Oh mta ka mama wam [Oh, my mother's child] Oh mfo wethu [Oh, my dear brother] Ndi ya ku khumbula mna [I miss you] La la, La la
Oh mta ka mama wam [Oh, my mother's child] Oh mfo wethu [Oh, my dear brother] Ndi ya ku khalela mna [I cry for you]
Motswalle waka [My dear friend] Ngwana mme [My mother's child] Ndiyani khumbula [I miss you] La la kahle [Farewell] (Repeat)
(Chorus) We sangoma ngi velelwe [Oh, spiritual healer, I'm troubled] We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain] We baba ngivelelwe [Oh, my father, I'm in pain] (Repeat)
Oh mta ka mama wam [Oh, my mother's child] Oh mfo wethu [Oh, my dear brother] Ndi ya ku khalela mna [I cry for you]
Motswalle waka [My dear friend] Ngwana mme [My mother's child] Ndiyani khumbula [I miss you] La la kahle [Farewell] (Repeat)