This song talks about humanity and the proverb South Africans use for humanity that says umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu which means I am therefore we are...I am who I am because we are one.
I've been saying WE ARE ALL ONE for months now, here in Florida, USA. I'm privileged here to listen to what Paul Simon calls 'the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain". - Harold, keyboards
The Song is sung in their home tongue 'Zulu' which is one of the 11 South African official languages. TITLE: Umuntu Ngumuntu (A person is a person (human)) LYRICS:Ungabo hluph' umuntu (Never disturb/ tease /annoy/ a person)Wahluph' umuntu, ngeke niphinde nizwane (You do that, never again will you get on well)Repeat above x 2 Mahlathini singing: Ebesebekezele kwanele (He's/she's had enough)Mus' ukuhlekisa ngaye (Don't make him/her a laughing stock)Ulok' uchukumisana naye (Keeping ridiculing/disturbing him/her)Sekuze kwagamana nakuyena (He's/she's turned angry / fed up now) Repeat the above x 2 Mahotella Queens singing: Awu helele bakithi (Oh our people)Bengingaqondang' ukuhluphana naye (I didn't mean it)Ngoba yimi naye (Because it's me and him/her)Abebazi ngek'sasa lethu (Who knows about our future) Repeat the above x 2 Maye ngibonile (Now I've realised)Sengibonile (I've seen)Ngiyazisoooooooooola (I am sorry) Repeat the above x 2 Mahlathini again: Ngoba akekho umuntu (For there's no man)Owazi ngekusasa lakhe (Who knows about his/her future)NguJehova kuphela owaziyo (It's Jehova only who knows) Repeat the above x 2 Mahlathini again:Ngajika mina Mbodlomane (I, as Mbodlomane )Ngithi yekela (Say leave it)Yekela (Leave it)Ngoba ngeke ngeke (For never never)Niphinde nizwane (Will you get on well again)Haibo yekela (Oh leave it)Gqum yekela (Leave it [stamped out - an aliterative symbolism]) Mahottela Queens: Ngixolele (Please forgive me)Ngixolele (Please forgive me)Benginga qondanga (I did not mean it) ............................................................................................................................................................................................. Now please share with me and tell me your understanding and the lesson they want to teach through this song. Thanks.
i am Nigerian i remember my childhood my dad got me expose to this music, i love mahlathini his voice was heaven, so sad i notice this video was done years after he died cos the queens look so old
Hello beautiful and lovely people across the globe, I came here again today Wednesday June 1st, 2022 to listen to this great tune. Let me know if you're here. Once again much love from Ghana 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
Africa my Continente,i love home,Africa,the food basket of the World,my home of thousand cultures,my home were origins are still alive,eKhaya lami!!!!!!
"We are one" as Angelique Kijo sang. I am a Rwandan, live in Rwanda, love Rwanda, love Africa. I regularly listen to African music and came to observe that our languages are more close that we think! "Umuntu Ngumuntu" is translated "A human being is a Human being or A man is a Man." It is similar to our Kinyarwanda: "Umuntu ni Umuntu" is translated "A human being is a Human being or a Man is a Man"... I also listened to Asimbonanga by Johnny Clegg. "Asimbonga Mandela thina..." translated "I did not see or have not seen Mandela..." Guys, do you know how to say that in Kinyarwanda? "Simbona Mandela" (in present tense) or "Sinabonye Mandela" (past tense). Thank you Almighty God that you created us in your image, made us one. "We are One"
i cant find any words to express my feelings for the songs of this group and all south african trado, music. thou am not from S.A and i dont understand its language but am proud to be an African.
In Botswana, we had a legendary radio broadcaster called Phillip "Mokgankgara" Moshotle, the music of this group always brings him to our memories. A legend.
It reminds of my late elder brother who also loved this music when I was just a tenager; Mahlathini was really a great man, his songs of the 60's are still up-to-date for those who really love music . Hope the young ones really follow the footsteps of Mahlathini and the Queens.
Desde tenra idade que acompanhava com atenção as músicas sul-africanas vulgarmente chamadas por Chissulu ou seja (Zulu). No Bairro do Morro da Rádio, ficava muito atento ao Philips 504 gira-discos do meu tio Paulo Quintas, (co-fundador da Académica da Tchilimba). Ficava também atento nas individualidades transpiradas que na farra do quintal, levantavam poeira fina no terreno borrifado. Todavia, o meu apetite as músicas sul-africanas avivou com a chegada do famoso Tio Kabafo que vindo das minas do “Juane”, dançava tortuosamente o Chissulu e… parecia ter rodas nas botas de borracha. Da música Zulu, não obstante as guitarras e o saxofone, gostava de ouvir especificamente uma voz rouca que parecia soar de um tambor ou da garganta de um leão que, harmoniosamente, se ateava nas vozes femininas, frágeis como pétalas de uma rosa. Já idoso, fiquei a saber que aquela voz rouca, pertencia ao grande Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde the "Lion of Soweto" ou seja o Leão do Soweto, acompanhado com as Mahotella Queens, três senhoras que faziam a diferença no coro. Simon Mahlathini faleceu em Julho de 1999 e este vídeo foi feito em sua homenagem. Que a sua alma descanse em PAZ.
Zulu; umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. umuntu = person, ngabantu = people. Thus meaning; a person is a person through other people. It is a Zulu proverb. Motive of the song is, respect other people because we need each other in order to be.
Esta canción habla de la humanidad y el proverbio sudafricanos utilizan para la humanidad que dice umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu lo que significa por lo tanto soy somos ... yo soy lo que soy porque nosotros somos uno.
Really nice song! I wish I knew what are they saying. Please if anybody knows the lyrics and translation to English, Spanish, French or Portuguese, tell me. I really wanna know what they're saying and I really wanna sing to this song.
+Luis Angel The Song is sung in their home tongue 'Zulu' which is one of the 11 South African official languages. Goes like:Umuntu Ngumuntu (A person is a person (human))Ungabo hluph' umuntu (Never disturb/ tease /annoy/ a person)Wahluph' umuntu, ngeke niphinde nizwane (You do that, never again will you get on well)Repeat above x 2 Mahlathini singing:Ebesebekezele kwanele (He's/she's had enough)Mus' ukuhlekisa ngaye (Don't make him/her a laughing stock)Ulok' uchukumisana naye (Keeping ridiculing/disturbing him/her)Sekuze kwagamana naukuyena (He's/she's turned angry / fed up now)Ebesebekezele kwanele (He's/she's had enough) Mus' ukuhlekisa ngaye (Don't make him/her a laughing stock)Ulok' uchukumisana naye (Keeping ridiculing/disturbing him/her)Sekuze kwagamana naukuyena (He's/she's turned angry / fed up now)Repeat the above x 2Mahotella Queens singing: Awu helele bakithi (Oh our people)Bengingaqondang' ukuhluphana naye (I didn't mean it)Ngoba yimi naye (Because it's me and him/her)Abebazi ngek'sasa lethu (Who knows about our future)Repeat the above x 2Maye ngibonile (Now I've realised)Sengibonile (I've seen)Ngiyazisoooooooooola (I am sorry)Repeat the above x 2Mahlathini again:Ngoba akekho umuntu (For there's no man)Owazi ngekusasa lakhe (Who knows about his/her future)NguJehova kuphela owaziyo (It's Jehova only who knows)Repeat the above x 2Ngajika mina Mbodlomane (I, as Mbodlomane )Ngithi yekela (Say leave it)Yekela (Leave it)Ngoba ngeke ngeke (For never never)Niphinde nizwane (Will you get on well again)Haibo yekela (Oh leave it)Gqum yekela (Leave it [stamped out - an aliterative symbolism])Ngixolele (Please forgive me)Ngixolele (Please forgive me)Benginga qondanga (I did not mean it).............................................................................................................................................................................................
My South Africa music
Who is still here with me mmm legends only knows this💞💃
My daughter will never stop singing and dancing to this song .Love to South Africa 🇿🇦 🌍 ❤
Thank you 🇿🇦🙏.
I remember to Mahalathini with all respect and love for his job.
For ever Mbaqanga.
still alive and well but without the man of africa. so sad but let these queens live longer. RIP two people.
Those were the days. Reminds me of my friends who used to dance for this song from the jukebox at a certain restaurant in Glebe Tandy and J frm Emlaz
The kind of music that doesnt grow old.
I guess this topic has the same meaning in Kinyarwanda: UMUNTU NI UMUNTU which means: A human being is a human being ....no discrimination...
Great music real African i love it great memories
Words cannot describe this feeling .....
yebo tata Mahlathini and Afro Queens Maho's Moto aza Moto we say in KongoLand.
I love this group 3:35 from the bottom of my heart.
This song talks about humanity and the proverb South Africans use for humanity that says umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu which means I am therefore we are...I am who I am because we are one.
Uyishwankathele ngokucace gca Londiwe Caluza :)
Zolani Dontwana what does ukushwankathele mean?
Is to 'elaborate' okanye ukucacisa Londiwe Caluza; I was just giving attention to how you perfectly executed your summary of the song my dear.
Oh ok well umuntu ufunda lusha every day
I've been saying WE ARE ALL ONE for months now, here in Florida, USA. I'm privileged here to listen to what Paul Simon calls 'the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain". - Harold, keyboards
despite the age, the Queens are still sure in what they are doing.... a good tribute to the lost members.
The Song is sung in their home tongue 'Zulu' which is one of the 11 South African official languages. TITLE: Umuntu Ngumuntu (A person is a person (human))
LYRICS:Ungabo hluph' umuntu (Never disturb/ tease /annoy/ a person)Wahluph' umuntu, ngeke niphinde nizwane (You do that, never again will you get on well)Repeat above x 2
Mahlathini singing: Ebesebekezele kwanele (He's/she's had enough)Mus' ukuhlekisa ngaye (Don't make him/her a laughing stock)Ulok' uchukumisana naye (Keeping ridiculing/disturbing him/her)Sekuze kwagamana nakuyena (He's/she's turned angry / fed up now) Repeat the above x 2 Mahotella Queens singing:
Awu helele bakithi (Oh our people)Bengingaqondang' ukuhluphana naye (I didn't mean it)Ngoba yimi naye (Because it's me and him/her)Abebazi ngek'sasa lethu (Who knows about our future) Repeat the above x 2 Maye ngibonile (Now I've realised)Sengibonile (I've seen)Ngiyazisoooooooooola (I am sorry) Repeat the above x 2 Mahlathini again: Ngoba akekho umuntu (For there's no man)Owazi ngekusasa lakhe (Who knows about his/her future)NguJehova kuphela owaziyo (It's Jehova only who knows) Repeat the above x 2 Mahlathini again:Ngajika mina Mbodlomane (I, as Mbodlomane )Ngithi yekela (Say leave it)Yekela (Leave it)Ngoba ngeke ngeke (For never never)Niphinde nizwane (Will you get on well again)Haibo yekela (Oh leave it)Gqum yekela (Leave it [stamped out - an aliterative symbolism]) Mahottela Queens: Ngixolele (Please forgive me)Ngixolele (Please forgive me)Benginga qondanga (I did not mean it) .............................................................................................................................................................................................
Now please share with me and tell me your understanding and the lesson they want to teach through this song. Thanks.
AHA.. and we are all one, yes Vukile?
The English translation of Umuntu Ngumuntu Nga Bantu is "NO MAN IS ISLAND", meaning "No one is self-sufficient; everyone relies on others."
i am Nigerian i remember my childhood my dad got me expose to this music, i love mahlathini his voice was heaven, so sad i notice this video was done years after he died cos the queens look so old
Too bad
Kenya loves you South Africa
Golden voices indeed,,,,am here 31 August 2021 feeling blessed with such great stuff hey
Umuntu ngumuntu nga batu
ka Setswana we say, "motho ke motho ka batho"....
Hello beautiful and lovely people across the globe, I came here again today Wednesday June 1st, 2022 to listen to this great tune. Let me know if you're here. Once again much love from Ghana 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭
' Ngoba usebekezele kwanela musa ukuhlekisa ngaye'.... I love this song it speaks to the soul.
Africa my Continente,i love home,Africa,the food basket of the World,my home of thousand cultures,my home were origins are still alive,eKhaya lami!!!!!!
"We are one" as Angelique Kijo sang. I am a Rwandan, live in Rwanda, love Rwanda, love Africa. I regularly listen to African music and came to observe that our languages are more close that we think! "Umuntu Ngumuntu" is translated "A human being is a Human being or A man is a Man." It is similar to our Kinyarwanda: "Umuntu ni Umuntu" is translated "A human being is a Human being or a Man is a Man"...
I also listened to Asimbonanga by Johnny Clegg. "Asimbonga Mandela thina..." translated "I did not see or have not seen Mandela..." Guys, do you know how to say that in Kinyarwanda? "Simbona Mandela" (in present tense) or "Sinabonye Mandela" (past tense).
Thank you Almighty God that you created us in your image, made us one. "We are One"
Very colorful band with such a fantastically unique blend and voice. God bless.
i cant find any words to express my feelings for the songs of this group and all south african trado, music. thou am not from S.A and i dont understand its language but am proud to be an African.
uyi osayande eaa QQZ
Amen
We the Tongas in southern province of Zambia,we say,muntu muntu,mbantu.I love the group hope to visit them.
Yes the queens!
In Botswana, we had a legendary radio broadcaster called Phillip "Mokgankgara" Moshotle, the music of this group always brings him to our memories. A legend.
once an african always an african- dont understand one word but like the so
It reminds of my late elder brother who also loved this music when I was just a tenager; Mahlathini was really a great man, his songs of the 60's are still up-to-date for those who really love music . Hope the young ones really follow the footsteps of Mahlathini and the Queens.
Nice one
Aging is a thing that no one can put a stop to, i was 19 when i discovered this group.
Desde tenra idade que acompanhava com atenção as músicas sul-africanas vulgarmente chamadas por Chissulu ou seja (Zulu). No Bairro do Morro da Rádio, ficava muito atento ao Philips 504 gira-discos do meu tio Paulo Quintas, (co-fundador da Académica da Tchilimba). Ficava também atento nas individualidades transpiradas que na farra do quintal, levantavam poeira fina no terreno borrifado. Todavia, o meu apetite as músicas sul-africanas avivou com a chegada do famoso Tio Kabafo que vindo das minas do “Juane”, dançava tortuosamente o Chissulu e… parecia ter rodas nas botas de borracha. Da música Zulu, não obstante as guitarras e o saxofone, gostava de ouvir especificamente uma voz rouca que parecia soar de um tambor ou da garganta de um leão que, harmoniosamente, se ateava nas vozes femininas, frágeis como pétalas de uma rosa. Já idoso, fiquei a saber que aquela voz rouca, pertencia ao grande Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde the "Lion of Soweto" ou seja o Leão do Soweto, acompanhado com as Mahotella Queens, três senhoras que faziam a diferença no coro.
Simon Mahlathini faleceu em Julho de 1999 e este vídeo foi feito em sua homenagem. Que a sua alma descanse em PAZ.
Mostly, Africa is the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm it will remain, as Paul Simon basically sang.........
Math Person 6
so much joy ...beyond beautiful.
An evergreen classic!
Classic!! umxolele umuntu ngoba engumuntu..qiniso!
LOVE that Linn Drum! Peace.
Lead guitar and rhythm guitar, yoh 👍🏾🤞🏾
Dónde se presentarán de nuevo estas mujeres... este grupo tan maravilloso.
This is just the sweetest music. No words to describe it.What are they saying?
Zulu; umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. umuntu = person, ngabantu = people. Thus meaning; a person is a person through other people. It is a Zulu proverb. Motive of the song is, respect other people because we need each other in order to be.
I love this group
DERRAMO LGRIMAS .HO AFRICA O QUE QUERES. GOSTARIA DE COMPARTILHAR ESSA MUSICA COM O MEU PAI QUE FOI MORTO PELA QUERRA. QUANTO GOSTAVA DESTA MUSICA.
infact i love the song
Solomon Skuza like. good tempo
por favor explicarme qué es lo que significa UMUNTU NGUMUNTU adoro esa cancion
Mam uHilda i voice yakho cha kuthi ngizule
luv ur songs our elders..pliz may som1 help which album is dat song "udumo lukayise..."?
It captured my thoughts
It captured my Mind
me encanta esa musica
africaaaa
Great big sound 😸
RIP Simon
Respect
Esta canción habla de la humanidad y el proverbio sudafricanos utilizan para la humanidad que dice umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu lo que significa por lo tanto soy somos ... yo soy lo que soy porque nosotros somos uno.
The guitar!!!!!
Go tjofala yo a ratang tjwelang Pele bo mme.
this is nice
Ohh ny song
R.I.P. Nobesuthu Gertrude Mbadu Shawe who passed away yesterday 31 August 2021 😔😞🙏🙏 R.I.P. Sister.🙏🙏
Really nice song! I wish I knew what are they saying. Please if anybody knows the lyrics and translation to English, Spanish, French or Portuguese, tell me. I really wanna know what they're saying and I really wanna sing to this song.
+Luis Angel The Song is sung in their home tongue 'Zulu' which is one of the 11 South African official languages. Goes like:Umuntu Ngumuntu (A person is a person (human))Ungabo hluph' umuntu (Never disturb/ tease /annoy/ a person)Wahluph' umuntu, ngeke niphinde nizwane (You do that, never again will you get on well)Repeat above x 2
Mahlathini singing:Ebesebekezele kwanele (He's/she's had enough)Mus' ukuhlekisa ngaye (Don't make him/her a laughing stock)Ulok' uchukumisana naye (Keeping ridiculing/disturbing him/her)Sekuze kwagamana naukuyena (He's/she's turned angry / fed up now)Ebesebekezele kwanele (He's/she's had enough) Mus' ukuhlekisa ngaye (Don't make him/her a laughing stock)Ulok' uchukumisana naye (Keeping ridiculing/disturbing him/her)Sekuze kwagamana naukuyena (He's/she's turned angry / fed up now)Repeat the above x 2Mahotella Queens singing:
Awu helele bakithi (Oh our people)Bengingaqondang' ukuhluphana naye (I didn't mean it)Ngoba yimi naye (Because it's me and him/her)Abebazi ngek'sasa lethu (Who knows about our future)Repeat the above x 2Maye ngibonile (Now I've realised)Sengibonile (I've seen)Ngiyazisoooooooooola (I am sorry)Repeat the above x 2Mahlathini again:Ngoba akekho umuntu (For there's no man)Owazi ngekusasa lakhe (Who knows about his/her future)NguJehova kuphela owaziyo (It's Jehova only who knows)Repeat the above x 2Ngajika mina Mbodlomane (I, as Mbodlomane )Ngithi yekela (Say leave it)Yekela (Leave it)Ngoba ngeke ngeke (For never never)Niphinde nizwane (Will you get on well again)Haibo yekela (Oh leave it)Gqum yekela (Leave it [stamped out - an aliterative symbolism])Ngixolele (Please forgive me)Ngixolele (Please forgive me)Benginga qondanga (I did not mean it).............................................................................................................................................................................................
Oh wow that's amazing. I really appreciate that you shared the lyrics.This is a wonderful song. Thank you very very much. Greetings from Colombia :)
afreak ka?
Which year??
1999 i think
What happened to mzansi .Crime has become the order of the day.Inkadi has become the order of the day. GUNS HAVE BECOME THE SYMBOL OF POWRR
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