Basimanyana
Vusi Mahlasela
3:16We used to float in the wave of dreams All the life long days Full with open skies We used to float in the wave of dreams All the life long days Full with open skies Confined in the love we share Oblivious to the outside world And life begins to catch our selfish feelings Driven by the human nature Isolating the inner turmoil suffering humiliation Deprivation of human rights Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu (Fountain fountain give us direction) To the wells of love Fountain fountain give us direction To the wells of love Gone are those days when we used to plant seeds of happiness Singing lullabies to children Telling the stories with no murderous endings Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu Namhl'elamanqamu madoda Namhl'elamanqamu (Fountain fountain give us direction) Namhl'elamanqamu madoda (Fountain) Namhl'elamanqamu (Give us direction) Mamhla damancuma madoda (To the wells) Namhl'elamanqamu (Of love) Namhl'elamanqamu madoda (Fountain) Namhl'elamanqamu (Give us direction) Namhl'elamanqamu madoda (To the wells) Namhl'elamanqamu (Fountain fountain give us direction) To the wells of love To the wells of love To the wells of love