“Tigi,” is the catchy single by the Swazi singer Sands.
It was the 2016 crossover song on Swazi radio, and also
in some stations in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, where the SiSwati language—which Sands sings in—is spoken. The single hasn’t lost its tang, especially after the release of i...
[Intro]
Vani, vani, lalelelela
[verse 1]
Udlala kabi um' udlala ngenhlitiyo
Ung'tsintsa kabi, um' utsints' imizwa yami
Udlala kabi uma uts' uyangtsandza
Keph' uts' angkhulume ng'tsini
Uma song'tsintsa le nalena
[Chorus]
Inhlitiyo yam ishaya tigi gigi
Tigi tigi gigi (x3)
Tigi tigi gigigi
Tigi tigi gigi (x3)
Tigi tigi gigigi
[verse 2]
Vani, lalela, welelelele
Ngiva kumnandzi um' uva ligama lami
Uva kunjani uma ng'bita ligama lakho
Uva kunjani uma ngitsi ngiyakutsandza
Keph' uts' angkhulume ng'tsini
Mase utsintsa le nalena
[Pre Hook]
Vani, lalela, welelelele
Ngiva kumnandzi uma ngiva l'gama lakho
Ngiva kumnandzi uma ng'bita ligama lakho
Ngiva kumnandzi uma uts' uyangitsandza
Uts' angkulume ng'tsini
Um' uvumelana nami
[hook]
Le nalena, le nalena
(tigi tigi gigi)
Ma 'sungtsintsa le nalena (x2)
Le nalena, le nalena
Ma 'sungtsintsa le nalena
Vani, baby
Ungasabi k'lala lala lala (x8)
Vani, baby vani (x3)
Tigi gigigi
Vani, baby (x3)
Tigi gigigi
[outro]
Ungasabi k'lala lala lala (x8)
Tigi gigig