Preferred Band/Artist: The Soil
Verse 1:
Tears are falling when I start to write this song
Thinking about all the people that left us long ago
We hardly sleep, the sorrow, we were always crying
They died for our freedom, it wasn’t for nothing
We will always miss them and respect them every day
Showing them love with celebrating this day
27 April we got freedom
We had hope that the hunger will end
It started over, people are discriminating each other
What happened Africans you killing each other?
We thought Apartheid ended before 94
You'll disgrace Africa if you carry on like this
Let’s be together through it all
Kids respect the elders, elders respect the kids
We don't want racism, we don’t want xenophobia
Viva democracy viva!
Chorus:
It was difficult, it was difficult
You'll remember why they died
You'll remember why they died
It wasn’t like today, it wasn’t like today
You'll remember why they died
Bridge:
Many people died, wishes were there
Many people died, hopes were there
Verse 2:
The wish and the purpose was to see everybody succeed
All of us willing to work hard, willing to succeed
27 years in jail Mandela was in prison
Our parents cried and morn for him
Being tortured by whites, nobody cared
Nobody seen, nobody wanted him
Being hurt, nobody cared
I'm dying inside the story I'm telling is painful
People died, dying for our education
Now we failing to even donate our time
67 minutes, you too can make a difference
Many people died for you to get what you have
Chorus:
It was difficult, it was difficult
You'll remember why they died
You'll remember why they died
It wasn’t like today, it wasn’t like today
You'll remember why they died
Original Lyrics:
Kuvele kwehl' izinyembezi mangicala ngibhala
Ngicabanga ngabobonke abantu abas' shiya kudala
Sasingalali, usizi sihlala skhala
Bafelinkululeko yethu kwakungalona ubala
Siyohlala sibakhumbula, sibahlonipha, sonke izinsuku
Sibabonisa uthando ngokujabulela
lolusuku// 27 April, satholinkululeko
Sabanethemba ukuthi izophelinhlupheko
Yacala phansi, abantu bacwayana bodwa kwenzeken maAfrica nibulalana nodwa?
Besithi i-Apartheid iphele before 94
Nizohlazisi-Africa manichubeka nenza so
Asibambaneni, sibe yimbumbe, sihloniphaneOmncane ahloniphe omdala, omdala ahloniphe omcane
Asiy'funi i-racism, asiyfuni i-xenophobia, viva Democracy viva!
Chorus:
Kwakunzima, kwakunzima... Uzokhumbula bafelani
Uzokhumbula kwenzekani
Kwakugafani nangokhu, Kwakungafani nangokhu...
Uzokhumbula Bafelani
Uzokhumbula kwenzekani
Bridge:
Baninzi abasishiya... izifiso zona zazikhona
Baninzi abasishiya...
Ithemba belihlala likhona
Verse 2:
Isifiso nepurpose kwakukubona wonke umuntu aphumelela
Sonke sphokophela futhi sonke sfunuk'phumelela
27 years ejele wahlala uMandela
Abazali bethu bamzilela abanye bamkhalela
Agcilazwa mabhunu futhi kungekho nomzwelayo kungekho bombonay
kungekho nomfunayo
Bamshaya, kungekho nokhuzayo
Ngfela ngaphakathi ib'hlungu lendaba engiycocayo
Bafa abantu, befeli-education yethu
Manje sesihluleka noku
Donater nges'khathi sethu 67 minutes, nawe yenz' umhliko
Kwafa abantu abaningi ukuze uthole impucuko
Chorus:
Kwakunzima, kwakunzima... Uzokhumbula bafelani
Uzokhumbula kwenzekani
Kwakugafani nangokhu, Kwakungafani nangokhu...
Uzokhumbula Bafelani
Uzokhumbula kwenzekani
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