[Zulu] Upbeyond

Lyrics

**[Intro — Distant Choir, African Drums, Rising Synth]**

Eh-oh, eh-oh!  
Zwa izinyathelo zisondela!

Kusuka emgwaqweni omncane kuya kwabanye abaningi,  
Zwa lelo vuma lishaya emnyango.

Oh-ya, oh-ya!  
Uyazizwa abantu becula?

Phakamisani, phakamisani, phezulu!  
Gcina okuhle kuqhubeka!

**[Verse 1 — Percussive Afrobeat Groove]**

Izolo ikhandlela lalikhanyisa umgwaqo,  
Namhlanje izinyawo ziyinkulungwane.  
Labo ababengakhulumi,  
Bafuna amazwi okuhola indlela.

Lapho kwakukhona izindonga, senza izicabha,  
Lapho kwakukhona ukungabaza, sibuza okuningi.  
Ngokuxhumana kweSweefin,  
Abaningi bangadala, bashintshane, baphumelele.

Akukho iphupho elincane kakhulu ukuletha ushintsho,  
Akukho ukuphila okude kakhulu ukuhlelwa kabusha.  
Asidingi ukulinda izulu eliphelele,  
Singakha ngenkathi ilanga lisaphuma.

**[Pre-Chorus — Handclaps and Rising Harmonies]**

Uyakuqonda? (Zwa!)  
Uyazizwa? (Zizwa!)

Into enhle iyahamba,  
Kukhona indawo kithi sobabili.

Thatha ithuba, yelule isandla,  
Vumela omunye ophuphayo ame.  
Uma umhlaba wonke ucula ndawonye,  
Izwi elincane liba namandla!

**[Chorus — Explosive Global Dance Hook]**

Phakamisani, phakamisani, phezulu!  
Gcina okuhle kuqhubeka!

Shukumisa umzimba wakho, cula le ngoma,  
Wonke umuntu uzongena!

Phakamisani, phakamisani, phezulu!  
Ake izindonga ezindala ziwe!

Hey-oh, hey-oh, masihambe,  
Buka amathuba ayisigidi ekhula!

Phezulu! Phezulu!  
Ake umculo uqhubeke!

Isandla esisodwa, ithuba elilodwa,  
Nikeza umhlaba wonke umdanso!

**[Post-Chorus — Festival Crowd Chant]**

Oh-ya-ya! Oh-ya-ya!  
Wonke umuntu, yithi