Vul'indlela

Open The Way

Vul'indlela

Open the way, MaMgobhoziVul' indlela weMaMgobhozi
Ah, my sonHe unyana wam
Rejoice, he weds todayHelele uyashada namhlanje
Open the way, you, MaNyawuzaVul' indlela wena MaNyawuza
Have no envySuba nomona
My son has taken a wifeUnyana wami uthathile

I never knew I would see the brideBengingazi ngiyombon' umakoti
My sonUnyana wam
Eh, he has chosen well this timeEh ujongile this time

MaRadebe, leave the chatterMaRadebe suk' eyingxoxweni
Come to the wedding, for we are wedding him todayUzemshadweni siyashadisa namhlanje
They would say my son is a liarBebesithi unyana wam ulixoki
They would say he would never marryBebesithi angeke ashade
Open the wayVul' indlela

Open the way, MaMgobhoziVul' indlela weMaMgobhozi
Ah, my sonHe unyana wam
Rejoice, he weds todayHelele uyashada namhlanje
Open the way, you, MaNyawuzaVul'indlela wena MaNyawuza
Have no envySuba nomona
My son has taken a wifeUnyana wami uthathile

I never knew I would see the brideBengingazi ngiyombon' umakoti
My sonUnyana wam
Eh, he has chosen well this timeEh ujongile this time

MaRadebe, leave the chatterMaRadebe suk' eyingxoxweni
Come to the wedding, for we are wedding him todayUzemshadweni siyashadisa namhlanje
They would say my son is a liarBebesithi unyana wam ulixoki
They would say he would never marry (open the way)Bebesithi angeke ashade (vul'indlela)

Open the way, MaMgobhoziVul' indlela we MaMgobhozi
Open the way, let go of envyVul' indlela yekela umona
Open the way, MaMgobhoziVul' indlela we MaMgobhozi
Open the way, let go of envyVul' indlela yekela umona

But you, MaNgobeseKodwa wena MaNgobese
Hey, you are filled with envyHey unomona
Because you have no sonNgoba awunanyana
You have only daughtersUnentombi zodwa
Ayoyoyo, MaNgobeseAyoyoyo MaNgobese
Hee, you are so enviousHee unomona
Hee, because you have no son like mineHee ngoba unyana onjengowami

I never knew I would see the brideBengingazi ngiyombon' umakoti
My son, eh, he has chosen well this timeUnyana wam eh ujongile this time
MaRadebe, leave the chatterMaRadebe suk' eyingxoxweni
Come to the wedding, for we are wedding him todayUzemshadweni siyashadisa namhlanje
They would say my son was a lifelong bachelorBebesithi unyana wam ulisoka
They would say he would never marry (open the way)Bebesithi angeke ashade (vul' indlela)

Open the way, MaMgobhoziVul' indlela we MaMgobhozi
Open the way, let go of envyVul' indlela yekela umona
Open the way, MaMgobhoziVul' indlela we MaMgobhozi
Open the way, let go of envyVul' indlela yekela umona
Open the way, MaMgobhoziVul' indlela we MaMgobhozi
Open the way, let go of envyVul' indlela yekela umona
Open the way, MaMgobhoziVul' indlela we MaMgobhozi
Open the way, let go of envyVul' indlela yekela umona