[Xhosa] Widelight
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# WIDELIGHT *Vumela Ukukhanya Kwakho Kufike Kumntu.* **[INTRO — Isiginci saseAfrika, Izandla Ziqula, Ilizwi Elithambile Lomfazi]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Ukukhanya kuncinci… Ukukhanya okuncinci… Jonga ukuba siya fika phi! *(Izixhobo zokubetha ziyanda)* Banzi, banzi! WIDELIGHT! Bonke mabakhanye ngobu busuku! *(Ibhasi iyawa)* **[CHORUS — Ingoma yeAfro-House]** Banzi, banzi, WIDELIGHT! Bonke mabakhanye ngobu busuku! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Vumela uvuyo lukhule! Banzi, banzi, WIDELIGHT! Sasaza uthando lwakho macala onke! Izandla phezulu! Iinyawo phantsi! WIDELIGHT! Vumela ihlabathi lonke likhanye! **[VERSE 1 — IAfrobeats edlalayo, Isiginci seHighlife]** Kwabakho isibane ebumnyameni, Kwabakho ilizwi elingavakaliyo. Kwaze kwabakho elinye ilizwi, Kwaye ihlabathi lonke lavakala. Apho kwakukho iindonga phakathi kwethu, Ngoku sakha iibhulorho ezibanzi. Iphupha ngalinye lifuna indlela, Intliziyo nganye ifuna indawo. Kukho umrhythm phaya kude, Kukho imvakalelo emoyeni. Ukunceda omnye umntu, Kukho ithemba elikhulayo. Sweefin izisa iindlela ezintsha zokudibana, Ukudala, ukwabelana, nokukhula. Xa abantu abaninzi benethuba, Senza okungakumbi sonke. **[PRE-CHORUS — Iiharmoni zomfazi ezinyukayo]** Vakalisa umrhythm emzimbeni wakho, Vakalisa umculo kwiinyawo zakho. Thatha inyathelo uzise umntu Kulo mrhythm omangalisayo. Isandla ngasinye sinokuphakamisa esinye, Ilizwi ngalinye linokucula. Xa ihlabathi lonke lihamba kunye, Vumela umnyhadala uqhubeke! **[CHORUS — Ukukhwela kweAfro-House]** Banzi, banzi, WIDELIGHT! Bonke mabakhanye ngobu busuku! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Vumela uvuyo lukhule! Banzi, banzi, WIDELIGHT! Sasaza uthando lwakho macala onke! Izandla phezulu! Iinyawo phantsi! WIDELIGHT! Vumela ihlabathi lonke likhanye! **[POST-CHORUS — Ingoma yoMdaniso]** Ekhohlo! Ekhohlo! (Hey!) Ekunene! Ekunene! (Hey!) Qhuba izandla zakho uzive ulungile! Gqaba! Gqaba! (Hey!) Jikela! Jikela! (Hey!) Vumela uvuyo lutshise! Banzi! (Hey!) Khanya! (Hey!) Bonke mabakhanye ngobu busuku! **[VERSE 2 — Ilizwi lomfazi, Ibhasi yeAmapiano]** Umama usebenza emarikeni, Ngamaphupha akhe aqinileyo. Utata ufumana ixesha losapho, Emva kokusebenza imini yonke. Kukho umntwana ophupha ngokubhabha, Kukho umlimi ofaka imbewu. Kukho umenzi onombono oqaqambileyo, Udala izinto eziyimfuneko kwihlabathi. Ukusuka elalini ukuya esixekweni, Ukusuka kwiintaba ukuya elwandle, Umntu ngamnye unebali, Ubomi ngamnye bunembeko. Xa abantu abaninzi bethengisa kwaye bephumelela, Xa befunda kwaye beabelana, Singakha ihlabathi lamathuba, Ngethuba elikuyo yonke indawo. **[PRE-CHORUS — Ikwayara Iyakhwela]** Vakalisa umrhythm emzimbeni wakho, Vakalisa umculo kwiinyawo zakho. Thatha inyathelo uzise umntu Kulo mrhythm omangalisayo. Isandla ngasinye sinokuphakamisa esinye, Ilizwi ngalinye linokucula. Xa ihlabathi lonke lihamba kunye, Vumela umnyhadala uqhubeke! **[CHORUS — Ukukhwela kweAmapiano]** Banzi, banzi, WIDELIGHT! Bonke mabakhanye ngobu busuku! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Vumela uvuyo lukhule! Banzi, banzi, WIDELIGHT! **[VERSE]** Sasaza uthando lwakho macala onke! Izandla phezulu! Iinyawo phantsi! KHANYA NGOKUBANZI! Ubuso behlabathi buqaqambe! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir]** Kwezinye iindawo umama uyathandaza Ngemini engcono ezayo. Kwezinye iindawo utata unethemba Abantwana bakhe baya kuphumelela. Kwezinye iindawo kukho umphuphi ozolileyo Onombono ongakabonwa. Kwezinye iindawo kukho umakhi omncinci Esakha into ephupheni. Lonke uhambo lunezithintelo zalo, Yonke indlela ingajika ibe nzima. Kodwa ikamva liyakhanya Xa sifunda ukunceda umhlobo. Ungalibali ukukhanya okukhuphayo, Makufikelele kumntu omtsha. Kukho umhlaba wezinto ezinokwenzeka Xa abantu abaninzi besindayo. *(Music fades — gentle handclaps begin)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Umkhokeli: Ngubani onelanga? Isihlwele: Thina! Thina! Umkhokeli: Ngubani onephupha? Isihlwele: Nam! Nam! Umkhokeli: Ngubani onokudanisa? Isihlwele: Wonke umntu! Umkhokeli: Sisenza ntoni? Isihlwele: Hambisa umzimba! *(Percussion builds)* Kakhulu! Kakhulu! Khanya! Khanya! Nyathela ekhohlo! Nyathela ekunene! Qhwaba kabini! Jikeleza! Kakhulu, kakhulu, KHANYA NGOKUBANZI! Wonke umntu qhakamshela namhlanje! *(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Festival Choir, Brass, Full Percussion]** Kakhulu, kakhulu, KHANYA NGOKUBANZI! Wonke umntu qhakamshela namhlanje! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Uvuyo malukhule! Kakhulu, kakhulu, KHANYA NGOKUBANZI! Sasaza uthando lwakho macala onke! Izandla phezulu! Iinyawo phantsi! KHANYA NGOKUBANZI! Ubuso behlabathi buqaqambe! **[OUTRO — Warm Guitar, Choir, Fading Percussion]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Ukusuka kumfama ukuya kumphuphi, Ukusuka kumakhi ukuya kumntwana, Kukho umhlaba wezinto ezinokwenzeka Xa sicandela ibhanti. Sweefin isizisa iindlela zokudibana, Ukudala, ukutshintshiselana, nokukhula. Kakhulu! Kakhulu! Khanya! Khanya! Umhlaba omnye. Lonke iphupha. KHANYA NGOKUBANZI! *(Final celebratory drum hit)*