Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Unkosibomvu lyrics

Carry him, carry him, onana

Carry the spirit of unkosibomvu

Wema man

Carry the breath of the nation

Find it into the summer's winds

Wema man

Remember him to his enemies

Recall to them fair burning land

Wema man

The swallows are dreaming of an old black bull

With mist in his eyes and moss on his horns

When he unsheathes his anger the world is in flames

Red clouds cover a blood-red moon dripping sorrow from the sky

Wen'kosibomvu

Wen'kosibomvu

Awu sithi bo-hum, etc.

Carry him carry him, onana

Carry the spirit of unkosibomvu

Wema man

Carry the spirit of the nation

Find it into the summer's winds

Wema man

Remember him to his enemies

Recall to them fair burning land

Wema man

The swallows have heard the bellows of the bull song

Rinsing and ringing through the valleys and the hills

It will take many spears to make him kneel

And just a few more to bring him to rest

Wen'kosibomvu

Awu sithi bo-hum, etc.