Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey Look across the Island into the Bay We are all islands till comes the day We cross the burning water Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona A seagull wings across the sea Broken silence is what I dream Who has the words to close the distance Between you and me Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona Asimbonanga Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Hey wena Hey wena nawe Siyofika nini la' siyakhona Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehleli khona (Adlib)