ASIMBONANGA
Johnny Clegg
ALBUM Third World Child (1987)
This song is about Mandela who was then still in prison. Asimbonanga means "we couldn't see him"
CHORUS 1
[G]
Asimbonanga
[Em] [D] [Am]
Asimbonang'um Mandela thina
[C]
Laph'ekona
[D] [G]
Laph'ehleli khona
VERSE 1
[D] [C] [Em]
On the sea is cold and the sky is grey
[D] [C] [Em]
Look across the island into the bay
[C] [G]
We are all islands till comes the day
[D] [C] [D]
We cross the burning water
CHORUS 1
[G]
Asimbonanga
[Em] [D] [Am]
Asimbonang'um Mandela thina
[C]
Laph'ekona
[D] [G]
Laph'ehleli khona
VERSE 2
[D] [C] [Em]
A seagull wings across the sea
[D] [C] [Em]
Broken silence is what I dream
[C] [G]
Who has the words to close the distance
[D] [C] [D]
Between you and me
CHORUS 2
[G]
Asimbonanga
[Em] [D] [Am]
Asimbonang'umfowethu thina
[C]
Laph'ekhona
[G]
La wafela khona
BRIDGE
[G]
HEY wena
[Em] [Am]
hey wena nawe
[D] [G]
Sizofik a nini la'Siyakhona
CHORUS 1
[G]
Asimbonanga
[Em] [D] [Am]
Asimbonang'um Mandela thina
[C]
Laph'ekona
[D] [G]
Laph'ehleli khona
