Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
Perfume and milk, the body in bloom
– Amakha nobisi, umzimba uyaqhakaza
The falling leaves, the fallen fruit
– Amaqabunga awayo, izithelo eziwile
The rot and the ruin, the earth and the worms
– Ukubola nokubhujiswa, umhlaba nezimpethu
The seasons change, the world turns
– Izinkathi zonyaka ziyashintsha, izwe liyaphenduka
Trees turn grey and the land turns brown
– Izihlahla ziba mpunga bese umhlaba uba nsundu
In a house in the woods on the edge of town
– Endlini ehlathini emaphethelweni edolobha
Bury it deep, swallow it down
– Ngiyingcwabe ngokujulile, ngiyigwinye
Taking the herbs, a laurel crown
– Ukuthatha amakhambi, umqhele we-laurel
Doing the work and sleeping alone
– Ukwenza umsebenzi nokulala wedwa
Downloading “Revelations of Divine Love” on my phone
– Ukulanda “Izambulo Zothando Lwaphezulu” efonini yami
Trying to read, but getting distracted
– Ukuzama ukufunda, kodwa ukuphazamiseka
Trying to live, but feeling so damaged
– Ukuzama ukuphila, kodwa uzizwa ulimele kangaka
And all shall be well
– Futhi konke kuyoba kuhle
All shall be well
– Konke kuyoba kuhle
Miracles are often inconvenient
– Ngokuvamile izimangaliso azilula
And a prayer is a spell
– Futhi umthandazo uwumlingo
I packed my bags and I got in the car
– Ngafaka izikhwama zami futhi ngangena emotweni
A pilgrimage to wherever you are
– Ukuhambela noma ngabe ukuphi
April comes with its blossoms beaten by rain
– U April ufika nezimbali zawo zishaywa imvula
Oh, the hope and the horror, singing daffodils again
– Oh, ithemba nokwesaba, ukucula ama-daffodils futhi
The land, it thaws and the leaves turn green
– Izwe, liyancibilika bese amaqabunga eba luhlaza
And the blue stars of snow glories with the winter jasmine
– Nezinkanyezi eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka zenkazimulo yeqhwa ngejasmine yasebusika
Clothes of silk and satin, lace and leather
– Izingubo zikasilika ne-satin, i-lace nesikhumba
The one pink ribbon that holds me together
– I-ribbon eyodwa ebomvana engibamba ndawonye
And all shall be well
– Futhi konke kuyoba kuhle
All shall be well
– Konke kuyoba kuhle
Miracles are often inconvenient
– Ngokuvamile izimangaliso azilula
And a prayer is a spell
– Futhi umthandazo uwumlingo
And I am changing, becoming something else
– Futhi ngiyashintsha, ngibe okunye
A creature of longing, tending only to myself
– Isidalwa esilangazelela, esizinakekela mina kuphela
Licking my wounds, burrowing down
– Ukuluma amanxeba ami, ukumba phansi
In a house in the woods on the edge of town
– Endlini ehlathini emaphethelweni edolobha
Well, healing is slow, it comes and it goes
– Yebo, ukuphulukiswa kuhamba kancane, kuyafika kuhambe
A glimpse of the sun then a flurry of snow
– Ukubona ilanga bese kuba neqhwa eliningi
The first green shoots in a sudden frost
– Eyokuqala eluhlaza ihluma esiqandisini esiphuthumayo
Oh, something’s gained when something’s lost
– Oh, kukhona okutholakele lapho okuthile kulahlekile
The rot and the ruin, the earth and the worms
– Ukubola nokubhujiswa, umhlaba nezimpethu
The seasons change, the world turns
– Izinkathi zonyaka ziyashintsha, izwe liyaphenduka
The world turns
– Izwe liyaphenduka
Perfume and milk, the body in bloom
– Amakha nobisi, umzimba uyaqhakaza
The falling leaves, the fallen fruit
– Amaqabunga awayo, izithelo eziwile
The rot and the ruin, the earth and the worms
– Ukubola nokubhujiswa, umhlaba nezimpethu
The seasons change, the world turns
– Izinkathi zonyaka ziyashintsha, izwe liyaphenduka
The world turns
– Izwe liyaphenduka
The world turns
– Izwe liyaphenduka
The world turns
– Izwe liyaphenduka
