Oh he he he hey 
Uthando lwami ngiyak' nikeza 
Inhliziyo yami ifuna wena 
Banamanga bathi mina ngizokuyeka 
Ngeke balunge ngawe ngiyazfela 
(Webakithi aning' sizeni) 
Naku ngifa nguthando 
Wema ke wo 
Nayi insizwa ing' sanganisa 
(la ngibashwa nguthando) 
Awu wema yo oh 
Ungowami in a ngiz' thandela 
Anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela 
Banamanga bathi uthando luzophela 
Anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela 
Bayakhuluma ondaba zabantu 
Banamanga bathi ngeke sphumelele 
Inhliziyo yami ngeke ivume 
Ukulahlekelwa ngumuntu onjengawe 
Nayi insizwa ing' sanganisa 
We ngibanjwa wuthando 
Wema ye wo 
Umgowami mina ngiz' thandela 
Anginandaba Lapha kuwe ngiz' thandela 
We eh 
(Ungowami in a ngiz' thandela) 
Ngiyazthandela (anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela) 
Banamanga (banamanga bathi uthando luzophela) 
Mina nawe siyathandana (anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela) 
Ungowami Ungowami (Ungowami mina ngiz' thandela) 
Oh sthandwa sami sthandwa sami (anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela) 
Banamanga (banamanga bathi uthando luzophela) 
Ow yhe (anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela) 
Ngizthandela wena 
Angeke balunge sthandwa sami (hayi hayi hayi hayi bo) 
Ngoba mina nawe siyathanana (iyelele mama we) 
Oh ngeke balunge sthandwa sami (hayi hayi hayi hayi bo) 
Mina nawe siyathanana yhe 
(Ungowami mina ngiz' thandela) 
Yhe yhe (nginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela) 
Banamanga banamanga (banamanga bathi uthando luzophela) 
Oh sthandwa sami (anginandaba ngoba kuwe ngiz' thandela) 
Ongawame 
Sthandwa sami 
Ngeke balunge 
Ngeke ungowami