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Artist: Johnny Clegg
Track: Dela

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One day I looked up and there you were
Like a simple question looking for an answer
Now I am the whale listening to some inner call
Swimming blindly to throw myself upon your shore
What if I don't find you when I have landed?
Would you leave me here to die on your shore stranded?

I think I know why the dog howls at the moon
I think I know why the dog howls at the moon
I say dela, dela
Ngyanya
Dela
When I'm with you
Dela, dela
Ngyanya
Dela
I burn for you

I've been waiting for you all my life, hoping for a miracle
I've been waiting day and night, day and night
I've been waiting for you all my life, waiting for redemption
I've been waiting day and night, I burn for you

A blind bird sings inside the cage that is my heart
The image of your face comes to me when I'm alone in the dark
If I could give a shape to this ache that I have for you
If I could find the voice that says the words that capture you

I think I know, I think I know
I think I know, I think I know
I think I know why the dog howls at the moon
I think I know why the dog howls at the moon
I say dela, dela
Ngyanya
Dela
When I'm with you
Dela, dela
Ngyanya
Dela
I burn for you

I've been waiting for you all my life, waiting for a miracle
I've been waiting day and night, day and night
I've been waiting for you all my life, hoping for redemption
I've been waiting day and night, I burn for you

I say dela, dela
Ngyanya
Dela
When I'm with you

I've been waiting for you all my life, hoping for a miracle
I've been waiting day and night, day and night
I've been waiting for you all my life, waiting for redemption
I've been waiting day and night, I burn for you

I burn for you, I burn for you
I burn for you, I burn for you
Oh, I burn for you, I burn for you
Oh, you know, I burn for you, I burn for you
I burn for you, I burn for you
I burn for you, I burn for you

I say dela, dela
Ngyanya
Dela
I burn for you
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Genius Lyrics
Johnny Clegg (Ft. Savuka) – Dela
Here Johnny Clegg uses beautiful imagery and illustration to explore what it is to deeply love someone. From 1989’s Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World and featured in Disney’s George of
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You are a dreamer of dreams walking a lonely shore / Dream if you will but remember there are iron laws / However much you seek to solve this mystery / No one ignores the iron vice
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Hawu baba ngashada intombi yami esikolweni emoliva / (oh father I married my girl at the school on mooi river) / Kwashunqa uthuli kwandlovu madoda silwela lobuhle / (the dust was
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Here we stand on the edge of the day / Faces melting in the african rain / So many seasons of silent war / So many drowned before they reached the shore / Nothing is clear to me
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Amambuka, amambuka azothengisa izwe lakithi, izwe lakithi / (the betrayers, the betrayers will sell our land, our land) / He was taken in the night / They came without any warning
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Umfowethu uyahlupha -- angazi impela ukuthi uqonda ukwenzani / (My brother bothers me -- I really don't know what he's up to) / Umfowethu uyahlupha -- ukhuluma izinto engingazazi
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Johnny Clegg release “Dela”?
Johnny Clegg released “Dela” on January 1, 1989.
Q:What is the most popular song by Johnny Clegg?
The most popular song by Johnny Clegg is “Dela” with a total of 21.7K page views.
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