Asimbonanga Asimbonang' uMandela thina Laph'ekhona Laph'ehlikhona 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.... 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.... Steve Biko, Victoria Mxenge Neil Aggett Asimbonanga Asimbonanga 'umfowethu thina Laph'ekhona Laph'wafela khona Hey wena Hey wena nawe Sizofika nini la' siyakhona