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Johnny Clegg & Savuka Dela Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 6/10 [3 votes]Album: Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World / Original Release Date: 1989Genre: WorldSong Duration: 4 min 14 sec
JOHNNY CLEGG & SAVUKA
- Dela Lyrics / with translationsOne day I looked up and there you stood
Like a simple question looking for an answer
Now I am a whale listening to some inner call
Swimming blindly to throw myself upon your shores
But what if I don't find when I have landed
Would you leave me here to die on your shores stranded?
I think I know why the dog howls at the moon.
I think I know why the dog howls at the moon.
I say:
"dela! dela! ngiyadela!
(content, content I am content)
When I am with you!
Dela! sondela mama!
(closer, closer, come closer mama)
I burn for you!
Chorus:
I've been waiting for you all my life -- waiting for a miracle
I've been waiting day and night -- waiting for redemption
I burn for you
A blind bird sings inside the cage that is my heart
And the image of your face comes to me when I'm 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 why the dog howls at the moon.
I say:
"dela! dela! ngiyadela!
(content, content I am content)
When I am with you!
Dela! sondela mama!
(closer, closer, come closer mama)
I burn for you!
Chorus
Like a simple question looking for an answer
Now I am a whale listening to some inner call
Swimming blindly to throw myself upon your shores
But what if I don't find when I have landed
Would you leave me here to die on your shores stranded?
I think I know why the dog howls at the moon.
I think I know why the dog howls at the moon.
I say:
"dela! dela! ngiyadela!
(content, content I am content)
When I am with you!
Dela! sondela mama!
(closer, closer, come closer mama)
I burn for you!
Chorus:
I've been waiting for you all my life -- waiting for a miracle
I burn for you
A blind bird sings inside the cage that is my heart
And the image of your face comes to me when I'm 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 why the dog howls at the moon.
I say:
"dela! dela! ngiyadela!
(content, content I am content)
When I am with you!
Dela! sondela mama!
(closer, closer, come closer mama)
I burn for you!
Chorus
Facts about Dela
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Dela is written by Johnny Clegg.
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It is first released in 1989 as part of Johnny Clegg & Savuka's album "Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World" which includes 11 tracks in total.
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Dela falls under the genre World.
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Dela song length is 4 minutes and 14 seconds.
Who wrote Dela lyrics?
Dela is written by Johnny Clegg.
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When was Dela released?
It is first released in 1989 as part of Johnny Clegg & Savuka's album "Cruel, Crazy, Beautiful World" which includes 11 tracks in total.
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Which genre is Dela?
Dela falls under the genre World.
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How long is the song Dela?
Dela song length is 4 minutes and 14 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Johnny CleggRecord Label(s): 1990 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd
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Dela
Johnny Clegg & Savuka
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