[Intro – soft, whispered]
Ke leka go tshelela…
Ngiyazama ukubamba…
Ke ntse ke le mong…
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[Hook – mix of Zulu + English]
Ngiyazama ukubamba, life is too hard,
Ke leka go tshelela, wounds on my heart,
Ke ntse ke tshepa, maybe tomorrow,
Ntate, ngithumele ukukhanya.
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[Verse 1 – isiZulu]
Ngikhule ngilambile, anginayo indlela,
Izinyembezi zami, ziwela emhlabeni,
Ngithi “Nkulunkulu, ung’phendule manje”,
Noma kunzima, ngiyaqhubeka.
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[Pre-Chorus – Sepedi]
Ke lla bosiu, pelo e bohloko,
Ke swara matsogo, ke rapela Modimo,
Mohlomongwe ka moso go tla loka,
Mohlomongwe bohloko bo tla fela.
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[Hook – repeat with Sesotho adlibs]
Ngiyazama ukubamba, life is too hard,
Ke leka go tshelela, wounds on my heart,
Ke ntse ke tshepa, maybe tomorrow,
Ntate, ngithumele ukukhanya.
(Adlib: Ke ntse ke tshepa… ke ntse ke tshepa, Morena…)
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[Verse 2 – Sesotho + English]
Ke robala ke lla, ha ke tsebe hore na kea pholoha,
Lerato le sieo, bophelo boa ntlhaba,
But I’m holding on, even when I break,
Hope is the only thing I cannot fake.
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[Bridge – chants, soft harmonies]
Ngiphila ngenhliziyo ehlungu (ngiya zama),
Ke phela ka meokho bosiu (ke rapela),
Ke lla, ke llela bophelo (ke tshepa),
Ntate, ngiphe amandla (give me strength).
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[Hook – Final, with harmonies]
Ngiyazama ukubamba, life is too hard,
Ke leka go tshelela, wounds on my heart,
Ke ntse ke tshepa, maybe tomorrow,
Ntate, ngithumele ukukhanya.
[Outro – whispered adlibs]
Ngiyazama… (trying to hold on)
Ke leka… (trying to hold on)
Ke ntse ke tshepa… (still hoping)
Ntate… ung’shiye…
[Chorus – repeat x2]
Ngiyazama ukubamba (yebo),
Ke leka go tshelela (oooh),
Ke ntse ke tshepa Morena (heee),
Life is too hard… (too hard).
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[Chant / Call & Response]
🎤 Lead: Ngiphila ngenhliziyo ehlungu,
👥 Crowd: Ngiyazama! (Ngiyazama!)
🎤 Lead: Ke lla bosiu pelo e bohloko,
👥 Crowd: Ke leka! (Ke leka!)
🎤 Lead: Hope is the only thing I’ve got,
👥 Crowd: Ke ntse ke tshepa! (Ke ntse ke tshepa!)
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[Chorus – repeat x3, soft harmonies last round]
Ngiyazama ukubamba (yebo),
Ke leka go tshelela (oooh),
Ke ntse ke tshepa Morena (heee),
Life is too hard… (too hard).
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[Outro – fade with whispers/adlibs]
Ngiyazama…
Ke leka…
Ke ntse ke tshepa…
Ntate…
