[Southern Ndebele] When We're Gone

Lyrics

[Intro – Soft piano + distant choir]  
Hmmmm…  
Ohhh…  
Sithi, thina sikhona, sikhathi sithokozisa…  
Sizokwenza izinto zethu…

[Verse 1]  
Sifuna umgwaqo, nakuba izinsuku ziya,  
Ngaphakathi kwehlathi lempilo, kunephephandaba phezulu.  
Konke esikugcina, konke esikucabangayo,  
Siphuma ezintweni ezithokozisayo — kodwa uthando luhlala.

Sikhona yini ukusiza umoya ophansi?  
Siyakwazi ukusiza omunye ophakanyisiwe?  
Siphakamisile okuthile okukhulu?  
Siyakwazi ukuvula izandla zethu?

[Pre-Chorus]  
Ekugcineni akukhona okungaphezulu,  
Akukhona amandla esiwaphethe,  
Impilo esiyithokozisa ngendlela…

[Chorus / Hook – UNIVERSAL ANTHEM]  
🌍 Sihamba — kuzohlala?  
Uthando esikuhlinzekile noma ubuhlungu bukhona?  
Zonke izinhliziyo, zonke impilo esiyazi —  
Umhlaba esiwuphathe lapho sihamba.

🌍 Sihamba — bazovuka?  
Izinhliziyo ezinamandla nezibuko ezivulekile?  
Zonke izinhliziyo esizisiza —  
Ikusasa lapho sihamba.

👉 (Soft Echo Layer)  
Lapho sihamba… lapho sihamba…

[Verse 2]  
Umhlaba esiwabelana ngawo ungaphansi, kodwa ubuhle buhamba,  
Uthando olwakha luletha ukukhanya okungaphezulu.  
Akekho ozohamba yedwa uma sikhetha ukubona,  
Impilo yakho, neyam, ingeyodwa.

Fundisa umntwana eduze kwakho,  
Mbonise ukunakekela,  
Mupha okungaphezulu kunokwazi —  
Mupha ithemba lokwabelana.

[Pre-Chorus]  
Okufunwa yizifiso zezinhliziyo,  
Ziphila phezulu ezintweni esizikhuluma,  
Kuzokhuluma isikhathi eside ngemva kwezinsuku zethu…

[Chorus / Hook – BIGGER LIFT]  
🌍 Sihamba — kuzohlala?  
Uthando esikuhlinzekile noma ubuhlungu bukhona?  
Zonke izinhliziyo, zonke impilo esiyazi —  
Umhlaba esiwuphathe lapho sihamba.

🌍 Sihamba — bazovuka?  
Izinhliziyo ezinamandla nezibuko ezivulekile?  
Zonke izinhliziyo esizisiza —  
Ikusasa lapho sihamba.

👉 (Choir Layer)  
Vuka… vuka… bazovuka…

[Bridge – Choir + Global Voices]  
(Soft → Massive Build)  
Ohhh…

Thina sikhona, kusukela manje kuze kube phakade…

Phakamisa izwi lakho — kulabo abazofika,  
Zonke odadewethu, bonke abafowethu.  
Okufunwa yizinto esizihlinzekayo,  
Sihlela usuku lwethu olukhanyayo.

Akukho ukwesaba, akukho ukuhlukaniswa,  
Thina singabantu abanye — sihamba ndawonye.

[Final Chorus / Outro – FULL HUMAN ANTHEM]  
🌍 Sihamba — kuzohlala?  
Uthando esikuhlinzekile noma ubuhlungu bukhona?  
Zonke izinhliziyo, zonke impilo esiyazi —  
Umhlaba esiwuphathe lapho sihamba.

🌍 Sihamba — bazovuka,  
Ngethemba lethu emathembeni abo.  
Zonke izinhliziyo esizisiza —  
Ikusasa lapho sihamba.

👉 (Final Choir Chant)  
Thina singabantu abanye… thina singabantu abanye…

[Outro – Whisper + Piano Fade]  
Thina sikhona, kuphela…  
Uthando lukhulisa olunye…