Thekwana - Zahara

Umunt' ongaziyo la esuka khona

Ufana nomuntu ongazi la ayakhona

Amaqhawe akwantu

Siyaziqhenya ngawo

Intak' ezulu iyandilandela

Intak' ezulu iyandilandela

Uthekwana intaka yezulu iyandilandela

Uyandilandela

Uyandilandela

Ndibheke ngapha nangapha

Usemvakwami

Umama Maxeka, uHelen Joseph

Bayandilandela, bayandilandela

Bayandilandela, uyandilandela

Ndival' iindlebe zami uyandisebenzela

UTata Mandela uyandisebenzela

Ndival' iindlebe zami uyandisebenzela

Ubab' uLuthuli uyandisebenzela

(Thekwane, Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu…)

Intak' ezulu iyandilandela

Intak' ezulu iyandilandela

Uthekwana intaka yezulu iyandilandela

Uyandilandela

Uyandilandela

Ilizwe lonke ndilijikile

Ndifuna ndifun' impendulo

Ndajonga phezulu, ubani lona

O, nguye uThekwane

Oliver Tambo

Naba noSobukwe

Naba noSteve Biko

Bayandilandela

Bathi bapheth' amathamsanqa (Thekwane)

Bapheth intsikelelo (Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu)

Bayandilandela

Bathi bapheth' amathamsanqa (Thekwane)

Bapheth intsikelelo (Thekwane, Thekwane inyoni yezulu)

The stranger came from there

You are like someone who doesn't know they exist

Folk heroes

We are proud of it

The bird in the sky follows me

The bird in the sky follows me

When a bird of heaven follows me

He follows me

He follows me

I looked around

You are behind me

Mother Maxeka, Helen Joseph

They follow me, they follow me

They follow me, you follow me

I cover my ears and he works for me

Father Mandela works for me

I cover my ears and he works for me

Father Luthuli works for me

(Thekwane, Thekwane, Thekwane bird of heaven...)

The bird in the sky follows me

The bird in the sky follows me

When a bird of heaven follows me

He follows me

He follows me

I have turned the whole country around

I want to find an answer

I looked up, who is it?

Oh, that's Thekwane

Oliver Tambo

Here is Sobukwe

Here is Steve Biko

They follow me

They say they bring good luck (Thekwane)

Bring a blessing (Thekwane, Thekwane bird of heaven)

They follow me

They say they bring good luck (Thekwane)

Bring a blessing (Thekwane, Thekwane bird of heaven)