ASIMBONANGA
Johnny Clegg
ALBUM Third World Child (1987)
This song is about Mandela who was then still in prison. Asimbonanga means "we couldn't see him"
CHORUS 1
G
Asimbonanga
Em D Am
Asimbonang'um Mandela thina
C
Laph'ekona
D G
Laph'ehleli khona
VERSE 1
D C Em
On the sea is cold and the sky is grey
D C Em
Look across the island into the bay
C G
We are all islands till comes the day
D C D
We cross the burning water
CHORUS 1
G
Asimbonanga
Em D Am
Asimbonang'um Mandela thina
C
Laph'ekona
D G
Laph'ehleli khona
VERSE 2
D C Em
A seagull wings across the sea
D C Em
Broken silence is what I dream
C G
Who has the words to close the distance
D C D
Between you and me
CHORUS 2
G
Asimbonanga
Em D Am
Asimbonang'umfowethu thina
C
Laph'ekhona
G
La wafela khona
BRIDGE
G
HEY wena
Em Am
hey wena nawe
D G
Sizofik a nini la'Siyakhona
CHORUS 1
G
Asimbonanga
Em D Am
Asimbonang'um Mandela thina
C
Laph'ekona
D G
Laph'ehleli khona
