Bawo by Zee Nxumalo & Dlala Thukzin feat. Sino Msolo, Shakes & Les | https://zeenxumalo.lnk.to/IzinjaZamV1
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Lyrics:
Bawo [Father]
Bawo [Father]
Bawo [Father]
Inkinga zam [My problems]
Zonke [All of them]
Wathembisa [You promised]
Ziyotshabalala [They will disappear]
Injabulo kusele [Happiness remains]
Yona yodwa [It alone]
Nami [Me too]
Angisayikukhala [I will no longer cry]
(Welele)
Kumele [It is necessary]
Umuntu [A person]
Omnyama [Who is black]
Uhlalumhlonipha [To always respect them]
Nami [Me too]
Bawo [Father]
Hlalunqaba ngam [Always stay protecting me]
Um’ntom’nyama [A black person]
Uyahlonishwa [Is respected]
Mina ngeke [I will never]
Ngik’lahlise ngingunina [Let you down as your mother]
Imfihlo zakho [Your secrets]
Ziyogciniwa imina [They will be kept by me]
Imfihlo zakho [Your secrets]
Ziyogciniwa imina [They will be kept by me]
Um’ntom’nyama [A black person]
Uyahlonishwa [Is respected]
Mina ngeke [I will never]
Ngik’lahlise ngiyak’fundisa [Let you down, I am teaching you]
Imfihlo zakho [Your secrets]
Ziyogciniwa imina [They will be kept by me]
Mina ngeke [I will never]
Ngik’lahlise ngiyak’fundisa [Let you down, I am teaching you]
Baningi abaz’misele [There are many who are determined]
Ukuthi nami kuphele [That it should end with me]
Wanqaba wathi ngeke [You refused and said no way]
Baningi abaz’misele [There are many who are determined]
Ukuthi nami kuphele [That it should end with me]
Wanqaba wathi ngeke [You refused and said no way]
Ooo Bawo [Ooo Father]
Ngicede [Help me]
Qiniso lam’ ling’mele [May my truth stand for me]
Izitha nazo zigeje [So the enemies also miss their mark]
Khona Bawo [Right there Father]
Ngicede [Help me]
Qiniso lam’ ling’mele [May my truth stand for me]
Ooo Bawo [Ooo Father]
Baningi abaz’misele [There are many who are determined]
Ukuthi nami kuphele [That it should end with me]
Wanqaba wathi ngeke [You refused and said no way]
Baningi abaz’misele [There are many who are determined]
Ukuthi nami ngiphele [That I should be finished]
Wanqaba wathi ngeke [You refused and said no way]
Ooo Bawo [Ooo Father]
Ngicede [Help me]
Qiniso lami ling’mele [May my truth stand for me]
Izitha nazo z’geje [So the enemies also miss their mark]
Khona Bawo [Right there Father]
Ngicede [Help me]
Qiniso lam’ ling’mele [May my truth stand for me]
Ooo Bawo [Ooo Father]
Um’ntom’nyama [A black child]
Uyahlonishwa [Is respected]
Mina ngeke [I will never]
Ngik’lahlise ngingunina [Let you down as your mother]
Imfihlo zakho [Your secrets]
Ziyogciniwa imina [Will be kept by me]
Imfihlo zakho [Your secrets]
Ziyogciniwa imina [Will be kept by me]
Um’ntom’nyama [A black child]
Uyahlonishwa [Is respected]
Mina ngeke [I will never]
Ngik’lahlise ngiyak’fundisa [Let you down, I am teaching you]
Imfihlo zakho [Your secrets]
Ziyogciniwa imina [Will be kept by me]
Mina ngeke [I will never]
Ngik’lahlise ngiyak’fundisa [Let you down, I am teaching you]
“Dlala Thukzin” [Play Thukzin]
Baningi abaz’misele [There are many who are determined]
Ukuthi nami ngiphele [That I should be finished]
Wanqaba wathi ngeke [You refused and said no way]
Baningi abaz’misele [There are many who are determined]
Ukuthi nami ngiphele [That I should be finished]
Wanqaba wathi ngeke [You refused and said no way]
Ooo Bawo [Ooo Father]
Ngicede [Help me]
Qiniso lami ling’mele [May my truth stand for me]
Izitha nazo z’geje [So the enemies also miss their mark]
Khona Bawo [Right there Father]
Ngicede [Help me]
Qiniso lam’ ling’mele [May my truth stand for me]
Ooo Bawo… [Ooo Father…]
℗ 2026 KwaNxumalo (Pty) Ltd
After a record-breaking 2025 that saw her cement herself as the top dog in South African music, 23-year-old superstar Zee Nxumalo enters 2026 with unstoppable momentum. The single “Aweh Mah” is already making waves following the viral success of “Mamma,” while her genre-blending sound continues to shape the future of African pop. With her new EP Izinja Zam Vol I on the horizon, Zee isn’t just building on success, she’s setting the pace for what comes next.
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