[Southern Ndebele] Love
by Swifin Echoes
Afrobeats + Makossa + Coupé-Décalé
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Lyrics
[Intro – Warm Makossa Guitar, Rolling Bass, Handclaps] Oh-oh-oh... Eh-eh-eh... Oh-oh-oh... Yeah-yeah! Impilo eyodwa! Inhliziyo eyodwa! Uthando olulodwa! Hee! Hee! Woza! Uthando unalo? (Yabela!) Uzwa uthando? (Yabelana!) Oh-oh-oh... Umhlaba wonke ucule! [Opening Hook – Full Groove Drops] Uthando! Uthando! Yabela! Uthando! Uthando! Nsukuzonke! Uthando! Uthando! Makukhule! Uthando! Uthando! Makugele! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Lapho siphana, Kukhula kakhulu! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Uthando ukukhanya Esishiyayo! [Verse 1 – Bouncy Afrobeats, Melodic Makossa Bass] Vuka umamatheke, masiqale, Usuku olusha, ukukhanya okusha. Elinye ithuba lokulungisa, Inhliziyo egcwele ukukhanya. Ubumnene obuncane, ukunakekela, Uthando oluncane, sabelana. Isandla esiphayo, izwi elithambile, Umsindo omnandi kakhulu. Awudingi ingcebo, Awudingi udumo. Ukushintsha impilo, Ukukhanyisa isibani. Isikhathi esincane, Isenzo esincane, Kuzokhula kusasa Kusuka embewini encane. [Pre-Chorus – Rising Harmonies, Call and Response] Uyazizwa? (Zizwa manje!) Ungabelana? (Ngitshele!) Unganikela? (Nika konke!) Ungaphakamisa othile Uma ewela? Inhliziyo eyodwa! Isigqi esisodwa! Zizwa umdanso Ezinyaweni zakho! Umhlaba oyedwa! Ingoma eyodwa! Dlulisa uthando! [Chorus – Explosive, Full Dance Groove] Uthando! Uthando! Yabela! Uthando! Uthando! Nsukuzonke! Uthando! Uthando! Makukhule! Uthando! Uthando! Makugele! Uthando kwabaphilayo! Uthando kwabashonile! Uthando lwezinhliziyo Eziqhubekisela phambili! Uthando! Uthando! Makubonakale! Lapho siphana, Kukhula kakhulu! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Yabela! Yabela! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Uthando isipho Esingapheli! [Post-Chorus – Makossa Guitar Riff, Coupé-Décalé Percussion] Eh-eh! Uthando! Eh-eh! Uthando! Nika! Nika! Yabela! Eh-eh! Uthando! Eh-eh! Uthando! Phila! Phila! Nsukuzonke! Hee! Hee! Phenduka! Hee! Hee! Zizwa umsindo! Wonke umuntu, uhlangane! Makuphile uthando! [Verse 2 – Joyful, Rhythmic, Emotional] Othile wasithanda kudala, Wahlwanyela imbewu esingazi. Othile wanikeza isandla, Wasiza sithola amandla okuma. Manje sekuyithuba lethu, Ukugcina ukukhanya kuphila. Kuye wonke umntwana, kuye wonke iphupho, Kuye yonke inhliziyo esingakaze siyibone. Iminyaka ingadlula, izinkathi zishintshe, Kodwa uthando esilunikezayo luhlala lukhona. Futhi yonke imiphefumulo esiyiphakamisayo Izokhanyisa ngale kwempilo yethu. Ngakho-ke lapho sikhona, masihleka sibe sidansa, Masinikeze inhliziyo ngayinye elinye ithuba. Umhlaba ungcono uma sinakekela, Futhi uthando yinto esingabelana ngayo sonke! [Pre-Chorus – Call and Response] Uyazizwa? (Zizwa manje!) Ungabelana? (Ngitshele!) Unganikela? (Nika konke!) Ungaphakamisa othile Uma ewela? Inhliziyo eyodwa! Isigqi esisodwa! Zizwa umdanso Ezinyaweni zakho! Umhlaba oyedwa! Ingoma eyodwa! Dlulisa uthando! [Chorus – Full Ensemble] Uthando! Uthando! Yabela! Uthando! Uthando! Nsukuzonke! Uthando! Uthando! Makukhule! Uthando! Uthando! Makugele! Uthando kwabaphilayo! Uthando kwabashonile! Uthando lwezinhliziyo Eziqhubekisela phambili! Uthando! Uthando! Makubonakale! Lapho siphana, Kukhula kakhulu! [Dance Break – Instrumental, Makossa Bass + Coupé-Décalé Drums] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Ngiphe uthando! (Ngiphe uthando!) Ngibonise uthando! (Ngibonise uthando!) Passa phambili! (Passa phambili!) Qhubeka njalo! (Usuku lonke!) Khalani! Ngakwesokunxele! Hamba ngezinyawo! Phakamisa! Phakamisa! Zizwe umculo! Jikani! Vumela ukuhamba! Bonke abantu! Vumela uthando lukhule! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Uthando! Uthando! Uthando! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Phuma! [Bridge – Emotional Breakdown, Soft Piano, Warm Choir] Ngelinye ilanga, uma ukudansa kuyaphela, Uma isikhathi sithathe zonke izinsuku zethu, Uthando esikuphe khona luzoqhubeka Ezintweni ezithintekayo endleleni. Futhi omunye engasihlangabeza Uzothola amandla amasha okuqhubeka. Ngoba uthando oluncane esikuphe khona Lwenze ukukhanya okujolile kubo. [Soft Solo Vocal] Uma konke engikushiyayo kunguthando, Bese ngishiya umhlaba wokukhanya. [Choir Enters] Oh-oh-oh... Vumela kukhanye... Oh-oh-oh... Phakathi kwazo zonke izikhathi... [Build-Up – Drums Return, Crowd Clapping] Ngakho phuma manje! (Ngicela phuma manje!) Ungalindi kuze kube mangaliso! (Cha, cha, cha!) Thanda omunye! (Thanda omunye!) Yenza umehluko namuhla! Phuma manje! (Ngicela phuma manje!) Vumela umhlaba wonke wazi! Uthando olungaphezulu! (Uthando lukhula!) Uthando olungaphezulu! (Uthando lukhula!) [Massive Dance Drop – Full Bass, Guitars, Percussion] UTHANDO! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! Phuma! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! Nsuku zonke! Hey! Hey! Hamba ndawonye! Hey! Hey! Uthando phakade! Hey! Hey! Zizwa umlilo! Phakamisa omunye phezulu! [Final Chorus – All Voices, Full Celebration] Uthando! Uthando! Phuma! Uthando! Uthando! Nsuku zonke! Uthando! Uthando! Vumela kukhule! Uthando! Uthando! Vumela ukuhamba! Uthando kubaphilayo! Uthando kulabo abahamba! Uthando ezihlalweni E