[Intro]
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' ehleli khona
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph 'ehleli khona

[Verse 1]
Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey
Look across the Island into the Bay
We are all islands till comes the day
We cross the burning water

[Chorus]
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' ehleli khona
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' ehleli khona
[Verse 2]
A seagull wings across the sea
Broken silence is what I dream
Who has the words to close the distance
Between you and me

[Chorus]
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' ehleli khona
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' ehleli khona

[Verse 3]
Steven Biko
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' umfowethu thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' afela khona

Victoria Mxenge
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' udadewethu thina
Laph' ekhona
La' wafela khona
Neil Aggett
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' umfowethu thina
Laph'ekhona
La' wafela khona

[Bridge]
Hey wena
Hey wena nawe
Siyofika nini la' siyakhona, la' siyakhona
Hey wena
Hey wena nawe
Siyofika nini la' siyakhona, la' siyakhona

[Chorus]
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' ehleli khona
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' ehleli khona

[Outro]
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' ehleli khona
Asimbonanga
Asimbonang' uMandela thina
Laph' ekhona
Laph' ehleli khona