[Swazi] I Was Here

Lyrics

[Intro – Piano, Strings, Distant Choir]

Hmmmm...

Ngelinye lilanga emakhasi ayawuphendvuka...

Iminyaka iyawuhamba...

Izinkhathi ziyawushintja...

Konkhe lokuseleyo

Luthando lesiwanika...

Nekuphila lesisishintjile.

[Verse 1]

Ngingeke ngikhuphule intsaba,
Ngingeke ngishintshe lizulu,

Ngingeke ngibe nelibito
Libhalwe lapho titfupha titfukile khona.

Kodvwa nangabe ngisize lohamba ngekuhlupheka,
Nangabe ngisize liphupho libhabhe,

Nangabe ngeletela litsemba
Ebumnyameni bemunye busuku,

Kute lokuphila kwami kube lilize.

[Pre-Chorus]

Ngoba nelincane likhandlela
Lisusa bumnyama,

Nasitfuntfu sinemusa
Sishiya luhlobo lwaphakadze.

[Chorus]

🌍 Ngabe ngikhona...

Hhayi kutsi ngikhunjulwe,

Kodvwa kutsi ngikhumbule labanye.

Ngabe ngikhona...

Hhayi kutsi ngime phezulu,

Kodvwa kutsi ngiphakamise lomunye.

Nangabe umhlaba uyakhanya
Ngesikhatsi ngihamba,

Lokwanele loko.

Ngabe ngikhona.

[Verse 2]

Banye bayakwakha ngamagama,
Banye bayakwakha ngemitfunti,

Banye bayafundzisa umntfwana,
Banye bayasita lomunye asimame.

Banye bayaphilisa umoya lotfukile,
Banye bayakwehlisa umoya lotfukile,

Banye bashiya umcebo,
Labanye bashiya lutsandvo lwabo.

Futsi kuvame kuba lutsandvo
Luhlala kakhulu.

[Pre-Chorus]

Ngoba inhlitiyo iyakhumbula
Loko emehlo angahle alahle,

Nayinye intfo lenhle
Iba indlela yekukhetsa labanye.

[Chorus]

🌍 Ngabe ngikhona...

Hhayi kutsi ngikhunjulwe,

Kodvwa kutsi ngikhumbule labanye.

Ngabe ngikhona...

Hhayi kutsi ngime phezulu,

Kodvwa kutsi ngiphakamise lomunye.

Nangabe umhlaba uyakhanya
Ngesikhatsi ngihamba,

Lokwanele loko.

Ngabe ngikhona.

[Bridge – Choir Rising]

Ngesikhatsi sahluko selokugcina sivala,

Ngesikhatsi ingoma selokugcina iculwa,

Kungaba kulinganiswa kwekuphilwa kwami

Kungabi ngukutsi ngabe nginako,

Kodvwa ngukutsi ngabe nginike.

Hhayi kutsi bangakhi labangilandzelile,

Kodvwa kutsi bangakhi labatfolile indlela yabo.

Hhayi umcebo lengiwuceba,

Kodvwa litsemba lengilishiyile.

Ngoba yonkhe imiphefumulo iyabhala

Indzaba ekuphileni kwalabanye.

[Final Chorus – Full Choir]

🌍 Ngabe ngikhona...

Ngatsandza kakhulu.

Ngaphana ngentfokoto.

Ngaphupha ngesibindzi.

Ngema ngemusa.

Ngabe ngikhona...

Futsi ngandlela lenye kusasa

Ingxenye yami isala.

Ekumoyeni lengisize kudala.

Esicinisweni lengisize kuphatfwa.

Ephupheni lengisize kuvusa.

Ekuphileni lengisize kushintja.

🌍 Nangabe umhlaba uyakhanya

Ngobe ngidlule lapha,

Lokwanele loko.

Ngabe ngikhona.

[Outro – Choir & Piano Fade]

Kuphila kumnye...

Litfuba linye...

Lithuba lelinhle...

Kushiya umhlaba

Kancane kwaba ngcono

Kunalokho lesikwatfolile.

Hmmmm...

Ngabe ngikhona...