Si hamba, si hamba lomhlaba Some say, some say I'm a - Nomad in the west From Africa to England Across my mother nest Some say I'm a gypsy from the south But let me say I'm half malay There's many a man Born into the Race of Tan Some day, some day I'll call a place my home Back to Surabaya Where father's seeds were sown Some day I know it won't be long Its taken me a lifetime To know where I belong But let me say I'm half malay There's many a man Born into the Race of Tan Born into the Race of Tan Ilanga. Ijesu.ijesu Some day, some day I'll call a place my home Across the Isles of Java Down the Nile to the Limpopo Some day I know some day it won't be long - hey hey Its taken me a lifetime To know where I belong. (wa tule wa tule) But let me say I'm half malay There's many a man Born into the Race of Tan (Ilanga.sizinzulane e langa) Born into the Race of Tan (Sizinzulane e langa) Born into the Race of Tan (Ilanga.sizinzulane e langa) Born into the Race of Tan (Sizinzulane e langa)