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Siya Hamba - We are Singing in the Name of Peace

Siya hamba me ni loko lo,
Siya hamba me ni loko lo
Siya hamba me ni loko lo,
Siya hamba me ni loko lo
Siya hamba, hamba siya hamba, hamba siya hamba me ni loko lo
Siya hamba, hamba siya lumba lumba siya hamba me ni loko lo

Siya hamb'eka meni loko lo
(Strawberry Thieves say this means We are singing in the name of Peace and not the name of God, as in the original Xhosa version)


We are singing in name of peace x4
We are singing, singing, we are singing, singing
we are singing in the name name of peace
We are singing.singing, we are singing singing
we are singing in the name of peace

justice, freedom etc.

Hebrew
Anu tzo a deem lik rat shalom
Anu tzo a deem lik rat shalom (x2)
Anu tzo a, tzo a
Anu tzo a, deem
Anu tzo a deem lik rat shalom (x2)

Arabic
Nasseeru min-aj-li aslaam
Nasseeru min-aj-li aslaam (x2)
Nasseeru (pause)
Nasseeru (pause)
Nasseeru min-aj-li aslaam (x2)

Spanish
Caminando a lograr la paz
Caminando a lograr la paz (x2)
Caminando, cami
Caminando, cami
Caminando a lograr la paz (x2)

Siya hamba etc.