[Zulu] Widelight
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
**[INTRO — Bright African Guitar, Handclaps, Soft Female Vocal]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Ukukhanya kuncane... Okunye ukukhanya... Bheka ukuthi singafika kude kanjani! *(Percussion builds)* Kakhulu, kakhulu! KHANYISANI! Bonke bakhanye namhlanje! *(Bass drops)* **[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]** Kakhulu, kakhulu, KHANYISANI! Bonke bakhanye namhlanje! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Vumela injabulo ikhule! Kakhulu, kakhulu, KHANYISANI! Uthando lwakho lusabalale nxazonke! Izandla phezulu! Izinyawo phansi! KHANYISANI! Vumela umhlaba wonke ukhanye! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Warm Highlife Guitar]** Kwakukhona isibani ebumnyameni, Kwakukhona izwi elingazwanga muntu. Kuze kube izwi elilodwa lihlabelela, Umhlaba wonke wathatha umyalezo. Lapho izindonga zazingasivimbela, Manje sakha amabhuloho amakhulu. Iphupho ngalinye lifanelwe umnyango, Inhliziyo ngayinye indawo ngaphakathi. Kukhona umculo kude, Kukhona umuzwa emoyeni. Uma sisiza omunye umuntu, Kukhona ithemba elengeziwe lokwabelana. Sweefin iletha izindlela ezintsha zokuxhumana, Ukudala, ukushintshisana, nokukhula. Lapho abantu abaningi bethola ithuba, Kukhona okuningi sonke esingakwenza. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** Zizwa umculo emzimbeni wakho, Zizwa umculo ezinyaweni zakho. Thatha isinyathelo bese ulethe othile Kulomculo omangalisayo. Isandla ngasinye singaphakamisa esinye, Izwi ngalinye lingacula kanye. Uma umhlaba wonke uhamba ndawonye, Vumela umgubho uqhubeke! **[CHORUS — Full Afro-House Dance Drop]** Kakhulu, kakhulu, KHANYISANI! Bonke bakhanye namhlanje! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Vumela injabulo ikhule! Kakhulu, kakhulu, KHANYISANI! Uthando lwakho lusabalale nxazonke! Izandla phezulu! Izinyawo phansi! KHANYISANI! Vumela umhlaba wonke ukhanye! **[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]** Kwesobunxele! Kwesobunxele! (Hey!) Kwesokudla! Kwesokudla! (Hey!) Shaya izandla uzizwe kahle! Isinyathelo! Isinyathelo! (Hey!) Jikela! Jikela! (Hey!) Vumela injabulo ishise! Kakhulu! (Hey!) Khanya! (Hey!) Bonke bakhanye namhlanje! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Amapiano Bass]** Umama usebenza emakethe, Ngephupho alwakha ngamandla. Ubaba uthola isikhathi somndeni, Emva kokusebenza usuku lonke. Kukhona ingane ephupha ukundiza, Kukhona umlimi otshala imbewu. Kukhona umdali onezinhlelo, Edala izinto umhlaba ongazidinga. Kusuka edolobhaneni kuya edolobheni, Kusuka ezintabeni kuya olwandle, Umuntu ngamunye unendaba, Impilo ngayinye inokuhlonipheka. Futhi lapho abantu abaningi bethengisa futhi bechuma, Lapho befunda futhi bephana, Singakha umhlaba wamathuba, Ngezinketho yonke indawo. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Zizwa umculo emzimbeni wakho, Zizwa umculo ezinyaweni zakho. Thatha isinyathelo bese ulethe othile Kulomculo omangalisayo. Isandla ngasinye singaphakamisa esinye, Izwi ngalinye lingacula kanye. Uma umhlaba wonke uhamba ndawonye, Vumela umgubho uqhubeke! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Kakhulu, kakhulu, KHANYISANI! Bonke bakhanye namhlanje! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Vumela injabulo ikhule! Kakhulu, kakhulu, KHANYISANI! **[VERSE]** Sabalalisa uthando lwakho nxazonke! Izandla phezulu! Izinyawo phansi! KHANYA KAHLE! Umhlaba wonke ukhanye! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir]** Kukhona umama othandazayo Usuku olungcono lufike. Kukhona ubaba othemba Izingane zakhe zifinyelele kude. Kukhona ophuphayo ethule Nombono ongakabonwa. Kukhona umdali osemncane Akha okuthile ephusheni. Uhambo ngalunye lunalona ubunzima, Umgwaqo ngamunye ungagoba. Kodwa ikusasa liyaqhakaza Uma sifunda ukusizana. Ungakhohlwa ukukhanya okuphatha, Makufinyelele kumuntu omusha. Kukhona umhlaba wamathuba Uma abantu abaningi bedlula. *(Umculo uyathamba — kuqalwa ukuhaya izandla)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Umholi: Ubani onekukhanya? Isixuku: Thina! Thina! Umholi: Ubani onephupho? Isixuku: Nami! Nami! Umholi: Ubani ongajoyina umdanso? Isixuku: Wonke umuntu! Umholi: Senzeni? Isixuku: Shukumisa umzimba! *(Kuyakhuphuka izinsimbi)* Ububanzi! Ububanzi! Khanya! Khanya! Ngena kwesokhohlo! Ngena kwesokudla! Shaya izandla kabili! Jikela nxazonke! Ububanzi, ububanzi, KHANYA KAHLE! Wonke umuntu khanya namhlanje ebusuku! *(Igroove le-Afro-House elide)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Festival Choir, Brass, Full Percussion]** Ububanzi, ububanzi, KHANYA KAHLE! Wonke umuntu khanya namhlanje ebusuku! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Vumela injabulo ikhule! Ububanzi, ububanzi, KHANYA KAHLE! Sabalalisa uthando lwakho nxazonke! Izandla phezulu! Izinyawo phansi! KHANYA KAHLE! Umhlaba wonke ukhanye! **[OUTRO — Warm Guitar, Choir, Fading Percussion]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Kusuka kumlimi kuya kuphuphayo, Kusuka kumenzi kuya kumntwana, Kukhona umhlaba wamathuba Uma senza isiyingi sibe banzi. I-Sweefin isilethela izindlela zokuxhumana, Ukudala, ukushintshana, nokukhula. Ububanzi! Ububanzi! Khanya! Khanya! Umhlaba munye. Iphupho ngalinye. KHAN