Dela Songtext
von Johnny Clegg

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?
Won't 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 sing, "Dela, dela ngyanya dela" when I′m with you
"Dela, sondela mama sondela", 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 wating 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 am 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 sing "Dela, dela ngyanya dela", when I'm with you
"Dela, sondela mama sondela", 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 wating day and night, I burn for you

Sondela, sondela, mama sondela, 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 wating day and night, I burn for you

Burn for you, I burn for you
Burn for you, I burn for you
Burn for you, I burn for you
Burn for you, I burn for you
Burn for you, I burn for you
Burn for you, I burn for you