The song is sung in Xhosa. Where Zahara is telling a story about how life would be if she still had a mother. She speaks of now having to leave her rural poverty stricken homeland for the city of Johannesburg, where she will no longer be cold.
[Pre-Chorus]
Xa bendino mama
Besendine qhiy'ebotshwe ngaphambili
Okwenene ndiyahamba
Okwenene ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
Xa bendino mama
Besendine qhiy'ebotshwe ngaphambili
Okwenene ndiyahamba
Okwenene ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
[Chorus] [x2]
Ndiyagodola
Ndiyagodol' incinci naleRagi mnta kaMamam'
IYhu ndiyahamba
IYhu! Ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
[Pre-Chorus]
Xa bendino mama
Besendine qhiy'ebotshwe ngaphambili
Okwenene ndiyahamba
Okwenene ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
Xa bendino mama
Besendine qhiy'ebotshwe ngaphambili
Okwenene ndiyahamba
Okwenene ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
[Chorus]
Ndiyagodola
Ndiyagodol' incinci naleRagi mnta kaMamam'
IYhu ndiyahamba
IYhu! Ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
Ndiva isikhal' esandohlukanisa nomamam'
Andivumi nosana lwam'
Ndibolekeni iduvet incinci naleragi mtaka mamam'
Ndiva izikhal' ezandohlukanisa nomamam'
Andivumi nosana lwam'
Ndibolekeni iduvet incinci naleragi mtaka mamam'
[Chorus]
Ndiyagodola
Ndiyagodol' incinci naleRagi mnta kaMamam'
IYhu ndiyahamba
IYhu! Ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
Ndiyagodola
Ndiyagodol' incinci naleRagi mnta kaMamam'
IYhu ndiyahamba
IYhu! Ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
Ndiyagodola
Ndiyagodol' incinci naleRagi mnta kaMamam'
IYhu ndiyahamba
IYhu! Ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
Ndiyagodola
Ndiyagodol' incinci naleRagi mnta kaMamam'
IYhu ndiyahamba
IYhu! Ndibhek'eGoli sana lwam'
Xa Bendingena Mama was written by Zahara (SA).