Hamba

Umoya wami, uyavuka Khanya lapho izintaba zihlala khona Hamba nami, phakathi kwamadlozi Ubuhle buyaphuphuma ebusuku Ngilalela izigubhu zekhaya Zikhala njengomoya omdala Izwi lami libuyela ekhaya Kodwa manje lihamba phambili Hamba, hamba, umoya wami You're calling me into the light Khanya, khanya, phakathi kwamadlozi And I'm learning how to rise I’m walking with the fire of my people Dancing where the old beats never fade Carrying the stories in my heartbeat Turning every shadow into flame I am the echo of the mountains I am the river learning how to run Half of me is rooted in the ancients Half of me is reaching for the sun Isigubhu sami siyakhuluma Every step is opening the future I’m not torn — I’m woven Between the sound of home and the sound of now Ngiphethe umlilo wamadlozi Uhambo lwami alupheli Ngikhanya njengelanga ekuseni Ngivuka… ngivuka… I’m walking with the fire of my people Dancing where the old beats never fade Ngikhanya, ngikhanya emhlabeni Half of me is earth, the other sun.