Leading the struggle with nothing in your hands
Can bring confusion in the family
I miss those days of jubilation
We mama yeah
(Conviviality)

Leading the struggle with nothing in your hands
(Nothing in your hands)
Can bring confusion in the family
(Family)
I miss those days of jubilation
We mama yeah
(Conviviality)

Days of happiness
(Days of happiness)
When a family sat round the fire
Those, were the days of stability
We mama yeah
(Conviviality)

I wanna thank you mama
(Thank you)
Thank you baby
(Thank you mama for everything that you have done for me)
It was my responsibility
Since I was a little girl
When I was laying on your back
Taking me to church
We mama I wanna thank you
Mama (x5)
Thank you (x4)
Thank you baby
Iyooooooo iyeleleeeeee babo
It was my responsibility

Thank you, thank you mama
Iyelele mama
Thank you, thank you mama
Thank you baby
Thank you, thank you mama
It was my responsibility
Thank you, thank you mama, mama
Ooh iyelele
Mamamaaaah

Mama, sithi, we mama yoh
Aaah sibongile
Mama, sithi, we mama yoh