[Verse 1]
Los die ding, wena Thanayi
Ngithi los die ding, wena Thanayi
Jy shaya fish and chips
Jy shaya bunny chow
Mala lemugodu, die shaya ka palish
Magwinya le magola
Atchar le chakalaka
Die tshaya boerewors
En die deng kama duze

[Refrain]
Akasa chebanga uNomalungelo inkab' itshonile
Akasa chebanga uNomalungelo inkab' itshonile
Akasa chebanga uNomalungelo inkab' itshonile
Akasa chebanga uNomalungelo inkab' itshonile

[Bridge]
Danga dam'bona umntaka baba
Ehlulek' ukuhamba (Helele Thanayi)
Danga dam'bona umntaka baba
Ehlulek' ukuphakama (Helele Thanayi)
Danga dam'bona umntaka baba
Ehlulek' ukuhamba (Helele Thanayi)

[Chorus]
Helele thanayi (Thanayi, thanayi)
Helele thanayi (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi bo
Thanayi bo (Thanayi thanayi)
Helele thanayi bo (Thanayi thanayi)
Helele thanayi bo (Thanayi thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi, thanayi bo
Thanayi bo (Thanayi thanayi)
Danga dam'bona umntaka baba
Ehlulek' ukuphakama
Danga dam'bona umntaka baba
Ehlulek' ukuhamba

[Verse 2]
Thiba!
Ekare ke ya mona ngwana motho e motsho
Ya tswanang le leshala, ya motshohadi
Empa a le motle mona sefahlehong
E le semomondiya
Ekare ya mona wa thella, o tshwana le ice
Eo re e bitsang ka sekgowa
Nka be ana tshwana le ntata'e ekabe ele letawa
Jwale o tshwana le mma'e o motle
Khele, khele, ke ngwana motho e motsho
A tl'o re bontsha hore lapeng re etsa jwang, Ntshengese
Etsa ntho tsa hao
[?] motho e motsho
Wa utlwa!

[Chorus]
(Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi thanayi (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi bo
Thanayi bo (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi bo (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi, thanayi bo
Thanayi bo (Thanayi, thanayi)
[Refrain]
Akasa chebanga uNomalungelo inkab' tshonile (Helele thanayi)
Akasa chebanga uNomalungelo inkab' tshonile (Helele thanayi)

[Chorus]
Thanayi, thanayi (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi bo (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi bo
Thanayi bo (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi bo (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi, thanayi bo
Thanayi bo (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi bo (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi (Thanayi, thanayi)
Thanayi, thanayi bo
Thanayi bo (Thanayi, thanayi)