[Xhosa] Love Swifin Radio

[Xhosa] Love

by Swifin Echoes

Afrobeats + Makossa + Coupé-Décalé

Listen to "[Xhosa] Love" by Swifin Echoes on Swifin Radio. Preview included; continued play is paid.

Play on Swifin Radio

Lyrics

[Intro – Warm Makossa Guitar, Rolling Bass, Handclaps]

Oh-oh-oh...
Eh-eh-eh...
Oh-oh-oh...
Ewe-ewe!

Ubomi bunye!
Intliziyo enye!
Uthando olunye!

Hey! Hey!
Yiza!

Unothando?
(Nika kude!)

Uziva uthando?
(Yabelana namhlanje!)

Oh-oh-oh...
Masivumele ihlabathi licule!



[Opening Hook – Full Groove Drops]

Uthando! Uthando!
Nika kude!

Uthando! Uthando!
Yonke imihla!

Uthando! Uthando!
Masilukhulise!

Uthando! Uthando!
Masiluhambise!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Ukukhupha kungenisa,
Kukhula ngakumbi!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Uthando ngumkhanya
Esishiya ngasemva!



[Verse 1 – Bouncy Afrobeats, Melodic Makossa Bass]

Vuka uncume, masihambe,
Olunye usuku, olunye ukukhanya.

Olunye ithuba lokulungisa,
Olunye intliziyo yokugcwalisa ukukhanya.

Ububele obuncinane, ukhathalelo,
Uthando oluncinane kursabelana.

Isandla sokunceda, ilizwi elithambileyo,
Umlingo omnandi owake wavakala.

Awudingi ubutyebi,
Awudingi udumo.

Ukutshintsha ubomi,
Ukukhanyisa umlilo.

Ixeshana elincinane,
Isenzo esincinane,

Singakhulisa ngomso
Kusuka kwimbewu encinane.



[Pre-Chorus – Rising Harmonies, Call and Response]

Uyaziva?
(Ziva ngoku!)

Ungayabelana?
(Ndibonise!)

Unganika?
(Nika konke!)

Ungaphakamisa umntu
Xa ewa?

Intliziyo enye!
Ukubetha kube nye!

Ziva umrhythm
Ezinyaweni zakho!

Ihlabathi linye!
Ingoma enye!

Dlulisa uthando!



[Chorus – Explosive, Full Dance Groove]

Uthando! Uthando!
Nika kude!

Uthando! Uthando!
Yonke imihla!

Uthando! Uthando!
Masilukhulise!

Uthando! Uthando!
Masiluhambise!

Uthando kubaphilayo!
Uthando kwabafileyo!

Uthando kwiintliziyo
Ezisikhokelayo!

Uthando! Uthando!
Masilubonise!

Ukukhupha kungenisa,
Kukhula ngakumbi!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Nika kude!
Nika kude!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Uthando sisipho
Esingapheliyo!



[Post-Chorus – Makossa Guitar Riff, Coupé-Décalé Percussion]

Eh-eh! Uthando!
Eh-eh! Uthando!

Nika! Nika!
Nika kude!

Eh-eh! Uthando!
Eh-eh! Uthando!

Phila! Phila!
Yonke imihla!

Hey! Hey!
Jikela!

Hey! Hey!
Ziva isandi!

Bonke, macala onke!
Masivuse uthando!



[Verse 2 – Joyful, Rhythmic, Emotional]

Omnye wasithanda kudala,
Wahlwayela imbewu esingaziyo.

Omnye wanika isandla sokunceda,
Wasinceda sifumane amandla okuhlala.

Ngoku lixesha lethu, lakho nelam,
Ukugcina ukukhanya okuncinane kuphila.

Kubantwana bonke, kumaphupha onke,
Kwiintliziyo esingaziboniyo.

Iminyaka ingadlula, amaxesha atshintshe,
Kodwa uthando esinikayo luya kuhlala.

Kwaye wonke umphefumlo esincedayo
Uya kuthwala ukukhanya ngaphezulu kobomi bethu.

Ngoko ngelixa silapha, masihleke kwaye sidanise,
Masinike intliziyo nganye elinye ithuba.

Ihlabathi libhetele xa sinakekela,
Kwaye uthando yinto sonke esabelana ngayo!



[Pre-Chorus – Call and Response]

Uyaziva?
(Ziva ngoku!)

Ungayabelana?
(Ndibonise!)

Unganika?
(Nika konke!)

Ungaphakamisa umntu
Xa ewa?

Intliziyo enye!
Ukubetha kube nye!

Ziva umrhythm
Ezinyaweni zakho!

Ihlabathi linye!
Ingoma enye!

Dlulisa uthando!



[Chorus – Full Ensemble]

Uthando! Uthando!
Nika kude!

Uthando! Uthando!
Yonke imihla!

Uthando! Uthando!
Masilukhulise!

Uthando! Uthando!
Masiluhambise!

Uthando kubaphilayo!
Uthando kwabafileyo!

Uthando kwiintliziyo
Ezisikhokelayo!

Uthando! Uthando!
Masilubonise!

Ukukhupha kungenisa,
Kukhula ngakumbi!

[Dance Break – Instrumental, Makossa Bass + Coupé-Décalé Drums]

Hee! Hee! Hee! Hee!

Ndiphe uthando!
(Ndiphe uthando!)

Bonisa uthando!
(Bonisa uthando!)

Dlulisa phambili!
(Dlulisa phambili!)

Qhubeka njalo!
(Ukuya kude!)

Ngasekhohlo! Ngasekunene!
Nyathela phantsi!

Qhwaba izandla!
Vakalisa umculo!

Jikela phantsi!
Makuzulazule!

Wonke umntu!
Uthando malukhule!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Uthando! Uthando! Uthando!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Dlulisa phambili!



[Bridge – Emotional Breakdown, Soft Piano, Warm Choir]

Ngenye imini, xa sidanisa siphelile,
Xa ixesha lithathe yonke imihla yethu,

Uthando esalinikayo luya kuqhubeka
Kwiintliziyo esazichukumisayo endleleni.

Kwaye umntu esingamazi
Uya kufumana amandla amatsha okuqhubeka.

Ngoba uthando oluncinci esalinika
Lwaba sisibane esikhokelayo ekhaya.



[Soft Solo Vocal]

Ukuba konke endikushiyayo kukuthanda,
Ndishiyile ihlabathi elikhanyayo.



[Choir Enters]

Oh-oh-oh...
Makukhanye...

Oh-oh-oh...
Ngapha kwexesha...



[Build-Up – Drums Return, Crowd Clapping]

Ngoko yenza ngoku!
(Yenza ngoku!)

Ungalindi ngomso!
(Hayi, hayi, hayi!)

Thanda umntu!
(Thanda umntu!)

Yenza umahluko namhlanje!

Yenza ngoku!
(Yenza ngoku!)

Makazi wonke umhlaba!

Sithe xa sinika!
(Kukhula njalo!)

Sithe xa sinika!
(Kukhula njalo!)



[Massive Dance Drop – Full Bass, Guitars, Percussion]

UTHANDO!

UTHANDO!

UTHANDO!

UTHANDO!

Dlulisa phambili!

UTHANDO!

UTHANDO!

UTHANDO!

UTHANDO!

Yonke imihla!

Hee! Hee!
Hamba kunye!

Hee! Hee!
Thanda ngonaphakade!

Hee! Hee!
Vakalisa umlilo!

Phakamisa umntu phezulu!



[Final Chorus – All Voices, Full Celebration]

Uthando! Uthando!
Dlulisa phambili!

Uthando! Uthando!
Yonke imihla!

Uthando! Uthando!
Makukhule!

Uthando! Uthando!
Makuzulazule!

Uthando lwabaphilayo!
Uthando lwaba