Umama
Ngikhumbul' uMa
Aksavumi (Ngikhumbul' uMa)
Ang'sakhoni
Ngikhumbul' uMa
Aksavumi
Ngikhumbul' uMa
Sebeth' indod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e
Ndod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e
Yojabula mang'fika
Athi uShembe uyaphila
Kuley'ngozi zomgwaqo mntanami ng'yajabula ufike usaphila
Beki' khwama leMsamu
Land' impepho kaGogo erondweni
Ngiphahle ngikhulume nabadala, ngibatshele usemagcekeni
Mvul' iyana emakhaya, sesiphelile amakhaza
Mawubuy' eGoli ngicela ungiphathele iheater ngoba ngempela uzong'ngcwaba
Yaz' uMa , avunamahlaya
Ngeke ushone ngisak'thanda
Kuyoba isibusiso kimi ukuthi ubekhona Ma'wami mangishada
Ngoba uyokwazi ukungibonisa mase zingibuyela emshadweni
Ngoba uyokwazi ukungiduduza mase zingibuyela emshadweni
Angsakhoni, angisakhoni, angisakhoni
Ngikhumbul' uMa
Angsakhoni, angisakhoni, angisakhoni
Ngikhumbul' uMa
Sebeth' indod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e
Ndod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e
Into engiyithanda ngekhaya, ukuthi ekhaya akungwenwa ngemali (ngemali, yeah yeah)
Noma ngingasebenzi uMama ungithanda ngingenani
(Ungithanda ngingenalutho)
Noma umhlaba ungang'shaya uzong'thulisa athi mntanami ungakhali (ungakhali)
Ubukeka ukhathale awuthi ngilande ukudla baba hlala phansi (hlala phansi)
Angisakhoni, angisakhoni, angisakhoni
Ngikhumbul' uMa
Angisakhoni, angisakhoni, angisakhoni
Ngikhumbul' uMa
Sebeth' indod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e
Ndod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e
[Intro]
I miss my mom
I am unable to go on (I miss my mom)
I cannot continue
I miss my mom
I am unable to go on
I miss my mom
[Chorus]
They say: "A grown man is crying for his mother!"
Guys, you will never understand
"A grown man is crying for his mother!"
Guys, you will never understand
[Verse 1]
She'll be happy when I arrive
She'll say: "Shembe is alive."
"With so many accidents on our roads
My child, I am happy that you're still alive."
"Leave your bags near the altar/shrine
Fetch your granny's incense from the rondavel
Let me connect and speak to the ancestors, announce to them that you have arrived
There are heavy rains in the homelands
And the weather is extremely cold
When you return from Johannesburg, please bring me a heater
Or else you'll be burying me."
You know mom, you have a lot of jokes
You will not die, not whilst I still love you
It will be a blessing to have your presence at my wedding
[Bridge]
Because you will show me the way
When things go wrong in my marriage
Because you will be able to comfort me
When things go wrong in my marriage
[Pre-Chorus]
I cannot continue, I cannot continue, I cannot continue
I miss my mom
I cannot continue, I cannot continue, I cannot continue
I miss my mom
[Chorus]
They say: "A grown man is crying for his mother!"
Guys, you will never understand
"A grown man is crying for his mother!"
Guys, you will never understand
[Verse 2]
What I love about home
Is that there is no entry fee
Even when I am unemployed, my Mother loves me unconditionally
(She loves me unconditionally)
Even if the world hurts me, she'll comfort me, say to me
"My child do not cry" (don't cry)
"You look tired, let me bring you food, my boy: sit down and rest"
[Pre-Chorus]
I cannot continue, I cannot continue, I cannot continue
I miss my mom
I cannot continue, I cannot continue, I cannot continue
I miss my mom
[Chorus]
They say: "A grown man is crying for his mother!"
Guys, you will never understand
"A grown man is crying for his mother!"
Guys, you will never understand