The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #36657   Message #1644551
Posted By: Azizi
08-Jan-06 - 08:13 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Shosholoza (In DT)
Subject: Lyr Add: SHOSHOLOZA
I've been trying to find my Gumboots CD. No luck yet. But I did find this website:

http://gumboot.dancers.users.btopenworld.com/page0004.html

This page contains a listing of all the songs on that CD. If you click on the song title, you'll get the lyrics and translations of that song.

Here's the lyrics listed for Shosholoza which the website describes as "The unofficial National Anthem of South Africa":

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!


Translation:

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!


-snip-

I had the pleasure of seeing the Gumboots show in Pittsburgh some years ago. I consider this show to have been the Best show I have ever seen. The dancing and singing was absolutely stupendous.
I only wish that it were on video or DVD. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.