Ividyo Kliphu
Lyrics
And now, the end is near
– Futhi manje, ukuphela kuseduze
And so I face the final curtain
– Ngakho ngibhekene nekhethini lokugcina
My friend, I’ll say it clear
– Umngane wami, ngizokusho ngokucacile
I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain
– Ngizosho icala lami, engiqiniseka ngalo
I’ve lived a life that’s full
– Ngiye ngaphila ukuphila okugcwele
I traveled each and every highway
– Ngahamba yonke imigwaqo emikhulu
And more, much more than this
– Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngaphezu kwalokhu
I did it my way
– Ngakwenza ngendlela yami
Regrets, I’ve had a few
– Ngiyazisola, ngiye ngaba nabambalwa
But then again, too few to mention
– Kodwa futhi, bambalwa kakhulu ukuba bangakhuluma
I did what I had to do
– Ngenza lokho okwakudingeka ngikwenze
And saw it through without exemption
– Futhi wakubona ngaphandle kokukhululwa
I planned each charted course
– Ngangihlela inkambo ngayinye eshadini
Each careful step along the byway
– Isinyathelo ngasinye ngokucophelela endleleni
And more, much more than this
– Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngaphezu kwalokhu
I did it my way
– Ngakwenza ngendlela yami
Yes, there were times, I’m sure you knew
– Yebo, kwakunezikhathi, ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uyazi
When I bit off more than I could chew
– Lapho ngiluma okungaphezu kwalokho engangingakuhlafuna
But through it all, when there was doubt
– Kodwa kukho konke, lapho kwakukhona ukungabaza
I ate it up and spit it out
– Ngayidla ngayikhipha
I faced it all, and I stood tall
– Ngabhekana nakho konke, futhi ngangimi ngiqinile
And did it my way
– Futhi ngakwenza ngendlela yami
I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried
– Ngiye ngathanda, ngiye ngahleka futhi ngakhala
I’ve had my fill, my share of losing
– Ngiye ngagcwalisa, isabelo sami sokulahlekelwa
And now, as tears subside
– Futhi manje, njengoba izinyembezi ziphela
I find it all so amusing
– Ngikuthola kumnandi kakhulu
To think I did all that
– Ukucabanga ukuthi ngikwenzile konke lokho
And may I say, not in a shy way
– Futhi ngingasho, hhayi ngendlela enamahloni
Oh, no, oh, no, not me
– Oh, cha, cha, cha, hhayi mina
I did it my way
– Ngakwenza ngendlela yami
For what is a man, what has he got?
– Ngoba uyini umuntu, yini anayo?
If not himself, then he has naught
– Uma kungeyena yena, khona-ke akanalutho
To say the things he truly feels
– Ukusho izinto azizwa ngempela
And not the words of one who kneels
– Futhi hhayi amazwi omuntu oguqa ngamadolo
The record shows I took the blows
– Amarekhodi abonisa ukuthi ngashaywa
And did it my way
– Futhi ngakwenza ngendlela yami
Yes, it was my way
– Yebo, kwakuyindlela yami
