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isiXhosa lyrics
Ndithanda ubaba no mama wami
Bayandi thanda banomusa
Bandi bhasobha ndisem mncane
Namhlanje ndikhulile

Ndithandaza uNkulunkulu wami
Ndithandazela abazali bami
Ngokuba bandikhulise
Namhlanje sendikhulile

Khumbula umzali wakho babe
Okwenzela umusa omkhulu
Ehlupheka ngawe baby, namhlanje usuzu
ukhulile

Usuyakwazi ukusebenza, ngenxa ya bazali
abakunike impilo yakho
Bakudlisa usemncane namhlanje ukhulile

English translation
I love my father and my mother
They are so loving and kind
They took care of me when I was young

Today I have grown
I pray to my God,
I pray for my parents
Because they raised me

Today I am grown
Remember your parents babe
Who have been so gracious towards you
They endured hardships with you baby, and
today you are now grown

You are able to work because of your parents
who gave you your life
They fed you while you were still young, today
you have grown

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from Echoes of Sophiatown, released March 23, 2019
Originally composed and performed by Dorothy Masuka
Transcribed by Gareth Harvey

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The Pebble Shakers Cape Town, South Africa

The Pebble Shakers is a Cape Town-based group of jazz musicians specialising in swing-era tunes. To celebrate the history of swing in South Africa, the band also plays a selection of swinging South African tunes that haven't been played live in over 70 years, through the Echoes of Sophiatown music revival project. ... more

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