Homeless


written by Paul Simon
performed by Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mombazo
from "Graceland."

Transcribed by Rudi Riet.



Emaweni webaba

Silale maweni

Webaba silale maweni

Webaba silale maweni

Webaba silale maweni

Webaba silale maweni



Webaba siiale maweni

Webaba silale maweni

Webaba silale maweni

Webaba silale maweni

Webaba silale maweni



	Homeless, homeless

	Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake

	Homeless, homeless

	Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake


	We are homeless, we are homeless

	The moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake

	
	And we are homeless, homeless, homeless

	The moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake



Zio yami, zio yami, nhliziyo yami

Nhliziyo yami amakhaza asengi bulele

Nhliziyo yami, nhliziyo yami

Nhliziyo yami, angibulele amakhaza

Nhliziyo yami, nhliziyo yami

Nhliziyo yami somandla angibulele mama

Zio yami, nhliziyo yami

Nhliziyo yami, nhliziyo yami



Too loo loo, too loo loo

Too loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo

Too loo loo, too loo loo

Too loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo loo



	Strong wind destroy our home

	Many dead, tonight it could be you

	Strong wind, strong wind

	Many dead, tonight it could be you


	And we are homeless, homeless

	Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake

	Homeless, homeless

	Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake

	Homeless, homeless

	Moonlight sleeping on a midnight lake


	Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih

	Somebody sing hello, hello, hello

	Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih

	Somebody cry why, why, why?

	Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih

	Somebody sing hello, hello, hello

	Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih

	Somebody cry why, why, why?

	Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih


Yitho omanqoba ( ih hih ih hih ih) yitho omanqoba

Esanqoba lonke ilizwe

(ih hih ih hih ih) Yitho omanqoba (ih hih ih hih ih)

Esanqoba phakathi e England

Yitho omanqoha

Esanqoba phakathi e London

Yitho omanqoba

Esanqoba phakathi e England


	Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih

	Somebody sing hello, hello, hello

	Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih

	Somebody cry why, why, why?

	Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih

	Somebody sing hello, hello, hello

	Somebody say ih hih ih hih ih

	Somebody cry why, why, why?


Kuluman

Kulumani, Kulumani sizwe

Singenze njani

Baya jabula abasi thanda yo

Ho


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