Khona by Mafikizolo ft. Uhuru Lyrics + Meaning - Now Sing Along

KHONA: The Zulu Lyrics.
Za izaka su, Za izakasu *27 times at the background most times*
Ewu eee Ewu eee!
Khor!
Khona *4 times*
Khona! *17 times at the background of the first verse below*
Uthando lwami lakuphi na?
cela ulibuyisele
Lapho ulithathe
Ngiyalifuna
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Lapho liphuma
Ngiyalifun
Libuyisele, sele

Uthando lwami likuphi na?
Cela ulibuyisele
Lapho ulithathe
Lapho liphuma
Ngiyalifuna
Libuyisele eh,eh,eh

Za izaka su, Za izakasu *8 times*

Sesi ya rose Sesi
Ulise
Thanlo lwami, yee yeyeye
Libuyisele
Lapho ulithathe
Ngiyalifuna
Lapho liphuma
Libuyisele
Sele sele ye ye ye ye eee

Sele sele ye *twice*

Khona *9 times*

Za izaka su, Za izakasu *16 times*

Khor!

Khona! *18 times*

Mama mama ma
Mama ma
Mama mama mam ela mama
Mama mama mam ela mama

Eeee ila mama e!

Za izaka su, Za izakasu *16 times*

Khona *18 times*

Sesi! Sesi Sesi a Se

Jalabringo

Se se
Uthando lwami lakuphi na?
cela ulibuyisele
Lapho ulithathe
Ngiyalifuna
Lapho liphuma
Ngiyalifun
Libuyisele, sele

Za izaka su, Za izakasu *16 times*

Sesi ya rose Sesi
Ulise
Thanlo lwami, yee yeyeye
Libuyisele
Lapho ulithathe
Ngiyalifuna
Lapho liphuma
Libuyisele

Za izaka su, Za izakasu *16 times*

Sele
Lapho ulithathe
Ngiyalifuna
Libuyisele

Za izaka su, Za izakasu *16 times*

In singing this song, it should be noted that some alphabets in the Zulu words are silent. The above being the exact words, one has to pronounce theirs in a manner that soothes their local tongues.

Getting the zulu rendition wasn’t as hard as interpreting it.  Thanks to my South African Zulu friends; Amanda Toetsie Mkhonza and Ofentse Kgonego Motlhasedi. Amanda was of the view that most of the catchy phrases don’t have actual zulu meanings. They were just used for sonorous leverages. But they can pass as exclamatory expressions. Examples are ‘Ewu e, za izakasu and the continuous melodious eeeee sounds.

She said Uthando is a noun that means Love. And saying I Love You in Zulu is Ngiyakuthanda. That said, the crux of all the verses is that of Nostalgia but with different people as subjects. The first being Tebogo. Second one for Zinathi. Third for Rose and fourth for Uhuru’s mother.

KHONA: The Meaning.

Where is my love?
Please return it
To where you found it.
I want it to return
To me from that place

Bring it back,
bring it back,
I want it back.

I hope you enjoy the song. Now you can listen and enjoy as I have…

Prince Oreshade Adewale is a Lawyer, Poet, Novelist and Social Engineer with great passion for World peace, he loves Culture and Arts.