"Lala"
Lyrics by Lebo M., Hans Zimmer and Jay Rifkin
Performed by Lebo M.
Approx. running time: 4mins 34secs
Oh mta ka mama wam
(Oh, my mother's child)
Oh mfo wethu
(Oh, my dear brother)
Ndi ya ku khumbula mna
(I miss you)
La la, La la
Oh mta ka mama wam
(Oh, my mother's child)
Oh mfo wethu
(Oh, my dear brother)
Ndi ya ku khalela mna
(I cry for you)
Motswalle waka
(My dear friend)
Ngwana mme
(My mother's child)
Ndiyani khumbula
(I miss you)
La la kahle
(Farewell)
[repeat]
Chorus:
We sangoma ngi velelwe
(Oh, spiritual healer, I'm troubled)
We baba ngivelelwe
(Oh, my father, I'm in pain)
We baba ngivelelwe
(Oh, my father, I'm in pain)
[repeat]
Oh mta ka mama wam
(Oh, my mother's child)
Oh mfo wethu
(Oh, my dear brother)
Ndi ya ku khalela mna
(I cry for you)
Motswalle waka
(My dear friend)
Ngwana mme
(My mother's child)
Ndiyani khumbula
(I miss you)
La la kahle
(Farewell)
[repeat]
[repeat chorus to fade]
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