Langa Linye

One Day

Langa Linye

On one day, everything will be alrightNgelanga linye kolunga konke
Like we never had to struggle at allKobe ngathi akaze kwabheda lutho
I can feel it deep inside, things are gonna changeNdizwe kahle moya wami, kuyoshitsha izinto
Hearts will shift, things will rearrangeKushintsh' izinto kushints' izinhliziyo
When I go back home, my situation will changeNxa ngibuyela ekhaya, simo sami soshitsha

Get down on your knees, trust in freedomQunqe phansi ngedolo thembe wona mkhululeko
You’ll give me strengthUzongipha amandla
Jesus, you’re always with me, my life won’t end hereJesu uhlezi unamu, mpilo yami ayipheli la

Where you are, you give me strengthApho ukhona ungipha amandla
You keep my mom safe at homeUze ugcinele umama ekhaya
She believes we’ll make itUhlala ekholwa kuthi sizoshitsha
On one day, everything will be alrightNgelanga linye, kolunga konke
Like we never had to struggle at allKobe ngathi akaze kwabheda lutho
I can feel it deep insideNdizwe kahle moya wami
Things are gonna change, things are gonna changeKuyoshitsha izinto, kuyoshitsha izinto
Hearts will shiftKuyoshitsha izinhliziyo
Thoughts spill out like ink on paperImicabango incidezela iphepha ngomsizi
They call out to the heart with a pleaBathoba inhliziyo bambiza ngomsizi
One day, don’t expect this day to endLanga linye ungalindele lophela lolusuku

Don’t think about giving up, freedom, even if it seems like you’re not helpedUngacabangi kuyeka mkhululeko noma ubona engathi awsizi
Father, help me with my cry in this land, let them help usBaba ngisize isakhalo sami kulesi sizwe basizwe
I admit we’re sinners when we’re called to serve, let’s helpNgiyavuma siyizoni mabesibizela enkonzweni asizi
Even the moon will shine brighter, the pain will growNokwenyanga kohlala inyangana kwande usizi
Let’s not forget to pray to the Creator to send us an angelSikhohlwe kukhuleka kumdali athumele ingelosi kithi

You’re a great example for usIsibonelo esihle kithi uwena
Mduduzi, you started by hitting the ground outside the homeMduduzi konke uqale ushaya isingingci ngaphandle komuzi
Then you cried out to the ground that brought you to this homeKwase ukhalisa isingingci esikulethe kulomuzi
We thank you, big Zulu, for believing in you and usSibonge ku big zulu nimakoya ababelievele kuwe nawe
My brother, please don’t lose hope for the black communityMntakama ngiyacela ungalilalahli ithemba okwabantu abansundu

It’s never easy to find our strengthAkwaze kwalula ukuthola kwethu amandla
We must start by looking back, reflecting on our pastKumele siqale sibheke emumva, ukubheka kwethu
In the past, there’s a future waiting for usEmumvu ikhona kosiletheda ifuture
On one day, everything will be alrightNgelanga linye kolunga konke
Like we never had to struggle at allKobe ngathi akaze kwabheda lutho
I can feel it deep inside, things are gonna changeNdizwe khale moya wami, kuyoshitsha izinto

Things are gonna change, hearts will shiftKuyoshitsha izinto kuyoshitsha izinhliziyo
We pray for hope, indeed, those who believe will be blessedAw sikhulekela ithemba, impela bayabusiswa othemba
Those who are in despair because God sometimes livesLabo likujehova ngoba uNkulunkulu kwesinye iskhathi uphila
Like the essence of hope within them, I compare lifeNjengenhlansi yethemba kubo ngaphakathi impilo ngiyifanisa
And the day breaks, it shines in the evening, it’s dark todayNosuku ekseni kuyakhanya ntambama kumbyama khona namhlanje
It’s like the weather, it’s unpredictable, but one dayIfana nesimo sezulu iyashitshashitsha kodwa ngelinye ilanga

Things will shine for me, things will change, I prayKuyokhanya ngakimi izinto ziyoshitsha ngikhulekela
Mom at home, it’s like the light has set for herUmama ekhaya kungathi makukhanya kimi kuye libe selimshonele
She’s prayed so much for this life we didn’t know yesterdayUsekhuleke kakhulu ekhulekele lempilo esingayazi izolo
I learned and got my degree, but todayBengifunda ngathola neziqu kodwa namhlanje
I live in the moment, writing my storyNgiphila ngekhona ngibhala inkonglo
Even if I’m tested, I’m a witness that tomorrowName akhlolwa ufakazi ukuthi kusasa
This poem will shine for the grandchildren of my generationKuzokhanya lenkondlo eyabazukulu besizukulwane sami
Who have lost hope, my Lord says even ifEsebelahlekelwe yithemba nkosi yami uthi noma

They look down at the world, they won’t dareSebebuka phansi emhlabeni bengalinge
They’ll return evil for evil because they areBebuyisele okubi ngokubi ngoba yibona
They’ll turn back into bad people, rewriting and copying what I wroteAbayophenduka abantu ababi phindebhala futhi cofi ngase ngabhala
On one day, everything will be alrightNgelanga linye kolunga konke
Like we never had to struggle at allKobe ngathi akaze kwabheda lutho
I can feel it deep inside, things are gonna changeNdizwe khale moya wami, kuyoshitsha izinto
Things are gonna change, hearts will shift.Kuyoshitsha izinto kuyoshitsha izinhliziyo