[Chorus]
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona

[Verse 2]
A seagull wings across the sea
Broken silence is what I dream
Who has the words to close the distance
Between you and me

[Chorus]
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona

[Verse 3]
Steven Biko

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'wafela khona

Victoria Mxenge

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'wafela khona

Neil Aggett

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'wafela khona

Hey wena
Hey wena nawe
Siyofika nini la' siyakhona, la'siyakhona

[Chorus]
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona

Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' u Mandela thina
Laph'ekhona
Laph'ehleli khona