Ividyo Kliphu
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After the war, I went back to New York
– Ngemva kwempi, ngabuyela Enew York
A-After the war, I went back to New York
– Ngemva kwempi, ngabuyela Enew York
I finished up my studies and I practiced law
– Ngaqeda izifundo zami futhi ngangisebenza njengommeli
I practiced law, Burr worked next door
– Ngangisebenza njengommeli, Uburr wayesebenza eduze
Even though we started at the very same time
– Nakuba saqala ngesikhathi esifanayo
Alexander Hamilton began to climb
– U Alexander hamilton waqala ukukhuphuka
How to account for his rise to the top?
– Indlela yokucabangela ukukhuphuka kwakhe phezulu?
Man, the man is
– Indoda, indoda
Non-stop
– Okungapheli
Gentlemen of the jury, I’m curious, bear with me
– Madoda amajaji, nginelukuluku lokwazi ,ar nami
Are you aware that we’re making history?
– Ingabe uyazi ukuthi senza umlando?
This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
– Leli yicala lokuqala lokubulala lesizwe sethu esisha
The liberty behind deliberation
– Inkululeko engemuva kokucabangisisa
Non-stop
– Okungapheli
I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt
– Ngihlose ukufakazela okungaphezu kokungabaza
With my assistant counsel—
– Nginomsizi wami—
Co-counsel
– Ummeli ohlangene
Hamilton, sit down
– Uhamilton ,it phansi
Our client Levi Weeks is innocent
– Iklayenti Lethu Ulevi Weeks alinacala
Call your first witness
– Shayela ufakazi wakho wokuqala
That’s all you had to say
– Yilokho kuphela okwakudingeka ukusho
Okay
– Kulungile
One more thing—
– Enye into—
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Kungani ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphe kunabo bonke ekamelweni?
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Kungani ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphe kunabo bonke ekamelweni?
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Kungani ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphe kunabo bonke ekamelweni?
Soon that attitude may be your doom
– Ngokushesha leso simo sengqondo singase sibe ukubhujiswa kwakho
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Why do you write like you’re running out of time?
– Kungani ubhala sengathi uphelelwa isikhathi?
Write day and night like you’re running out of time?
– Bhala imini nobusuku sengathi uphelelwa isikhathi?
Every day you fight like you’re running out of time
– Nsuku zonke ulwa sengathi uphelelwa isikhathi
Keep on fighting, in the meantime—
– Keep ukulwa, okwamanje—
Non-stop
– Okungapheli
Corruption’s such an old song that we can sing along in harmony
– Inkohlakalo ingoma endala kangangokuthi singacula ndawonye ngokuvumelana
And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
– Futhi ayikho indawo enamandla kunase Albany
This colony’s economy’s increasingly stalling
– Umnotho waleli koloni uya ngokuya uncipha
And honestly, that’s why public service seems to be calling me
– Futhi ngokwethembeka, yingakho inkonzo yomphakathi ibonakala ingishayela ucingo
He’s just non-stop
– Akayeki nje
I practiced the law, I practically perfected it
– Ngangisebenzisa umthetho, ngawuphelelisa
I’ve seen injustice in the world and I’ve corrected it
– Ngiye ngabona ukungabi nabulungisa emhlabeni futhi ngikulungisile
Now for a strong central democracy
– Manje ngenxa yentando yeningi eqinile
If not, then I’ll be Socrates
– Uma kungenjalo, khona-ke ngizoba Usocrates
Throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities
– Ukuphonsa amatshe ngamazwi kulezi zinto ezivamile
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Hamilton, at the Constitutional Convention:
– Uhamilton, Emhlanganweni Womthethosisekelo:
I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention
– Ngakhethwa Ukuba Ngibe yingxenye Yomhlangano Womthethosisekelo
There as a New York junior delegate:
– Lapho njengesithunywa esincane Sasenew York:
Now what I’m gonna say may sound indelicate
– Manje lokho engizokusho kungase kuzwakale kungathandeki
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Goes and proposes his own form of government (What?)
– Uya futhi aphakamise uhlobo lwakhe lohulumeni (Yini?)
His own plan for a new form of government (What?)
– Uhlelo lwakhe lokwakha uhlobo olusha lukahulumeni (Yini?)
Talks for six hours, the convention is listless
– Izingxoxo amahora ayisithupha, umhlangano awunandaba
Bright young man
– Insizwa ekhaliphile
Yo, who the F is this?
– Yo, ubani Uf?
Why do you always say what you believe?
– Kungani njalo usho lokho okukholelwayo?
Why do you always say what you believe?
– Kungani njalo usho lokho okukholelwayo?
Every proclamation guarantees free ammunition for your enemies
– Isimemezelo ngasinye siqinisekisa izinhlamvu zamahhala zezitha zakho
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Why do you write like it’s going out of style? (Going out of style, hey)
– Kungani ubhala sengathi kuphuma isitayela? (Ukuphuma kwisitayela, hey)
Write day and night like it’s going out of style (Going out of style, hey)
– Bhala imini nobusuku sengathi kuphuma isitayela (Kuphuma isitayela, hey)
Every day you fight like it’s going out of style
– Nsuku zonke ulwa sengathi kuphuma isitayela
Do what you do
– Yenza lokho okwenzayo
Alexander?
– U-Alexander?
Aaron Burr, sir
– U-Aaron Burr, mnumzane
Well, it’s the middle of the night
– Phakathi nobusuku
Can we confer, sir?
– Ingabe singabonisana, mnumzane?
Is this a legal matter?
– Ingabe lokhu kuyindaba engokomthetho?
Yes, and it’s important to me
– Yebo, futhi kubalulekile kimi
What do you need?
– Yini oyidingayo?
Burr, you’re a better lawyer than me
– Burr, ungummeli ongcono kunami
Okay?
– Kulungile?
I know I talk too much, I’m abrasive
– Ngiyazi ukuthi ngikhuluma kakhulu, nginokhahlo
You’re incredible in court
– Uyamangalisa enkantolo
You’re succinct, persuasive
– Uqinisile, uyakholisa
My client needs a strong defense, you’re the solution
– Iklayenti lami lidinga ukuzivikela okuqinile, uyisixazululo
Who’s your client?
– Ngubani iklayenti lakho?
The new U.S. Constitution?
– Umthethosisekelo omusha wase-U. s.?
No
– Cha
Hear me out
– Ngizwe
No way
– Ayikho indlela
A series of essays, anonymously published
– Uchungechunge lwezindatshana, ezishicilelwe ngokungaziwa
Defending the document to the public
– Ukuvikela idokhumenti emphakathini
No one will read it
– Akekho ozoyifunda
I disagree
– Angivumelani nalokhu
And if it fails?
– Futhi uma ehluleka?
Burr, that’s why we need it
– Uburr, yingakho sikudinga
The constitution’s a mess
– Umthethosisekelo uyisiphithiphithi
So it needs amendments
– Ngakho idinga izichibiyelo
It’s full of contradictions
– Igcwele ukuphikisana
So is independence
– Kunjalo nangokuzimela
We have to start somewhere
– Kumelwe siqale endaweni ethile
No, no way
– Cha, cha
You’re making a mistake
– Wenza iphutha
Good night
– Ubusuku obuhle
Hey
– Sawubona
What are you waiting for?
– Yini olindele?
What do you stall for?
– Yini oyithandayo?
What?
– Yini?
We won the war, what was it all for?
– Sayinqoba impi, konke kwakwenzelwa ini?
Do you support this constitution?
– Ingabe uyawusekela lo mthetho-sisekelo?
Of course
– Yiqiniso
Then defend it
– Bese uyivikela
And what if you’re backing the wrong horse?
– Futhi kuthiwani uma usekela ihhashi elingalungile?
Burr, we studied and we fought and we killed
– Burr, safunda futhi salwa futhi sabulala
For the notion of a nation we now get to build
– Ukuze sibe nomqondo wesizwe manje sesakha
For once in your life, take a stand with pride
– Ngokuba kanye ekuphileni kwakho, ukuma ngokuziqhenya
I don’t understand how you stand to the side
– Angiqondi ukuthi umi kanjani eceleni
I’ll keep all my plans close to my chest
– Ngizogcina zonke izinhlelo zami ziseduze nesifuba sami
Wait for it, wait for it, wait
– Linda, linda, linda
I’ll wait here and see which way the wind will blow
– Ngizolinda lapha futhi ngibone ukuthi umoya uzovunguza ngakuphi
I’m taking my time watching the afterbirth of a nation
– Ngithatha isikhathi sami ngibuka ukuzalwa kwesizwe
Watching the tension grow
– Ukubuka ukungezwani kukhula
I am sailing off to London
– Ngihamba Ngomkhumbi Ngiya Elondon
I’m accompanied by someone who always pays
– Ngiphelezelwa umuntu ohlale ekhokha
I have found a wealthy husband
– Ngithole umyeni ocebile
Who will keep me in comfort for all my days
– Ngubani ozongiduduza zonke izinsuku zami
He is not a lot of fun, but there’s no one
– Akajabuli kakhulu, kodwa akekho
Who can match you for turn of phrase
– Ubani ongakufanisa nokuguqula inkulumo
My Alexander
– U-Alexander Wami
Angelica
– U-Angelica
Don’t forget to write
– Ungakhohlwa ukubhala
Look at where you are
– Bheka lapho ukhona
Look at where you started
– Bheka lapho uqale khona
The fact that you’re alive is a miracle
– Iqiniso lokuthi uyaphila liyisimangaliso
Just stay alive, that would be enough
– Vele uhlale uphila, lokho kungaba okwanele
And if your wife could share a fraction of your time
– Futhi uma umkakho engase ahlanganyele ingxenye yesikhathi sakho
If I could grant you peace of mind
– Uma ngingakunika ukuthula kwengqondo
Would that be enough?
– Ingabe lokho bekuyokwanela?
Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution, entitled The Federalist Papers
– U-Alexander uhlangana Nojames madison Nojohn jay ukuze babhale uchungechunge lwezindatshana ezivikela Umthethosisekelo Omusha Wase-United States, onesihloko Esithi The Federalist Papers
The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men
– Kwakuhlelwe ukuba kubhalwe izihloko ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu, umsebenzi uhlukaniswe ngokulinganayo phakathi kwala madoda amathathu
In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays in the span of six months
– Ekugcineni, babhala izihloko ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nanhlanu phakathi nezinyanga eziyisithupha
John Jay got sick after writing five
– Ujohn jay wagula ngemva kokubhala amahlanu
James Madison wrote twenty-nine
– Ujames madison wabhala amashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye
Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one
– Uhamilton wabhala amanye angamashumi amahlanu nanye
How do you write like you’re running out of time?
– Ungabhala kanjani sengathi uphelelwa isikhathi?
Write day and night like you’re running out of time?
– Bhala imini nobusuku sengathi uphelelwa isikhathi?
Every day you fight like you’re running out of time
– Nsuku zonke ulwa sengathi uphelelwa isikhathi
Like you’re running out of time
– Njengokungathi uphelelwa isikhathi
Are you running out of time?
– Ingabe uphelelwa isikhathi?
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How do you write like tomorrow won’t arrive?
– Ungabhala kanjani njengokungathi kusasa ngeke kufike?
How do you write like you need it to survive?
– Ungabhala kanjani njengoba udinga ukusinda?
How do you write every second you’re alive?
– Ubhala kanjani njalo ngomzuzwana usaphila?
Every second you’re alive? Every second you’re alive?
– Njalo ngomzuzwana usaphila? Njalo ngomzuzwana usaphila?
They are asking me to lead
– Bangicela ukuba ngihole
I’m doin’ the best I can
– Ngenza konke okusemandleni ami
To get the people that I need
– Ukuze ngithole abantu engibadingayo
I’m askin’ you to be my right hand man
– Ngicela ukuba ube isandla sami sokunene
Treasury or State?
– Ingcebo Noma Umbuso?
I know it’s a lot to ask
– Ngiyazi ukuthi kuningi okumele ngikubuze
Treasury or State?
– Ingcebo Noma Umbuso?
To leave behind the world you know
– Ukushiya umhlaba owaziyo
Sir, do you want me to run the Treasury or State department?
– Mnumzane, ingabe ufuna ngiphathe Umnyango Wezimali noma wombuso?
Treasury
– Umgcinimafa
Let’s go
– Ake sihambe
Alexander
– U-Alexander
I have to leave
– Kumelwe ngihambe
Alexander
– U-Alexander
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now
– Bheka nxazonke, bheka nxazonke ukuthi sinenhlanhla kangakanani ukuba siphile njengamanje
Helpless
– Abangenakuzisiza
They are asking me to lead
– Bangicela ukuba ngihole
Look around, isn’t this enough?
– Bheka nxazonke, ingabe lokhu akwanele?
He will never be satisfied (What would be enough)
– Akasoze aneliseke (yini eyanele)
He will never be satisfied (To be satisfied?)
– Akasoze aneliseke (Ukuba aneliseke?)
Satisfied, satisfied
– Wanelisekile, wanelisekile
History has its eyes on you
– Umlando unamehlo awo kuwe
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Kungani ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphe kunabo bonke ekamelweni?
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Kungani ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphe kunabo bonke ekamelweni?
Look around, look around
– Bheka nxazonke, bheka nxazonke
*Non-stop*
– *Okungapheli*
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– Kungani ucabanga ukuthi uhlakaniphe kunabo bonke ekamelweni?
He will never be satisfied, satisfied, satisfied
– Ngeke aneliseke, aneliseke, aneliseke
Isn’t this enough? What would be enough?
– Ingabe lokhu akwanele? Yini eyanele?
*Non-stop*
– *Okungapheli*
Soon that attitude’s gonna be your doom
– Ngokushesha leso simo sengqondo sizoba ukubhujiswa kwakho
History has its eyes on you
– Umlando unamehlo awo kuwe
Non-stop
– Okungapheli
Why do you write like you’re running out of time?
– Kungani ubhala sengathi uphelelwa isikhathi?
Non-stop
– Okungapheli
Why do you fight like
– Kungani ukulwa like
History has its eyes on you
– Umlando unamehlo awo kuwe
I am not throwin’ away my shot (Just you wait)
– Angilahli ithuba lami (linda nje)
I am not throwing away my shot (Just you wait)
– Angilahli ithuba lami (Linda nje)
I am Alexander Hamilton, Hamilton
– Ngingu-Alexander Hamilton, Uhamilton
Just you wait
– Vele ulinde
I am not throwing away my shot!
– Angilahli ithuba lami!
