Africa, Africa my beginning, Africa my ending.
This is African Renaissance,
South Africa rise up, iThemba, rise up!
IThemba
We dance and we jive
Drama 'bout life
Laugh and have fun
Ha ha ha ha ha! letla fella kae!
You better recognise man!
You know its no show
JC's the flow
We say what we mean
And we mean what we say yo
IThemba rise up! Rise up!
IThemba rise up!
IThemba South Africa "*4"
From South Africa our homeland we come
With a message so real
It touches your heart so you feel
Pain and the hurt
Anger and strife
Bitterness, prejudice it was all rife
Black Oppression White Superioity
Was all racism was meant to be "*2"
In the midst of the racism
Facing the nation
A touch from JC
Now there#s realization "*2"
IThemba rise up!
IThemba rise up!
IThemba South Africa
IThemba rise up!
IThemba South Africa "*2"
Where democracy is the rule
And racism is the fool
Simunye - we are one
One yamapela
IThemba
Simunye - we are one
One yamampela iThemba
Simunye!
Simunye we are one
Mas'hlangane sibe moya munye
(Let's come together and be one in spirit)