Testo Asimbonanga

Asimbonanga Asimbonanga bonangum Mandela thina Laph'ekhona laph'echleli khona (We have not seen him. We have not seen Mandela where he is in the Place where he sits) 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 bonangum Mandela thina Laph'ekhona laph'echleli 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 bonangum Mandela thina Laph'ekhona laph'echleli khona Asimbonanga bonangum Mandela thina Laph'ekhona laph'echleli khona