Senzeni nah (what did we do)

Nkosi lalela isililo sethu(Lord Hear Our Cries)

The nation is painted Red

Red with our blood

Blood of the women who cry themselves to sleep

Blood of the women who smile to conceal pain

Blood of the women who laugh out their sadness

Blood of the women who were mercilessly murdered!

Sekwaba injwayelo ukukhala koMama

Sekwaba iculo ukukhala komuntu wesfazane!

Safa isililo, safa igazi

Blood of the women, OUR women

Who died with their legs open and their held up

High! Begging for mercy!

Mercy to see daylight and another sunset

 

Senzeni nah (what did we do)

Senzeni nah (what have we done)

Nkosi lalela isililo sethu

Nkosi izwa imithandazo yethu

Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrica

nesizwe sonkana!

Lord Hear Our Cries

The cries of your very own!

Okuhlul’ amadoda kuyabikwa

Kade sasithi Madoda sabelani!

Mdali lempi esibhekene nayo isehlule

Yebo syavuma isehlule!

Lord Hear Our Cries

Kanty Senzeni Nah!

Omama bayalila, kunetha izinyembezi

Zentukuthelo!

Omama bayalila, kunetha izinyembezi

Zosizi!

Nkosi wathi kithi Wena awunayo injabhiso

Wathi kithi unguNkulunkulu weNtokozo.

Lezinyembezi ezililwa yiMbokodo ezani nah!?

Lezinyembezi ezililwa yiMbokodo azizwakali nah!?

Nkosi lezinyembezi ezimpongolozwa yiMbokodo azizwakali!

Lezinyembezi azingaweli phansi!

Lord Hear Our Cries

 

Baba wena wethembisa izinyembezi zenjabulo

Baba wena wasithembisa ukuthi wethembekile!

Baba wasithembisa ukuthi wena awunayo inkohliso

Baba akusinguwe owathembisa ukuthi awunayo inkohliso!?

Veza ukwethembeka kwakho Baba!

Ngiyabuza ingoba kutheni nah!?

Ngabe ngiyalandela nah!?

Isililo sithi Am I Next!?

 

Lord Hear Our Cries

Kanti Senzeni Nah!

What did we do wrong!?

Our bodies are crime scenes

Icala lethu ukuba umuntu wesfazane

Isono sethu kanti yin’ emhlabeni!?

Kanti Senzeni Nah sahlukunyezwa kangaka!?

Kanti Senzeni Nah sabulawa njengezintuthwane!?

Baba Kanti Senzeni Nah sabulawa njengezilwane zasendle!?

Safa saphela singanacala!

Safa saphela sibancane!

Safa saphela sashiya izilonda zibhibha!

Sesahamba Siqalaza, Sesahamba Sithukile

Angithy sesasaba abantu okudlula izilwane!

Abantu sekuyibo abaphenduka izilwane!

Sesahamba Siqalaza, sesahamba Sithukile

Angithy uhambo lwethu lungaphenduka olokugcina!

Sesakhulekela indlela emhlophe

Angithy siphila nezilwane!

Sesahamba Siqalaza , sesahamba Sithukile

Angithi syazibuza engabe Am I Next!

Okuhlul’ amadoda kuyabikwa

nathi Mdali sibika kuwe!

Izwa isililo sethu kanti Senzeni Nah!

Izwa imithandazo yethu sicela intethelelo!

Siyalila siyiMbokodo sithi Kanti Senzeni Nah!?

LORD HEAR OUR CRIES

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