LOMHLABA UNZIMA, LOMHLABA
[this world is a harsh place, this world]
Picture the end of a cycle
Here's the fire from heaven
There's a tired planeet closing down
No more news at eleven
Somewhere the last of a species has died
Somewhere a child is born
When I hold you, I tremble inside
Can we ride out the storm?
Are you tough enough -- can you take the strain?
Are you tough enough -- to walk in the burning rain
Are you tough enough -- can you take the change?
Are you tough enough -- baby just say!
Chorus:
Into the heart of the human dream
Into a strange new world
Remember me under the Tree of Man
Where I first heard your words
Gonna make it through, I can feel it
What we need is a miracle
What we need is some time
What we need is an angel of Mercy
In this life
Are you tough enough -- can you take the heat?
Are you tough enough -- to walk in the burning street
Are you tough enough -- can you take the change
Are you tough enough -- baby just say!
Chorus...
There's your mama and your papa
Waving good-bye in the cold moonlight
In their eyes the confusion of a world gone by
And you hold me tightly as we step out
Into the morning light
And I know you are thinking that for something to be born
Somthing has to die.
Chorus...
Vele vele we mama kunjalo
[It is true, it's obvious. Mama, it is just as you say].
Jonathan Paul Clegg, known as Johnny Clegg, was a South African singer-songwriter, dancer, and anthropologist born in Johannesburg in 1953. Nicknamed the 'White Zulu', he made a significant contribution to South African popular music by blending Zulu style with English pop. He began his musical career in the 1970s with the group Juluka, formed with musician Sipho Mchunu. The duo achieved great success thanks to the fusion of different musical traditions, introducing Zulu elements into Western rock and folk. In 1983, Clegg founded Savuka, a new group that continued to explore musical fusions between Zulu style and international pop. Among Johnny Clegg's most representative songs are 'Asimbonanga', 'Great Heart' and 'Scatterlings of Africa'. His music has often been used as the soundtrack for films and documentaries, helping to spread South African culture worldwide. Clegg dedicated much of his life to anthropology, studying Zulu cultural traditions and promoting intercultural dialogue. He died in 2019 from pancreatic cancer.
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