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ASIMBONANGA
Johnny Clegg
ALBUM Third World Child (1987)
This song is about Mandela who was then still in prison. Asimbonanga means "we couldn't see him"
CHORUS 1
 GAsimbonanga
 AsimboEmnang'um MDandela tAmhina
 Laph'ekonCa
 LaphD'ehleli khoGna
VERSE 1
 DOn the sea is Ccold and the sky is Emgrey
 DLook across the Cisland into the Embay
 We are all islCands till comes the dGay
 We cross the burning watDerC  D  
CHORUS 1
 GAsimbonanga
 AsimboEmnang'um MDandela tAmhina
 Laph'ekonCa
 LaphD'ehleli khoGna
VERSE 2
 DA seagull Cwings across the Emsea
 DBroken Csilence is what I drEmeam
 Who has the wCords to close the distaGnce
 Between you and DmeC  D  
CHORUS 2
 AsGimbonanga
 AsimEmbonang'umfoDwethu tAmhina
 Laph'ekhonCa
 La wafela khoGna
BRIDGE
 GHEY wena
 Emhey wena Amnawe
 Sizofik a Dnini la'SiyakhonGa
CHORUS 1
 GAsimbonanga
 AsimboEmnang'um MDandela tAmhina
 Laph'ekonCa
 LaphD'ehleli khoGna

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Asimbonanga

by Johnny Clegg

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ASIMBONANGA

Johnny Clegg

ALBUM Third World Child (1987)

This song is about Mandela who was then still in prison. Asimbonanga means "we couldn't see him"

CHORUS 1

Asimbonanga

Em D Am

Asimbonang'um Mandela thina

Laph'ekona

D G

Laph'ehleli khona

VERSE 1

D C Em

On the sea is cold and the sky is grey

D C Em

Look across the island into the bay

C G

We are all islands till comes the day

D C D

We cross the burning water

CHORUS 1

Asimbonanga

Em D Am

Asimbonang'um Mandela thina

Laph'ekona

D G

Laph'ehleli khona

VERSE 2

D C Em

A seagull wings across the sea

D C Em

Broken silence is what I dream

C G

Who has the words to close the distance

D C D

Between you and me

CHORUS 2

Asimbonanga

Em D Am

Asimbonang'umfowethu thina

Laph'ekhona

La wafela khona

BRIDGE

HEY wena

Em Am

hey wena nawe

D G

Sizofik a nini la'Siyakhona

CHORUS 1

Asimbonanga

Em D Am

Asimbonang'um Mandela thina

Laph'ekona

D G

Laph'ehleli khona

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