The title of this song is about a bird know as the Hammerkop.
It is know as the lightning bird and is said to have mystical powers. Inyoni yezulu translates to both lightning bird and heavenly bird. In this song it is the heavenly bird form that is being referred to. Zahara is followed by this heav...
Umunt' ongaziyo la esuka khona
Ufana nomuntu ongazi la ayakhona
Amaqhawe akwantu
Siyaziqhenya ngawo
[Chorus]
Intak' ezulu iyandilandela
Intak' ezulu iyandilandela
Uthekwana intaka yezulu
Yandilandela
Uyandilandela
Ndibheke ngapha nangapha
Usemvakwami
Umama Maxeka, uHelen Joseph
Bayandilandela, bayandilandela
Bayandilandela, uyandilandela
Ndival' iindlebe zami uyandisebenzela
UTata Mandela uyandisebenzela
Ndival' iindlebe zami uyandisebenzela
Ubab' uLuthuli uyandisebenzela
[Chorus x2] +
(Thekwane, Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu)
Ilizwe lonke ndilijikile
Ndifuna ndifun' impendulo
Ndajonga phezulu, ubani lona
O, nguye uThekwane
[Bridge]
Oliver Tambo
Naba noSobukwe
Naba noSteve Biko
Bayandilandela
Bathi bapheth' amathamsanqa (Thekwane)
Bapheth intsikelelo (Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu)
Bayandilandela
Bathi bapheth' amathamsanqa (Thekwane)
Bapheth intsikelelo (Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu)
Bayandilandela
Langa Libalele Dube (Thekwane, Thekwane)
Uyandilandela (inyoni yezulu)
[Chorus]
(Thekwane, Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu)
UBaba Mandela
Uyandilandela (Thekwane)
Uyandilandela (Thekwane)
Uyandilandela (inyoni yezulu)
Nabotata Luthuli nabo bandilandela
Basemvakwami, (Thekwane)
Bayandilandela (inyoni yezulu)
Madikizela Mandela, usemvakwami
Uyandilandela (x6)
Mama Lilian Ngoyi, Richard Mahabane
Tata Walter Sisulu 'landela
Naba noChris Hani, basemvakwami
Bayandilandela uyandilandela
Tata Rolihlahla Mandela yandilandela
Uyandilandela (Thekwane)
Uyandilandela (Thekwane)
(Thekwane, Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu)
Thekwana was written by Zahara (SA).