Malaika: 2 Bob (Muntuza)

Remarks:

This came out in South Africa in November 2005. Even though they do songs in English in a more American style, this is my favourite. The studio recording has better sound quality. The music video is distracting and takes away from the song (though maybe if I understood the words it would make more sense).

The English translations I have found are as clear as mud, but it appears to be a love song. Google Translate says the song is in Zulu.

The video above shows them on South African television in happier days. In 2008 they went on tour in Australia – and then Jabulani Ndaba (the tall one) died of tuberculosis. The band fell apart with the other two, Bongani Nchanga and Matshediso Mholo, becoming solo singers. Tshedi Mholo, who was a schoolteacher in Soweto in her previous life, is now a gospel singer. All three had grown up singing in church.

See also:

• songs: the 2000s
• Johnny Clegg: Asimbonanga – also South African, partly in Zulu

Lyrics:

Morandziwa wa mina
Ni naledzi yanga
Mufunwa wanga
Vatshwari vamina
Vani kunisile
Ndifambile
Ndo fanayo
Two bobo yanga

Baya buza abantu
Yini ngathi u hamba kancane
Ilanga ngathi seliyashona
Sheshisa baby o hamba kancane

Ha osa chechela morago
O thathiwe ngizo ngizokuthola phambili
Ha osa chechela morago
O thathiwe ngizo ngizokuthola phambili

4x
Wakabani haibo lo muntuza
(Ungo wami lo muntuza)
(Ungo wami lo muntuza) ad lib

Ha ke sa chechela morago
Senthathiwe nizo ng’thola phambili
Ha ke sa chechela morago
Ndifambile nizo ng’thola phambili

2x
Morandziwa wanga wamina
Ndinofa naena
Two bobo yanga ya mina ndo fanayo
Ndifambile mine a
Vatshwari vamina vani kunisile

Two bobo ad lib

Two bobo ya mina
Ndo fanayo
Imudodo wanya
Ni naledzi yanga
Di ani fuwuna

Two bobo yanga Repeat A welele ngaze ngayithol’
Intombi yami
Ku khala madoda ngawe lovey wami
Ungo wami Ngiyaz’fela ngawe sithandwa

Ha ke sa chechela morago
O mo mina ngiyaz’fela wela ngawe sithandwa
Ha ke sa chechela morago
O mo mina ngiyaz’fela wela ngawe sithandwa

Two bobo ad lib

Morandziwa wanga
Ni naledzi yanga
Two bobo yanga
Ndo fanayo

Repeat till fade

Two bobo ad lib

Morandziwa wanga
Nisi vaya kiliwu yanga
Imutoto wanya
Two bobo yanga

Sources: mainly Shazam, RedLive.