[rap – energetic, grounded, clear articulation] Angiyona indawo, ngiyisidalwa. Ngiphefumula ngamathunzi, ngikhuluma ngezimpande. [rap – driving rhythm, vivid imagery] Izinyawo zakho zingena, izimpendulo ziphuma. Lapha akukho ukuthula, kunokuphila okugcwele umsindo. [spoken-rap – fast, percussive consonants] Izinyoni ziyaxwayisa, izinambuzane zibhala izikhathi. Isikhathi asibalwa, siyahluma. [rap – flowing, colorful phrasing] Imvula ayiweli, iyafika. Umhlaba awumi, uyanyakaza ngaphansi kwakho. [chorus – chant, rhythmic, call-and-response] [chorus] Phila phefumula lalela [rap – faster, playful intensity] Izihlahla azimile, ziyakhuluma. Zidlulisela izindaba ngaphansi kwesikhumba somhlaba. [spoken – calm authority] Uma ucabanga ukuthi wedwa, ihlathi lihleka kancane. [rap – punchy, forward motion] Amanzi agijima njengemithambo, igazi lomhlaba. Konke okuphila lapha kunesivumelwano esidala. [chorus – repeat, stronger emphasis] [chorus] Phila phefumula lalela [rap – darker tone, still fast] Abantu bafika, bahamba. Ihlathi liyakhumbula. [spoken-rap – controlled, intense] Ungasithathi kancane isithunzi, sigcina umlando. Ungawunyatheli umsindo, uyakhuluma. [rap – rolling cadence] Izimpande zibopha isikhathi, iziqu ziphakamisa iminyaka. Lapha impilo ayikhanyi, iyakhula. [spoken – expansive, wide] Uma ume isikhathi eside, uqala ukuzwa. [chorus – final, wider space] [chorus] Phila phefumula lalela [outro – spoken, steady, fading] Ihlathi alidingi igama. Likhona. Lisekhona.
