Juba Lami

My Dove

Juba Lami

Dust to dust and ashes to ashesDust to dust and ashes to ashes
Dust on dustUthuli othulini

They say the treasures of this countryBathi amagugu elilizwe
They will remain in the grave, in the graveAyosala Emathuneni, thuneni
I ask you, creatorNgiyabuza kuwena mdali
In the bird's nest, my ancestor, ohKwa Khala nyonini dlozi lami, hoh
I gave birth to a childMina ngazala ingane
Raised to deathYakhuliswa ukufaa

I wish I knew the color of your eyesI wish I knew the color of your eyes
Were they any similar to mine?Were they any similar to mine?
I wish I knew the brightness of your smile, in the dead of nightI wish I knew the brightness of your smile, in the dead of night

Ooh, I wish I knew the color of your eyesOoh, I wish I knew the color of your eyes
Were they any similar to mine?Were they any similar to mine?
I wish I knew the brightness of your smile in the dead of nightI wish I knew the brightness of your smile in the dead of night

It rained, it wiped away the tearsYakunetha imvula, isule ezonyembezi
Tears of the years, aahaaNyembezi zeminyaka, aahaa
Mother's tears, oh myNyembezi zaka mama oohaa
It rained, it wiped away the tearsYakunetha imvula, isule ezonyembezi
Tears of the years, aahaaNyembezi zeminyaka, aahaa
Mother's tears oohNyembezi zaka mama ooh

Go, my DoveHamba Juba lami
I'm flying in the cloudsNdizela' emafini
We will meet again, in the futureSizobuya sibonane, Kwelizayoo
TomorrowKwelizayoo

Go, my DoveHamba Juba lami
I'm flying in the cloudsNdizela' emafini
We will meet again, in the futureSizobuya sibonane, Kwelizayoo
TomorrowKwelizayoo

It rained, it wiped away the tearsYakunetha imvula, isule ezonyembezi
Tears of the years, ooh, ooh oohaaNyembezi zeminyaka, ooh ooh oohaa
Come on, mama, mamaaoohZaka mama, mamaaooh
It rained, it wiped away Zaka's mother's tearsYakunetha imvula, isule ezonyembezi ye Zaka mama

Go mother bird, Go mother bird, Go mother birdHamba mntaka mama, Hamba mntaka mama, Hamba mntaka mama

Go, my DoveHamba Juba lami
I'm flying in the cloudsNdizela' emafini
We will meet againSizobuya sibonane
TomorrowKwelizayoo
In the futureKwelizayoohoo

Go, my DoveHamba Juba lami
I'm flying in the cloudsNdizela' emafini
We will meet againSizobuya sibonane
In the future, ohKwelizayoo, oohoo
In the futureKwelizayo

Go, my DoveHamba Juba lami
I'm flying in the cloudsNdizela' emafini
We will meet againSizobuya sibonane
TomorrowKwelizayoo
In the futureKwelizayoohoo

Ooh, Go my DoveOoh, Hamba Juba lami
I'm flying in the cloudsNdizela' emafini
We will meet againSizobuya sibonane
TomorrowKwelizayoo
TomorrowKwelizayoo