Tyler ICU - Mnike (English translation)

Tyler ICU – Mnike

English translation

Xhosa, Zulu

Original lyrics

Mnike

Yasizwa le'sgubhu sina mandla

Sazo killa

Bafun'ubumnandi no mdantso

Thina soba nika

Nika, nika, nika, nika

Yasizwa le 'sgubhu sina mandla

Sazo killa

Bafun'ubumnandi no mdantso

Thina soba nika

Nika, nika, nika, nika

Hey mahn aziwe

Mahn aziwe keh

Ziwe keh

Aziwe ziwe keh

Ziwe keh

Hey mahn aziwe

Mahn aziwe keh

Ziwe keh

Aziwe ziwe keh

Ziwe keh

Haike haike haike haike haike

Haike haike haike haikе haike

Haike haike haikе haike haike

Haike haike haike haike haike

(Weh Tyler mahn)

Yasizwa le'sgubhu sina mandla

Sazo killa (Haike haike haike haike haike)

Bafun'ubumnandi no mdantso

Thina soba nika (Haike haike haike haike haike)

Nika, nika, nika, nika (Haike haike haike haike haike)

Yasizwa le'sgubhu sina mandla

Sazo killa

Bafun'ubumnandi no madantso

Thina soba nika

Nika, nika, nika, nika

Yam mnika ngimnike ngimnike (Weh Tyler mahn)

Ndimnike ndimnike ndimnike

Haike haike haike haike haike

(Weh Tyler mahn)

Yasizwa le'sgubhu sina mandla

Sazo killa (Haike haike haike haike haike)

Bafun'ubumnandi no mdantso

Thina soba nika (Haike haike haike haike haike)

Nika, nika, nika, nika (Haike haike haike haike haike)

Yasizwa le 'sgubhu sina mandla

Sazo killa (Haike haike haike haike haike)

Bafun'ubumnandi no mdantso

Thina soba nika (Haike haike haike haike haike)

Nika, nika, nika, nika

Yam mnika ngimnike ngimnike

Ndimnike ndimnike ndimnike

English

Translation

Give it to her/him

You can feel in this beat our power

We're going to kill it

They want fun and to dance

We'll give it to them

Give, give, give give

You can feel in this beat our power

We're going to kill it

They want fun and to dance

We'll give it to them

Give, give, give give

Hey man let it happen

Man, let it happen, then

Let it happen, then

Let it go down, then

Let it happen, then

Hey man let it happen, then

Let it go down, then

Let it happen, then

Let it go down, then

Let it happen, then

Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright 1

Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright

(Hey Tyler man)

You can feel in this beat our power

We're going to kill it (alright alright alright alright alright)

They want fun and to dance

We'll give it to them (alright alright alright alright alright)

Give, give, give give (alright alright alright alright alright)

You can feel in this beat our power

We're going to kill it

They want fun and to dance

We'll give it to them

Give, give, give give

Yo give it to them2, I gave it to them, I gave it to them (hey Tyler man)

I gave it to them, I gave it to them, I gave it to them

Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright

(Hey Tyler man)

You can feel in this beat our power

We're going to kill it (alright alright alright alright alright)

They want fun and to dance

We'll give it to them (alright alright alright alright alright)

Give, give, give give (alright alright alright alright alright)

You can feel in this beat our power

We're going to kill it (alright alright alright alright alright)

They want fun and to dance

We'll give it to them (alright alright alright alright alright)

Give, give, give give

Yo give it to them, I gave it to them, I gave it to them

I gave it to them, I gave it to them, I gave it to them

1. "Haike" is a colloquial interjection used in Zulu, Sotho, and Tswana. It can express surprise, disbelief, amazement, or emphasis similar to saying:
“Wow!”, “No way!” or “Damn!”
2. In the original word "mnika" m- is the object prefix and means either "him" or "her" but there's not enough context here so I just went with "them". The original line is NOT plural.

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