Shosholoza (shosholoza)
Kulezo ntaba stimela zaseSouth Afrika
Wen(a) uyabaleka (wen' uyabaleka)
kulezo ntaba stimela zaseSouth Afrika
(repeat)

Qubula zasha! (Qubula zasha)

Kwenze njani?
Thula washiya! (washiya!)
Thuta amabhakede Iza!

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Move fast
on those mountains
train from South Afrika.
You are running away
on those mountains
train from South Afrika.

Up it goes (up it goes)

What is wrong?
Be quiet! Leave behind
Move the buckets. Come!

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One of my favorite evenings ever occured when three of my nieces taught this song to two visiting Russian scientists on our back deck, and we sang it in parts and harmony (with echoes) 'til hoarse.