Lyrics

[Intro] Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph' ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph 'ehleli khona [Verse 1] Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey Look across the Island into the Bay We are all islands till comes the day We cross the burning water [Chorus] Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph' ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph' ehleli khona [Verse 2] A seagull wings across the sea Broken silence is what I dream Who has the words to close the distance Between you and me [Chorus] Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph' ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph' ehleli khona [Verse 3] Steven Biko Asimbonanga Asimbonang' umfowethu thina Laph' ekhona Laph' afela khona Victoria Mxenge Asimbonanga Asimbonang' udadewethu thina Laph' ekhona La' wafela khona Neil Aggett Asimbonanga Asimbonang' umfowethu thina Laph'ekhona La' wafela khona [Bridge] Hey wena Hey wena nawe Siyofika nini la' siyakhona, la' siyakhona Hey wena Hey wena nawe Siyofika nini la' siyakhona, la' siyakhona [Chorus] Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph' ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph' ehleli khona [Outro] Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph' ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph' ekhona Laph' ehleli khona