When I remember those who love me...

Mhla ngikhumbula abakithi

Mhla ngikhumbula abakithi.          ( When I remember those who love me -family)
Kuyaphela ubumnandi                  ( All the fun ends)
ngiyakhohlwa nanokuthi ngikuphi  ( I even forget where I am)

Mhla ngikhumbula abakithi.          ( When I remember those who love me)
inhliziyo yami iyaxola,                   (My heart is at peace)
iyakhohlwa izono zabo.                ( It forgets all their faults)
Ibona ubungcwele bodwa            (It only sees what is saintly)
Ngoba inkumbulo ayehluleli.        (For memory does not judge)
Isho okuyikho nje kuphela.          (It only says what is true)

Ohhe! Kodwa mina ngiyabakhumbula, (Oh! How I remember them)
bona abakithi,                                      ( They, to whom I belong)
Umama nobaba                                   (Mother and Father)
UMafedi noMondli,                             (Mafedi and Mondli)
Abaqapheli bami                                  (My gaurds)
ngoba ngisehlaza.                                 ( For I am still unripe)

-Lebohang Dube