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Mbube
Walal'emini sodliw'amathamsanqa mama
Hay
Yeh hay hay hay hay hay hay
Hau
Kutheni ngath'andiva kahle nje mfowethu?
Yintoni ngathi niyanxila nje?
Bathi walal'emini sodliw'amathamsanqa mama
Hay
Yeh hay hay hay hay hay hay
Woya
Yiyo yelele uyimbube mama bo
Yelele, yelele
Ndanxila bo
Ndazula mna
Ndanxila
Yelele mama
Ndanxila bo
Ndazula mna
Ndanxila
Yelele mama
Iyelele, yelele, yelele, yelele
Bathi uyimbube mama bo
Ndazula mama
Iyelele, yelele, yelele, yelele
Bathi uyimbube mama
Yelele mama
Yiyo yelele uyimbube mama bo
Yelele mama
Yiyo wowu, wowu uyimbube mama bo
Ndazula mama
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Uyimbube mama yelele ma
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Uyimbube mama yelele ma
Hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi
Hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi
Uyimbube mama bo
Ndazula mama
Hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi
Hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi
Uyimbube mama bo
Yelele mama
Ndithi ndakuthetha mna
Kwasuka kwanxila amadoda bo
Yelele mama
Ndithi ndakuthetha mna
Kwasuka kwanxila amadoda bo
Yelele mama
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Uyimbube mama yelele mama
Awu yelele, yelele, yelele, yelele
Bathi uyimbube mama yelele mama
Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi
Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi
Uyimbube mama bo
Yelele mama
Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi
Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi
Uyimbube mama bo
Yelele mama
Walal’emini sodliw’amathamsanqa mama
Yiza!
Yeh, hay, hay, hay, hay, hay
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lyrics importet from "Genius". not sure if this transcript is actually so "Genius".
Pretty sure those lyrics match this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrrQT4WkbNE, not the video you have – though I couldn't hear "Yebo" or the third-to-last line in that video. I'm also trying to get lyrics for the Miriam Makeba video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKN_e6u_nmE you have here, but that should be a transcription request (which I am going to post right now).
UPDATE
The version in the video I suggest is already on LT, and I cannot post my transcription request. I commented with a rough transcription by me, which is probably mostly gibberish.
Here is my rough transcription of the video:
[0:00-0:08] Walala menisothliw' amathamsanqa mama
Hay!
Yeeee ye ye ye ye ye yeeee
[0:20-0:26] (Spoken, no attempting a transcription)
[0:26-0:34] Bathi walala menisothliw' amathamsanqa mama
Hay!
Yeeee ye ye ye ye ye yeeee
Uiya
[0:48-0:58] Yiiii aa yelele uyimbube mamamo yelele yelele
[0:58-1:06] Yangcwilewo thesulamna ndengcwile yelele mama
[1:06-1:13] Kyangcwilawo thasulamna ndengcwila yelele mama
[1:13-1:20] Yehelele helele helele helele bathi uyimbube mamamo thasula mama
[1:20-1:28] Yehelele helele helele helele bathi uyimbube mama yelele ma
[1:28-1:35] Yiiii aa yelele uyimbube mama mo yelele ma
[1:35-1:42] Yiiii a wa wa uyimbube mama mo thasula ma
[1:43-1:50] He He He He uyimbube mama yelele ma
[1:50-1:58] He He He He uyimbube mama yelele ma
[1:58-2:05] Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya uyimbube mama mo thasula mama
[1:58-2:13] Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya uyimbube mama mo yelele mama
[2:13-2:20] Thithila kuthatham' (u)makwas' upapa ngcwela mathola wo yelele mama
[2:20-2:28] Thithila kuthatham' (u)makwas' upapa ngcwela mathola wo yelele mama
[2:28-2:35] Hey Hey Hey Hey uyimbube mama yelele ma
[2:35-2:43] Awuyelele helele helele helele bathi uyimbube mama yelele ma
[2:43-2:50] Yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi uyimbube mama wo helele mama
[2:50-2:58] Yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi uyimbube mama mo helele mama
[2:58-3:06] Walala menisothliw' amathamsanqa mama
Yiza!
Yaaaa ya ya ya ya ya yaaaa
(Ends at 3:18)
"Significant" lines in the given lyrics (The rest is Uyimbube, mama, he he he ye ye ye):
Njalo Ekuseni Uya Waletha Amathamsanqa
Yebo
Kusukela Kudala Kuloku Kuthiwa
The only parts that match are uyimbube and amathamsanqa.
Here's my best attempt at making sense of this. I am assuming "ma" and "mamo" both mean "mama". Aside from that, (?) means I don't understand something, and (G) means the preceding word or line is assumed to be musical gibberish.
[0:00-0:02] Walal' emini
[0:02-0:08] Sothiw' amathamsanqa mama
[0:08-0:09] Hay! (G)
[0:11-0:19] Yeeee ye ye ye ye ye yeeee (G)
[0:20-0:21] Hau, (?)
[0:21-0:23] Kuthene ngath' andiba kahl' enje mfowethu (?)
[0:24-0:26] Hindone ngath' imyanxul' anje (?)
[0:26-0:28] Bathi walal' emini
[0:28-0:34] Sothiw' amathamsanqa mama
[0:34-0:35] Hay! (G)
[0:36-0:45] Yeeee ye ye ye ye ye yeeee (G)
[0:45-0:46] Uiya (G)
[0:48-0:54] Yiiii(G) aa(G) yelele
[0:54-0:56] Uyimbube, ma, mamo
[0:56-0:58] Yelele yelele
[0:58-1:00] Yangcwilewo (?)
[1:00-1:02] Thasula(?) ma
[1:02-1:04] Ndengcwile (?)
[1:04-1:05] Yelele mama
[1:05-1:07] Kyangcwilawo (?)
[1:07-1:09] Thasula(?) ma
[1:09-1:11] Ndengcwila (?)
[1:11-1:13] Yelele mama
[1:13-1:17] Yielele elele elele elele
[1:17-1:19] Bathi uyimbube, ma, mamo
[1:19-1:20] Thasula(?) mama
[1:20-1:24] Yielele elele elele elele
[1:24-1:26] Bathi uyimbube mama
[1:26-1:28] Yelele ma
[1:28-1:32] Yiiii(G) aa(G) yelele
[1:32-1:34] Uyimbube ma, mamo
[1:34-1:35] Yelele ma
[1:35-1:39] Yiiii a wauwa (G)
[1:39-1:42] Uyimbube ma, mamo
[1:42-1:43] Thasula ma
[1:43-1:47] He He He He (G, or possibly "hey hey hey", which is still kinda G)
[1:47-1:49] Uyimbube mama
[1:49-1:50] Yelele ma
[1:50-1:54] He He He He (G, or possibly "hey hey hey", which is still kinda G)
[1:54-1:56] Uyimbube mama
[1:56-1:58] Yelele ma
[1:58-2:01] Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya (G)
[2:02-2:04] Uyimbube ma, mamo
[2:04-2:06] Thasula(?) mama
[2:06-2:09] Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya (G)
[2:09-2:11] Uyimbube ma, mamo
[2:11-2:13] Yelele mama
[2:13-2:16] Thithila kuthatham' (u)makwas' (?)
[2:16-2:19] Upapa ngcwela mathola wo (?)
[2:19-2:20] Yelele mama
[2:20-2:24] Thithila kuthatham' (u)makwas' (?)
[2:24-2:27] Upapa ngcwela mathola wo (?)
[2:27-2:28] Yelele mama
[2:28-2:32] Hey Hey Hey Hey (G)
[2:32-2:33] Uyimbube mama
[2:33-2:35] Yelele ma
[2:35-2:39] Awu(G) yielele elele elele elele
[2:39-2:42] Bathi uyimbube mama
[2:42-2:43] Yelele ma
[2:43-2:46] Yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
[2:46-2:49] Uyimbube ma, mamo
[2:49-2:50] Elele mama
[2:50-2:54] Yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi yi
[2:54-2:57] Uyimbube ma, mamo
[2:57-2:58] Elele mama
[2:58-3:01] Walal' emini
[3:01-3:06] Sothiw' amathamsanqa mama
[3:06-3:07] Yiza!
[3:08-3:17] Yaaaa ya ya ya ya ya yaaaa (G)
I have a transcript that I believe makes more sense and made a translation along with it which I believe is quite accurate. But I cannot post the new transcription or change the current one. Adding the translation to this current transcription doesnt make much sense either. Do you have any idea what I should do?
Let us know the correct lyrics so we can edit them, thank you.
sorry for the late response, I believe these are the correct transcriptions, although I dont speak a word Xhosa.
These lyrics can be found at https://www.songteksten.nl/songteksten/3460679/miriam-makeba/mbube-wimow...
I did change or add some small things that were missing
1 Walal'emini sodliw'amathamsanqa mama
2 Hay
3 Yeh hay hay hay hay hay hay
4 Hau
5 Kutheni ngath'andiva kahle nje mfowethu?
6 Yintoni ngathi niyanxila nje?
7 Bathi walal'emini sodliw'amathamsanqa mama
8 Hay
9 Yeh hay hay hay hay hay hay
10 Woya
11 Yiyo yelele uyimbube mama bo
12 Yelele, yelele
13 Ndanxila bo
14 Ndazula mna
15 Ndanxila
16 Yelele mama
17 Ndanxila bo
18 Ndazula mna
19 Ndanxila
20 Yelele mama
21 Iyelele, yelele, yelele, yelele
22 Bathi uyimbube mama bo
23 Ndazula mama
24 Iyelele, yelele, yelele, yelele
25 Bathi uyimbube mama
26 Yelele mama
27 Yiyo yelele uyimbube mama bo
28 Yelele mama
29 Yiyo wowu, wowu uyimbube mama bo
30 Ndazula mama
31 Hey, hey, hey, hey
32 Uyimbube mama yelele ma
33 Hey, hey, hey, hey
34 Uyimbube mama yelele ma
35 Hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi
36 Hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi
37 Uyimbube mama bo
38 Ndazula mama
39 Hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi
40 Hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi, hayi
41 Uyimbube mama bo
42 Yelele mama
43 Ndithi ndakuthetha mna
44 Kwasuka kwanxila amadoda bo
45 Yelele mama
46 Ndithi ndakuthetha mna
47 Kwasuka kwanxila amadoda bo
48 Yelele mama
49 Hey, hey, hey, hey
50 Uyimbube mama yelele mama
51 Awu yelele, yelele, yelele, yelele
52 Bathi uyimbube mama yelele mama
53 Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi
54 Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi
55 Uyimbube mama bo
56 Yelele mama
57 Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi
58 Yi, yi, yi, yi, yi, yi
59 Uyimbube mama bo
60 Yelele mama
61 Walal’emini sodliw’amathamsanqa mama
62 Yiza!
63 Yeh, hay, hay, hay, hay, hay
Done, thanks.
anytime I post the transcription it gets removed or something? I dont know if it did go through since I can see my commend on the site activity
Your comment probably got automatically unpublished due to the link, I republished it manually.
thanks
Post the transcript here for the uploader of the lyrics (was that me? This was so long ago... UPDATE No it wasn't) to see. If they don't respond or edit the lyrics, turn to the incorrect lyrics forum.
Submitter was banned, as such he wouldn't be able to edit. I have now, though.