine
– I-Hallucinations iqala kwi-intertwine
I open my eyes
– Ndivula amehlo am
Her face lingers on the walls
– Ubuso bakhe buhlala ezindongeni
She’s stuck on rewind in my mind
– Yena ke stucked kwi engqondweni yam
I try to move on, but the past won’t leave my bed
– Ndizama ukuhamba, kodwa ixesha elidlulileyo aliyi kushiya ibhedi yam
I hear it all the time like the wind between the chimes
– Ndiva ngalo lonke ixesha njengomoya phakathi kweetshimini
Holding on to what we had together
– Sibambelele koko sasinako kunye
A single note of my persistent hopeless lullabies
– Inqaku elinye lemibhiyozo yam engapheliyo enganiki themba
I know that I can’t sleep forever
– Andikwazi ukulala ngonaphakade
I open my eyes
– Ndivula amehlo am
Her face lingers on the walls
– Ubuso bakhe buhlala ezindongeni
She’s stuck on rewind in my mind
– Yena ke stucked kwi engqondweni yam
I try to move on, but the past won’t leave my bed
– Ndizama ukuhamba, kodwa ixesha elidlulileyo aliyi kushiya ibhedi yam
I open my eyes
– Ndivula amehlo am
Her face lingers on the walls
– Ubuso bakhe buhlala ezindongeni
She’s stuck on rewind in my mind
– Yena ke stucked kwi engqondweni yam
I try to move on, but the past won’t leave my bed
– Ndizama ukuhamba, kodwa ixesha elidlulileyo aliyi kushiya ibhedi yam
