Simphiwe Dana- Bantu Biko Street Lyrics

“A people without a positive history are like a vehicle without an engine. Their emotions can not be easily controlled and channelled in a recognizable direction. They always live in the shadow of a more successful society.

Black Consciousness is not a negative, hating thing. It’s a positive black self-confidence involving no hatred of anyone, not even the Nats – only of what they represent.

The first step therefore is to make the black man come to himself; to pump back life into his empty shell; to infuse him with pride and dignity, to remind him of his complicity in the crime of allowing himself to be misused and therefore letting evil reign supreme in the country of his birth. “ Steve Bantu Biko

chorus:

Noba esisipaji

Singenayw’ imali

Ndosiphatha xa ndihamb’ eBantu Biko Street

Wathi qala ngaphakathi

Noba esisiqhova

Singenasidima

Ndosithwala dade

Andinakuxelelwa

Ngugi wandifundisa

verse1:

Andinayw’ imali

Yokuthenga zonke

(Ezazizezam azikhw’ eZazulwana)

Kodwa ndakuthusa

Xa kuthiwa makuyiwe

(Kudala ndiw’ gangatha kuphil’ akuthengwa)

Akuthengwa

(Kuphil’ akuthengwa)

Yintoni leyo

(Kuphil’ akuthengwa)

Khuza wena

Asinakuyazi, hayi isimanga

Nawe Mongameli

Xa ubon’ abantu bakho

(Unqandwa yintoni ungaphilis’ isizwe)

Wena Mongameli

Fundis’ abantwana bethu

(Nants’ intw’ esay’ lwela ungathi ulibele)

Sihamba nzima

(Sihamba nzima)

Siyazama

(Sihamba nzima)

Khuza wena

(Ngathi sowubon’ indifanele le ndawo)

(chorus)

verse2:

Sizwe esimnyama

Soya njalo phambili

(Soya njalo phambili xa sime sibanye)

Sizwe esintsundu

Ungayek’ ukukhathala

(Kungaba kuphelile xa ungakhathali)

Wawukhona

(Wawukhona)

Besithathela konke

(Wawukhona)

Sakhal’ inyembezi

(Thina sobabini sivela eGolgotha)

Emaphupheni nasezitoyitoyini

(Singa singahlala siyikhangela ihambo)

Ezingcingeni nasezinkonzweni

(Siyakuzinceda siyikhangele ihambo)

Hamba njalo

(Hamba njalo)

Sukoyika

(Hamba njalo)

Ngoba kufanele

Zincede khawuleza lingekatshon’ ilanga

(chorus)