By the river I sit and stare at the sky

Wow! how beautiful are the mountains of Transkei

Life in this village is just so simple

Yes! I’m proud to be one of these Xhosa people

Young women climbing the mountain on bare feet

White calamine all over their faces to escape the heat

Those beads match perfectly with their skins

They look happy, I can tell from the smiles made by their chins

I listen carefully to the noise coming from the mountain

The young men sound happy to see their food once again

This will be their last night at the initiation school

The way they dress when they come back is so cool

Tomorrow they will be considered real Xhosa men

I know for a fact that they also taught them how to treat women

Tomorrow we are going to celebrate the return of our sons

I know our village will be the talk of all towns