Hawu baba ngashada intombi yami esikolweni emoliva
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(Oh father I married my girl at the school on Mooi River)
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Kwashunqa uthuli kwandlovu madoda silwela lobuhle
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(The dust was rising with all the preparations at Ndlovu's home)
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Usipho wakipha izinkomo ezamalobolo ezinamasondo
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(Sipho paid the bride price with a motor car)
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Wadlala umukwa wami, wadlala engalindile
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(And my father-in-law performed an unexpected war dance
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on the spur of the moment)
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Wadlala umukwa wami engalindile kwakhikhiza abafazi
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(My father-in-law performed an unexpected war dance
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and the women encouraged him with shrill cries)
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Ngisho izulu eliphezulu lalihleka kancane
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(Even the Heaven above - i.e. the Zulu King - gave a small laugh)
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'Zulu eliphezulu lalikhona lalihleka kancane
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(The Heaven above was present and he gave a small laugh)
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Emoliva, emoliva
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(At Mooi River)
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Chorus:
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Yamnandi lendaba ngaze ngashada emoliva ngiyabonga webanguni
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(It was a wonderful event, for I eventually got married at Mooi River
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and I thank you people of the chunu clan)
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Ngaze ngashada ngaze ngathola nowami
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(I eventually got married, I eventually even got my own wife)
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Wemzila wangincelisa amasiko ngaze ngaba wumuthu
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(Mzila! you suckled me on the traditions and customs
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of the Zulu and I became a person)
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Hawu wemakhabela nangikhulisa ngaze ngaba wumuthu
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(Oh you people from Makhabeleni you raised me until I became a person)
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Kungathiwani ngani banguni nahlanganisa zonke izizwe
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(And what can be said about you, Machunu people,
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for you brought together all the nations)
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Nahlanganisa zonke izizwe ubesehlulekile ubotha
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(You brought all the nations together,
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Botha long having failed to do this)
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Nahlanganisa zonke izizwe ngobuhle ubesehlulekile ubotha
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(You brought all the nations together in good spirit,
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Botha having long failed)
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Emoliva
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(At Mooi River)
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Chorus
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(Here I call out the praise names of various people who have been
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important in my life, most of whom were present at my marriage)
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Chorus
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Moliva
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Johnny Clegg & Savuka |