Umama

Mother

Umama

I remember MaNgikhumbul' uMa
She doesn't judge (I remember Ma)Aksavumi (Ngikhumbul' uMa)
I'm not readyAng'sakhoni
I remember MaNgikhumbul' uMa
She doesn't judgeAksavumi
I remember MaNgikhumbul' uMa

They talk about the old man so much, they forget about MaSebeth' indod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hey brothers, you won't understandHawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e
The old man talks so much, they forget about MaNdod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hey brothers, you won't understandHawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e

They'll be happy when I arriveYojabula mang'fika
Says Shembe is aliveAthi uShembe uyaphila
In this dangerous world, my child, I'm happy you arrived aliveKuley'ngozi zomgwaqo mntanami ng'yajabula ufike usaphila
Put down the snuffboxBeki' khwama leMsamu
Burn the incense for Gogo in the yardLand' impepho kaGogo erondweni
I'll wash and talk to the elders, tell them you're in troubleNgiphahle ngikhulume nabadala, ngibatshele usemagcekeni
Close the door at home, we're done with the choresMvul' iyana emakhaya, sesiphelile amakhaza
When you return to Joburg, please take me to the theater because you'll really impress meMawubuy' eGoli ngicela ungiphathele iheater ngoba ngempela uzong'ngcwaba
Ma knows, she doesn't have a problemYaz' uMa , avunamahlaya
She won't refuse, she'll love meNgeke ushone ngisak'thanda
It will be a blessing for me that you were there, my mother, when I got marriedKuyoba isibusiso kimi ukuthi ubekhona Ma'wami mangishada

Because you'll be able to show me when I return to weddingsNgoba uyokwazi ukungibonisa mase zingibuyela emshadweni
Because you'll be able to comfort me when I return to weddingsNgoba uyokwazi ukungiduduza mase zingibuyela emshadweni

I'm not ready, I'm not ready, I'm not readyAngsakhoni, angisakhoni, angisakhoni
I remember MaNgikhumbul' uMa
I'm not ready, I'm not ready, I'm not readyAngsakhoni, angisakhoni, angisakhoni
I remember MaNgikhumbul' uMa

They talk about the old man so much, they forget about MaSebeth' indod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hey brothers, you won't understandHawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e
The old man talks so much, they forget about MaNdod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hey brothers, you won't understandHawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e

What I love at home is that at home it's not about money (about money, yeah yeah)Into engiyithanda ngekhaya, ukuthi ekhaya akungwenwa ngemali (ngemali, yeah yeah)
Even if I don't work, Mama loves me unconditionallyNoma ngingasebenzi uMama ungithanda ngingenani
(She loves me unconditionally)(Ungithanda ngingenalutho)
Even if the world hits me, she'll comfort me saying my child don't cry (don't cry)Noma umhlaba ungang'shaya uzong'thulisa athi mntanami ungakhali (ungakhali)
You look at the plate and you say I'm full, sit down and eat, father sit downUbukeka ukhathale awuthi ngilande ukudla baba hlala phansi (hlala phansi)

I'm not ready, I'm not ready, I'm not readyAngisakhoni, angisakhoni, angisakhoni
I remember MaNgikhumbul' uMa
I'm not ready, I'm not ready, I'm not readyAngisakhoni, angisakhoni, angisakhoni
I remember MaNgikhumbul' uMa

They talk about the old man so much, they forget about MaSebeth' indod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hey brothers, you won't understandHawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e
The old man talks so much, they forget about MaNdod' endala kangaka ikhalel' uMa wayo
Hey brothers, you won't understandHawu bafethu ngeke ni understand-e