[Xhosa] I Was Here

Lyrics

[Intro – Piano, Strings, Distant Choir]

Hmmmm...

Ngomso amaphepha ayajika...

Iminyaka iyadlula...

Amaxesha ayatshintsha...

Kwaye yonke into eshiyekileyo

Luthando esalunikayo...

Nobomi esabachukumisayo.

[Verse 1]

Andinakuwushukumisa umqantsa,
Andinakutshintsha isibhakabhaka,

Igama lam alinakubhalwa
Kwiindawo zabakhulu.

Kodwa ukuba ndanceda umhambi odiniweyo,
Ukuba ndanceda iphupha libhabhe,

Ukuba ndazisa ithemba elincinane
Ebumnyameni obukhulu bomntu,

Ubomi bam abuzange bube lilize.

[Pre-Chorus]

Kuba ikhandlela elincinane
Lisusa ubumnyama,

Kwaye ububele obuncinane
Bushiya uphawu olungapheliyo.

[Chorus]

🌍 Ndandilapha...

Hayi ukuba ndikhunjulwe,

Kodwa ukukhumbula abanye.

Ndandilapha...

Hayi ukuhlala ngaphezu,

Kodwa ukuphakamisa omnye.

Kwaye ukuba ihlabathi likhanyise
Xa uhambo lwam luphela,

Oko kulungile.

Ndandilapha.

[Verse 2]

Abanye bakha ngamazwi,
Abanye bakha ngezandla,

Abanye bafundisa umntwana,
Abanye banceda omnye amele.

Abanye baphilisa umoya owaphukileyo,
Abanye bapholisa ingqondo ekhathazekileyo,

Abanye bashiya ubutyebi,
Abanye bashiya uthando lwabo.

Kwaye rhoqo luthando
Oluhlala ixesha elide.

[Pre-Chorus]

Kuba intliziyo iyakhumbula
Oko amehlo angalahlekelwa,

Kwaye wonke umsebenzi wobubele
Uba yindlela yokukhetha kwabanye.

[Chorus]

🌍 Ndandilapha...

Hayi ukuba ndikhunjulwe,

Kodwa ukukhumbula abanye.

Ndandilapha...

Hayi ukuhlala ngaphezu,

Kodwa ukuphakamisa omnye.

Kwaye ukuba ihlabathi likhanyise
Xa uhambo lwam luphela,

Oko kulungile.

Ndandilapha.

[Bridge – Choir Rising]

Xa isahluko sokugqibela sivaliwe,

Xa ingoma yokugqibela iculiwe,

Umgangatho wobomi bam

Mawungabi yinto endinayo,

Kodwa into endiyinikeleyo.

Hayi ukuba bangaphi abandilandelayo,

Kodwa bangaphi abafumene indlela yabo.

Hayi ubutyebi endibuthathileyo,

Kodwa ithemba endilishiyileyo.

Kuba umphefumlo ngamnye ubhala

Ibali kubomi babanye.

[Final Chorus – Full Choir]

🌍 Ndandilapha...

Ndathanda nzulu.

Ndinike ngokukhululekileyo.

Ndiphuphe ngobuqaqawuli.

Ndabambelela ngobubele.

Ndandilapha...

Kwaye ngenye imini kusasa

Inxalenye yam isala.

Kuncumo endincedise ukudala.

Emthwalweni endincedise ukuwuthwala.

Kwiphupha endincedise ukuvusa.

Kubomi endincedise ukubatshintsha.

🌍 Kwaye ukuba ihlabathi likhanyise

Kuba ndidlule apha,

Oko kulungile.

Ndandilapha.

[Outro – Choir & Piano Fade]

Ubomi obunye...

Ithuba elinye...

Amathuba amahle...

Ukushiya ihlabathi

Lihle kancinci

Kunendlela esalifumene ngayo.

Hmmmm...

Ndandilapha...