Biko

Peter Gabriel

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BIKO Ngomhla sibuyayo Ngomhla sibuyayo Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi! Ngomhla sibuyayo Ngomhla sibuyayo Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi! Bakhala uVorster! Bakhala uVorster! Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi! Ngomhla sibuyayo Ngomhla sibuyayo Ngomhla sibuyayo, kophalal'igazi! [1] September '77 Port Elizabeth weather fine It was business as usual In police room 619 Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Yihla moja, yihla moja [2] The man is dead The man is dead When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Yihla moja, yihla moja The man is dead The man is dead You can blow out a candle But you can't blow out a fire Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Yihla moja, yihla moja The man is dead The man is dead And the eyes of the world are watching now watching now. Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? Senzeni na? [3]	БИКО Сентябрь 1977-го года, Город Порт-Элизабет, погода отличная. Это было обычное дело, В полиции в камере 619. О Бико, Бико, из-за Бико. О Бико, Бико, из-за Бико. Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja - Этот мужчина умер. Когда я пытаюсь спать по ночам, Могу видеть сны только в красном цвете. Внешний мир стал черно-белым С единственным цветом - мертвым. О Бико, Бико, из-за Бико. О Бико, Бико, из-за Бико. Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja - Этот мужчина умер. Можно задуть свечу, Но нельзя задуть пожар. Как только пламя займётся, Ветер раздует его ещё выше. О Бико, Бико, из-за Бико. О Бико, Бико, из-за Бико. Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja - Этот мужчина умер. И взоры всего мира Смотрят сейчас, Наблюдают сейчас.

[1] The excerpts from the South African struggle song [1] and [3] are not usually sung in live performances, and appear only in studio versions. Nevertheless, they are parts of the original song. The first song, Ngomhla sibuyayo (in Zulu and Xhosa: “When we return”) is a folk music. Here's a rough English translation: When we return When we return When we return, there'll be perfect silence! When we return When we return When we return, there'll be perfect silence! Vorster piangerà! Vorster piangerà! When we return, there'll be perfect silence! When we return When we return When we return, there'll be perfect silence! [2] From the chorus of the well known hymn of the African National Congress, Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika, originally written by Enoch Sontonga in 1897. The hymn is now South Africa's national anthem in a multilingual version (Zulu, Xhosa, English, Afrikaans). The Xhosa words mean: “Come down Holy Ghost”. [3] From the anti-apartheid struggle song Senzeni na?, written around 1950. Senzeni na means: "What we have done?"

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