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
The craft of MaFuze Ngcobo kaMaMpanza
