The Crossing (osiyeza) Lyrics - Johnny Clegg & Savuka

(for Dudu) 

Through all the days that eat away 

at every breath that I take 

through all the nights I've lain alone 

in someone else's dream, awake 

all the words in truth we have spoken 

that the wind has blown away 

it's only you that remains with me 

clear as the light of day 

O Siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma 

(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon) 

O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba 

(we are coming, we are coming, we are moving across this earth) 

Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama 

(we are crossing over those dark mountains) 

Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka 

(where we will lay down our troubles) 

A punch drunk man in a downtown bar 

takes a beating without making a sound 

through swollen eyes he sways and smiles 

'cause noone can put him down 

inside of him a boy looks up to his father 

for a sign or an approving eye 

oh, it's funny how those once so close and now gone 

can still so affect our lives 

O Siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma 

(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon) 

O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba 

(we are coming, we are coming, we are moving across this earth) 

Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama 

(we are crossing over those dark mountains) 

Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka 

(where we will lay down our troubles) 

Take me now, hold me close 

don't let go, I'm coming home 

O Siyeza, o siyeza, sizofika webaba noma 

(we are coming, we are coming, we will arrive soon) 

O siyeza, o siyeza, siyagudle lomhlaba 

(we are coming, we are coming, we are moving across this earth) 

Siyawela lapheshaya lulezontaba ezimnyama 

(we are crossing over those dark mountains) 

Lapha sobheka phansi konke ukhulupheka 

(where we will lay down our troubles)