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Mama Ndiyalila by Miriam Makeba album cover

Mama Ndiyalila

by Miriam Makeba

Lyrics
Mama, ngiyalila
Kwak' yililele umuzigabao, mama
Mama, ngiyalila
Kwak' yililele umuzigabao, mama
Mama, ngiyalila
Kwak' yililele umuzigabao, mama
Mama, ngiyalila
Kwak' yililele umuzigabao, mama

Mvuk' amziw' aMzundu
Wasililele umuzigabao, mama
Mvuk' amziw' aMzundu
Wasililele umuzigabao, mama
Mvuk' amziw' aMzundu
Wasililele umuzigabao, mama
Mvuk' amziw' aMzundu
Wasililele umuzigabao, mama

Iphalala nyembezi mama
Iyeye, phalala nyembezi
Zaphalala, zaphalala
Zaqhith' ibay' inyembezi zethu, mama

Mvuk' ani matota
Wasilwele umuzigabao, mama
Mvuk' ani bafazi
Wasilwele umuzigabao, mama
Mvuk' ani zinsizwa
Wasilwele umuzigabao, mama
Mvuk' ani zinjombi
Wasilwele umuzigabao, mama

Bo, zaphalala inyembezi, mama
Yeyeni, bo, zaphalala inyembezi
Woyeni, woyeni, woyeni mama
Zaphalala, zaphalala
Kudala sihluphelana
Yenele anongulile abona

Oh, mama, ngiyalila
Kwak' yililele umuzigabao, mama
Oh, mama, ngiyalila
Kwak' yililele umuzigabao, mama
Wach' umuzigabao
Wasililele umuzigabao, mama