Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
How long till it feels
– Kude kube nini uziva
Like the wound’s finally starting to heal?
– Ngaba inxeba liqala ukuphola ekugqibeleni?
How long till it feels
– Kude kube nini uziva
Like I’m more than a spoke in a wheel?
– Ngathi mna ngaphezu a ukuthetha ivili?
Most nights, I fear
– Ubusuku obuninzi, ndiyesaba
That I’m not enough
– Ukuba andonelanga
I’ve had my share of Monday mornings when I can’t get up
– Ndinesabelo sam sentsasa yangomvulo xa ndingakwazi ukuvuka
But, when hope is lost
– Kodwa xa ithemba lilahlekile
And I come undone
– Kwaye ndiyekile
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– Ndifunga Uthixo, ndiya kusinda
If it kills me to
– Ukuba uyandibulala
I’m gonna get up and try
– Ndiza kuvuka ndizame
If it’s the last thing I do
– Ukuba yinto yokugqibela endiyenzayo
I’ve still got something to give
– Ndisenento yokunika
Though it hurts sometimes
– Ngamanye amaxesha kubuhlungu
I’m gonna get up and live
– Ndiza kuvuka ndiphile
Until the day that I die
– Kwada kwayimini yokufa kwam
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– Ndifunga Uthixo, ndiya kusinda
How long till you know
– Kude kube nini uyazi
That, in truth, you know nothing at all?
– Ukuba, enyanisweni, awazi nto konke konke?
How far will you go
– Fikelephi ndisile
To get back to the place you belong?
– Buyela kwindawo yakho?
Most nights, I fear
– Ubusuku obuninzi, ndiyesaba
That I’m not enough
– Ukuba andonelanga
But I refuse to spend my best years rotting in the Sun
– Kodwa andizukuchitha eyona minyaka yam intle ukubola Elangeni
So, when hope is lost
– Xa ithemba lilahlekile
And I come undone
– Kwaye ndiyekile
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– Ndifunga Uthixo, ndiya kusinda
If it kills me to
– Ukuba uyandibulala
I’m gonna get up and try
– Ndiza kuvuka ndizame
If it’s the last thing I do
– Ukuba yinto yokugqibela endiyenzayo
I’ve still got something to give
– Ndisenento yokunika
Though it hurts sometimes
– Ngamanye amaxesha kubuhlungu
I’m gonna get up and live
– Ndiza kuvuka ndiphile
Until the day that I die
– Kwada kwayimini yokufa kwam
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– Ndifunga Uthixo, ndiya kusinda
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– Ndifunga Uthixo, ndiya kusinda
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– Ndifunga Uthixo, ndiya kusinda
If it kills me to
– Ukuba uyandibulala
I’m gonna get up and try
– Ndiza kuvuka ndizame
If it’s the last thing I do
– Ukuba yinto yokugqibela endiyenzayo
I’ve still got something to give
– Ndisenento yokunika
Though it hurts sometimes
– Ngamanye amaxesha kubuhlungu
I’m gonna get up and live
– Ndiza kuvuka ndiphile
Until the day that I die
– Kwada kwayimini yokufa kwam
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– Ndifunga Uthixo, ndiya kusinda
