Swi Lo Yini?

I hear the sounds, mothers crying
I hear the sounds, mothers weeping
I hear the sounds, mothers crying
I hear the sounds, mothers weeping
The sound of a mother's cry

Siku na siku ha pfuka
Hi ya mintirhweni
Vana swikolweni
Kambe timbilu mavokweni
We look over our shoulders
Watch our every move
"The world is yours" they say
Yet I hear the sound of a mother's cry

Swi lo yini? Swi lo yini?
Swi lo yini? Swi lo yini?(Kwenze njani?)
Swi lo yini? Swi lo yini?
Swi lo yini? Swi lo yini?
The sound of a mother's cry

Twanani yoo, xirilo xa manana
U rilela vumundzuku
Twanani, twanani, twanani
Dear God, are you listen?
We plead for our lives!
Our children's lives!
Lord, please hear the sound of a mother's cry

I hear the sounds, mothers crying
I hear the sounds, mothers weeping
I hear the sounds, mothers crying
I hear the sounds, mothers weeping)

Vanhu va Afrika swi lo yini? (Sithi kwenze njani? Khuzani!)
Hi khomise ku tika misaveni (Kanti kwenze njani? Khuzani!)
Vonani mihloti, swo yini na?
Timbilu mavokweni, mo yini na?
The sound of a mother's cry

Dear God, are you listening?
We plead for our lives; our children's lives
You've heard the voices screaming down from the valleys
Dear God, are you listening?
We plead for our lives!
Please hear the sound of a mother's cry

I hear the sounds, mothers crying
I hear the sounds, mothers weeping
I hear the sounds, mothers crying
I hear the sounds, mothers weeping

Vanhu va Afrika swi lo yini? (Sithi kwenze njani? Khuzani!)
Hi khomise ku tika misaveni (Kanti kwenze njani? Khuzani!)
Vonani mihloti, swo yini na?
Timbilu mavokweni, mo yini na?

I hear the sounds, mothers crying
I hear the sounds, mothers weeping
I hear the sounds, mothers crying
I hear the sounds, mothers weeping

Vanhu va Afrika swi lo yini? (Sithi kwenze njani? Khuzani!)
Hi khomise ku tika misaveni. (Kanti kwenze njani? Khuzani!)
Vonani mihloti, swo yini na? (Swi lo yini? Swi lo yini?)
Timbilu mavokweni, mo yini na? (Swi lo yini? Swi lo yini?)
The sound of a mother's cry