Uthando lwabo luhamba nokufa,
Labafana bona bafana nokufa,
Badla silaza badle fumuka njengokufa,
Labafana bayefana buza mina,
Ubaba uyakuthanda themba mina,
Intombi ishelwa ngamanga mtanami,
Banamang’amaniningi labafana,
Yikho lokhu benezintombi eziningi,
Bazokulahlekisela ngezinto eziningi,
Okuzwayo bona bakutshele abaningi,
Bengakuphosi eweni njengabaningi,
Uze ungakhohliswa nayiningi,
Mtantani iningi liyabona ubende,
Labafana bona bangabakhohlisi,
Ngobuhle bakho beze bengakukhohlisi,
Labafana bayadukisa min’angikukhohlisi,
Ikusasa elihle bona bayalibulala,
Oyodlala ngawe mina ngizomubulala,
Bangomalugaju bona bayabulala,
Labafana bona bazithanda ukulala,
Labafana abazazi izinto zokudlala,
Wathithibala labafana bazokudlala,
Okwenaliti bona bahlaba bedlule,
Benza njalo nakwabadlule kubo,
Endleleni abadlulwa sketi laba,
Mtanami bamba isketi sakho,
Ubuntombi bakho ikusasa lakho,
Ungisize mtanami uhlale ngentombi,
Labafana bathanda izintombi kakhulu,
Kunezingan’ezikhula zingenababa,
Uthando labafana mtanami luyababa,
Mtanami umuhle nekusasa lizoba lihle,
Mtanami ngiyakuthanda wena umuhle,
Labafana bathanda izintombi ezinhle,
Abathandi bona bayathandiswa,
Badlala izinkanuko ungabuza no Andiswa,
Badlala ngekusasa lenu, badlala ngempilo yenu,
Mtanam’awulon’ibhola, labafana bengakudlali,
Yimina okuthandayo, lalela mina ngingumzali,
Engikutshela khona kulomhlaba mina ngibonile,
Ngibonile bephika izingane zabo labafana,
Wagcin’ethe sobona ngengane wadla phansi,
Ngibabonile bedl’amponjwana izingane zilambile,
Basawadl’amabele bath’ingane ikhula ngebele,
Ezinye nanamuhla zisabuza komama,
Mama muphi ubaba? Usizi lukamama,
Mtanami labafana bazokulethela usizi,
Bazokugila wena uzosal’uncel’isthupha,
Bekushiya nengan’eyoncela isithipha,
Ngane yami ubheke labafana abayizithipha,
Ikusasa lakho lisezandleni zakho ngane yami,
Ngane yam’asambe lenkondlo sesoyiqedel’ekhaya,
Kokwenzayo ukhumbul’ekhaya nemiyalo yami.