Imali yethu

*[Intro - Chant + Whistle]*  
_Shuu! Shuu!_  
_Woza la! Woza la!_  
_Hey! Hey!_

*[Hook - Chorus | Catchy, crowd response]*  
*Lead:* Nathi singama gay, siyanqoba!  
_We are gay too, we are winning!_  
*Crowd:* _Siyanqoba!_  
*Lead:* Sithanda imali, imali iyasithanda!  
_We love money, money loves us!_  
*Crowd:* _Iyasithanda!_  
*Lead:* Inala iba amandla, inala iba yethu!  
_Abundance becomes strength, abundance is ours!_  
*All:* _Inala iba yethu! Imali yethu!_  
_Abundance is ours! Our money!_

*[Verse 1 - Male, confident + bouncy]*  
Basithuka bathi asisoze siphumelele  
_They insult us saying we’ll never succeed_  
Kodwa bheka manje, sigqoke iVersace  
_But look now, we’re dressed in Versace_  
Sakhile amakhaya, savula amabhizinisi  
_We built homes, we opened businesses_  
Ngoba uthando lwethu aluvali umnyango wezibusiso  
_Because our love doesn’t close the door of blessings_  
Siyasebenza, asilali, siphusha iphupho  
_We work, we don’t sleep, we push the dream_  
Inhlonipho siyanika, nenhlanhla iyabuya  
_We give respect, and luck comes back_  
*Pre-Hook:*  
Ngakho ungabuzi ukuthi kwenzeka kanjani...  
_So don’t ask how it happens..._  
Impendulo ilula: *Siyazithanda!*  
_The answer is simple: *We love ourselves!*_

*[Drop - Log drum + Sgubhu + Whistles]*  
_Imali yethu! Imali yethu!_  
_Inala! Inala! Inala!_  
_Instrumental - let the log drum talk, shakers go crazy_  
_Woza! Woza! Woza!_

*[Verse 2 - Female, sassy + powerful]*  
Sihleka kakhulu, siyakha kakhulu  
_We laugh a lot, we build a lot_  
Umhlaba uwuthatha uma ungawesabi  
_You take the world when you don’t fear it_  
Asikhulumi, siyakhombisa ngama results  
_We don’t talk, we show with results_  
I-bag iyanona, i-akhawunti iyakhuluma  
_The bag is heavy, the account is talking_  
Basibiza ngo “sthandwa”, thina sibiza i-invoice  
_They call us “slurs”, we call the invoice_  
Ngoba uma uzazi, uNkulunkulu uyakubusisa  
_Because when you know yourself, God blesses you_  
*Pre-Hook:*  
Amandla ethu? Yiluthando + ukuzimisela!  
_Our strength? It’s love + determination!_

*[Bridge - Choir, hands in the air]*  
Vulani amehlo, nibone ingcebo  
_Open your eyes, see the wealth_  
Akuyona imali kuphela, yinkululeko!  
_It’s not just money, it’s freedom!_  
Sidlula inzondo, sakha umlando  
_We overcome hate, we make history_  
*All:* _Inala iba amandla! Inala iba yethu!_  
_Abundance becomes strength! Abundance is ours!_

*[Final Hook x2 - Bigger]*  
Nathi singama gay, siyanqoba! _Siyanqoba!_  
Sithanda imali, imali iyasithanda! _Iyasithanda!_  
Inala iba amandla, inala iba yethu!  
*All:* _Inala iba yethu! Imali yethu! Imali yethu!_

*[Outro - Fade with chant]*  
_Hamba uyobatshela..._ _Go tell them..._  
_Siyanqoba ngothando..._ _We win with love..._  
_Shuu! Shuu! Woza la!_

Amapiano, vibe and logdrum