Johnny Clegg & Savuka Thandazani (Everybody Pray) Lyrics:
Johnny:
Eshe mfowethu! Ithini lenkunzana yasesemanzani?
(Hi there 'Bro! What does litte Bull
from the place of waters, say?
Sipho:
Hayi, noma izacile isandonsa-nje
(No, even if the Bull is gaunt
and thin, it still has a lot of
life left in
it)
Johnny:
Uthini mfowethu ngesimo esanamhlanje?
(What do you think, brother,
about life in these times?)
Sipho:
Ithatha osemsamo lamhlahla emyango
ngichaza abakini mangishonjalo
(Fortune has removed those from chosen
positions and thrown them
out of the house. I am referring to some
of your fellow countrymen who
were once in power.)
Johnny:
Ngibona abelungu betoyi-toyi eSandton
bengasafuni ukukhokha irenti,
uthini ngalokhu mfowethu?
Sipho:
Kulomhlaba omusha yilo usho okuthandayo
(In this new country of ours, everyone
and anyone has the right to
express themselves freely....)
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Chorus
Thandazani nani makholwa
(Everybody pray, including you Christians)
Namhlanje kunzima-nyana
(for today things are a little difficult)
Abazusazi ekhaya mhla sifika
(our families will not recognize us the day we arrive)
Ngoba saguka endleleni njenge thaya
(for we grow old on the road, like a car-tyre.)
Johnny:
Egoli ngabona umfazi eshaya indoda
emhlala phansi ngemzuzwana
(In Johannesburg I saw a woman punch a
man and knock him out in a
few seconds)
Sipho:
Namhlanje isandla 'somfazi sinjengesendoda
(Today a woman's hand is equal to that of a man)
Johnny:
Egoli ngabona umnikazi wegalaji oswela imoto
(In Johannesburg I saw the owner of a
garage who didn't own a car)
Sipho:
Isicathulo se-shoemaker sicela ipapa
(and the shoemaker's shoes are hungry
because they have holes in them
and the tongue is sticking out begging for porridge)
Johnny:
Bengithi ngishela intombi e-Hillbrow
yangibuza ukuthi ngiphethe imalini
(I tried to chat up a girl in Hillbrow but
she asked me how much money I
had...)
Sipho:
Hawu! Ungakhohlwa ijazi lomwenyane, pasoba!
(Wow! Just don't forget the
"son-in-laws' overcoat"
[condom] , watch out!)
Chorus
Lyrics: Thandazani (Everybody Pray), Johnny Clegg &
Savuka [end]