Sjava – Grounding Lyrics
Grounding Lyrics by Sjava
K’thiw’ umama uyakhala ekhaya
Uthi mtanami ng’cela uganwe
Ngamtshel’ uthando lwamanje
Selihlukile manje l’gcwele udlame
Wathi ngiyaz’ akukholula wemtanami
Kodwa ng’cel’ uzame
Nawe uyabon’ ukuthi ilanga liyak’shonela manje
Luth’ iy’ngane
Kuyoze kube nini ubaleka
Kuyoba nini ubayeka
Amantombazane ayefana
Nalona omusha uyok’xaka
Kuyoba nini ubaleka
Kuyoba nini ubayeka
Yeka uk’shela uyemsamu
Awazi umfazi uyacelwa
Kuyoze kube nini ubaleka
Kuyoba nini ubayeka
Amantombazane ayefana
Nalona omusha uyok’xaka
Kuyoba nini ubaleka
Kuyoba nini ubayeka
Yeka uk’shela uyemsamu
Awazi umfazi uyacelwa
Mama nami ngiyafisa ukugcagcwela
Ng’fane nezinye insizwa nami
Nawe mama uy’qhenye ngami
Okwahlula ubaba ukubone ngami
Sengilimale kakhulu othandweni
Inhliziyo yami iyopha ma
Yizo zonke lezo izathu zami
Mama uzongixolela ngalenqumo zami
Ngiyazi bayakpiklela bathi
Libi kimi
Libi kabi
Wemfazi ongazalanga
Uyothi wabonani
Gabi, gabi
Gabi, gabi
Wemfazi ongazalanga
Uyothi wabonani
Mhla ziw’shaya emabaleni akwami
K’thiw’ umama uyakhala ekhaya
Uthi mtanami ng’cela uganwe
Ngamtshel’ uthando lwamanje
Selihlukile manje l’gcwele udlame
Wathi ngiyaz’ akukholula wemtanami
Kodwa ng’cel’ uzame
Nawe uyabon’ ukuthi ilanga liyak’shonela manje
Luth’ iy’ngane
Kuyoze kube nini ubaleka
Kuyoba nini ubayeka
Amantombazane ayefana
Nalona omusha uyok’xaka
Kuyoba nini ubaleka
Kuyoba nini ubayeka
Yeka uk’shela uyemsamu
Awazi umfazi uyacelwa
Kuyoze kube nini ubaleka
Kuyoba nini ubayeka
Amantombazane ayefana
Nalona omusha uyok’xaka
Kuyoba nini ubaleka
Kuyoba nini ubayeka
Yeka uk’shela uyemsamu
Awazi umfazi uyacelwa
Sjava Grounding Lyrics English Translation
My mother is crying at home
He says, my son, please get married
I told him about my current love
It is different now and full of violence
He said, “I know, you can’t get rid of my child.”
But try it
You also see that the sun is going down now
Luth is a child
How long will you run away?
When will you stop them?
The girls were the same
Even this new one will be strange
When will you run away?
When will you stop them?
Stop asking for help
You don’t know the wife, please
How long will you run away?
When will you stop them?
The girls were the same
Even this new one will be strange
When will you run away?
When will you stop them?
Stop asking for help
You don’t know the wife, please
Mom and I want to be full
I’m like the other guy and me
And you, mother, are proud of me
What distinguishes my father is what he saw about me
I have been deeply hurt in love
My heart is bleeding ma
Those are all my reasons
Mom will forgive me for my decisions
I know they insist
It’s bad for me
It’s bad
Of a barren woman
He will say what he saw
Gabi, gabi
Gabi, gabi
Of a barren woman
He will say what he saw
The day they hit my fields
My mother is crying at home
He says, my son, please get married
I told him about my current love
It is different now and full of violence
He said, “I know, you can’t get rid of my child.”
But try it
You also see that the sun is going down now
Luth is a child
How long will you run away?
When will you stop them?
The girls were the same
Even this new one will be strange
When will you run away?
When will you stop them?
Stop asking for help
You don’t know the wife, please
How long will you run away?
When will you stop them?
The girls were the same
Even this new one will be strange
When will you run away?
When will you stop them?
Stop asking for help
You don’t know the wife, please