A song made by Elijah J Kennedy
A song made by Elijah J Kennedy
(Soft acoustic guitar intro)
Oh, umkhulu, ugogo
Nhliziyo yami igcwele ukubonga
Elijah uyasho, uyabonga
Kuqala ngithi ngiyabonga kuwe umkhulu
Ngokuba isisekelo salomndeni wethu
Izwi lakho bekuligugu njalo
Ukhulise ubaba ngothando nangomusa
Ngibheka emuva ngibona ukukhanya
Kwakho nogogo ekukhanyiseni indlela
Ngaphandle kwenu ngabe angikho lapha
Namuhla ngimi ngiziqhenya ngani
Ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga kakhulu
Ngokuba ugogo nomkhulu wami
Nginiphilela uthando olungapheliyo
Ngiyabonga ngokunginika ubaba nomama
Elijah uthi ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga
Siyabonga kakhulu ngempilo yethu
Ugogo wami, wena wesimanga
Izandla zakho ezithambile zangisiza
Ufundise umama ukuba ngumuntu
Ophilela ukuthanda abanye bakhe
Elijah uyasho, uthi ngiyabonga
Kuyo yonke imigudu eniyenzile
Uthando lwenu luvikela umndeni
Siyabonga ngayo yonke iminyaka
Ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga kakhulu
Ngokuba ugogo nomkhulu wami
Nginiphilela uthando olungapheliyo
Ngiyabonga ngokunginika ubaba nomama
Elijah uthi ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga
Siyabonga kakhulu ngempilo yethu
Elijah Zulu ukhuluma ngokuziqhenya
Uthi ngiyabonga kubo abazali bami
Ngenxa yenu, umndeni wethu umi njalo
Sihamba ngothando oluhlanzekileyo
Uthando olusuka kuwe mkhulu
Uthando olusuka kuwe gogo
Izimpande zethu zimi kini
Siyaziqhenya ngokuba yingxenye yenu
Kungenxa yenu ngibe khona lapha
Ngijabule kuleli langa elihle
Ngiyeza ngani sonke ngothando
Kuwena mkhulu, kuwena gogo
Elijah uthi ngiyabonga kakhulu
Ngempilo yami egcwele injabulo
Ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga kakhulu
Ngokuba ugogo nomkhulu wami
Nginiphilela uthando olungapheliyo
Ngiyabonga ngokunginika ubaba nomama
Elijah uthi ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga
Siyabonga kakhulu ngempilo yethu
Ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga
Elijah Zulu uthi ngiyabonga
Umkhulu, ugogo, siyabonga
Thando lwenu luhlala unomphela
Ngiyabonga, ngiyabonga
(Fade out with soft piano strings)