THE CROSSING - OSIYEZA
(In Memory of Mntowaziwaio Ndlovu “Duduzulu”.)
Through all the days that eat away
at every breath that I take
through all the nights I’ve lain alone
in someone else’s dream, awake
all the words in truth we have spoken
that the wind has blown away
its only you that remains with me
clear as the light of day
CHORUS:
O siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma
(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon)
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudla lomhlaba
(we are coming, we are coming, we are coming across this earth)
Siyawela laphesheya lulezontaba ezimnyama
(we are crossing, over those dark moutains)
Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukuhlupheka
(where we will lay down all our troubles)
A punch drunk man in a downtown bar
takes a beating without making a sound
through swollen eyes he sways and he smiles
‘cause no one can put him down
inside him a boy looks to his father
for a sign or an approving eye
oh, it’s funny how those once so close
and now gone can still so affect our lives
CHORUS:
O siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma
(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon)
O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudla lomhlaba
(we are coming, we are coming, we are coming across this earth)
Siyawela laphesheya lulezontaba ezimnyama
(we are crossing, over those dark moutains)
Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukuhlupheka
(where we will lay down all our troubles)
Take me now, hold me close
don’t let go, I’m coming home
CHORUS