Verse 1:
[C]I was the on[G]ly one who wi[Am]tnessed my homecoming
[G-F]So I asked my[G]self: Brother Jo[F]seph, how[G]'ve you be[C]en?
[C]Then I met an o[G]ld man who [Am]knew me as a boy
(I) sai[G-F]d, Father, where've the [G]people, where've the h[F]omest[G]eads g[C]one?
And he said, S[F]on, I'll be o[G]ld until I d[Am]ie now
And th[F]en I will jo[G]in our pe[F]ople i[G]n the s[C]ky
[F]I am not the o[G]ne to [Am]ask the reasons why
You[G-F]r brothers and your [G]sisters have been s[F]cattered [G]in the w[C]ind
Chorus:
And he said o[C]ld eyes (mehlomadala)
You've got o[Am]ld eyes, boy (mehlomadala)
[F]You've seen much too m[G]uch for one so y[C]oung
He sa[G-C]id old eyes (mehlomadala)
You've got o[Am]ld eyes, boy (mehlomadala)
[Dm]Child, from w[F]hence have you co[Am-G]me?
Verse 2:
[C]When I left that m[G]ountain land so g[F]old and g[C]reen
[Am]I was a st[G]urdy si[F]xteen y[G]ear[C]s
[C]Work was h[G]ard and the w[F]age was l[C]ow
And the se[Am]asons passed me b[G]y o[F]ne by o[C]ne
And I dre[F]amed, Ma[G]ria, you would w[Am]ait for my return
We'd bu[F]ild a home u[G]pon the rock, ben[F]eath the [G]smiling [C]sun
But [F]as the o[G]ld man used to [Am]say when I was young
P[F]eople come and pe[G]ople go, but the mo[F]untain st[G]ill rem[C]ains
Zulu chorus:
And he said me[C]hlomadala, [Am]mehlomadala
[F]Ang(i)sakw[G]az(i) wemgana[C]m(i)
He sai[G-C]d mehlomadala, [Am]mehlomadala
(U)[Dm]qhamkaphi w[F]ena wemgan[Am-G]am(i)
(instrumental break...)
Repeat English chorus...
Repeat Zulu chorus...
End.
Meaning of Zulu words:
mehlomadala : old eyes (mehlo eyes, madala old)
ang(i)sakwaz(i) : I don't know you anymore (i.e. it's been a long time since I saw you)
wemganam(i) : my friend (wemngani friend, wami my)
uqhamkaphi wena : where are you coming from i.e. where have you been (uqhamuka
you coming, kuphi where, wena you)
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(thanks to Cameron for his musical ear and Thembinkosi for the Zulu words!)
Website for Johnny Clegg, one of the Juluka founder members, is www.johnnyclegg.com
[C]I was the on[G]ly one who wi[Am]tnessed my homecoming
[G-F]So I asked my[G]self: Brother Jo[F]seph, how[G]'ve you be[C]en?
[C]Then I met an o[G]ld man who [Am]knew me as a boy
(I) sai[G-F]d, Father, where've the [G]people, where've the h[F]omest[G]eads g[C]one?
And he said, S[F]on, I'll be o[G]ld until I d[Am]ie now
And th[F]en I will jo[G]in our pe[F]ople i[G]n the s[C]ky
[F]I am not the o[G]ne to [Am]ask the reasons why
You[G-F]r brothers and your [G]sisters have been s[F]cattered [G]in the w[C]ind
Chorus:
And he said o[C]ld eyes (mehlomadala)
You've got o[Am]ld eyes, boy (mehlomadala)
[F]You've seen much too m[G]uch for one so y[C]oung
He sa[G-C]id old eyes (mehlomadala)
You've got o[Am]ld eyes, boy (mehlomadala)
[Dm]Child, from w[F]hence have you co[Am-G]me?
Verse 2:
[C]When I left that m[G]ountain land so g[F]old and g[C]reen
[Am]I was a st[G]urdy si[F]xteen y[G]ear[C]s
[C]Work was h[G]ard and the w[F]age was l[C]ow
And the se[Am]asons passed me b[G]y o[F]ne by o[C]ne
And I dre[F]amed, Ma[G]ria, you would w[Am]ait for my return
We'd bu[F]ild a home u[G]pon the rock, ben[F]eath the [G]smiling [C]sun
But [F]as the o[G]ld man used to [Am]say when I was young
P[F]eople come and pe[G]ople go, but the mo[F]untain st[G]ill rem[C]ains
Zulu chorus:
And he said me[C]hlomadala, [Am]mehlomadala
[F]Ang(i)sakw[G]az(i) wemgana[C]m(i)
He sai[G-C]d mehlomadala, [Am]mehlomadala
(U)[Dm]qhamkaphi w[F]ena wemgan[Am-G]am(i)
(instrumental break...)
Repeat English chorus...
Repeat Zulu chorus...
End.
Meaning of Zulu words:
mehlomadala : old eyes (mehlo eyes, madala old)
ang(i)sakwaz(i) : I don't know you anymore (i.e. it's been a long time since I saw you)
wemganam(i) : my friend (wemngani friend, wami my)
uqhamkaphi wena : where are you coming from i.e. where have you been (uqhamuka
you coming, kuphi where, wena you)
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(thanks to Cameron for his musical ear and Thembinkosi for the Zulu words!)
Website for Johnny Clegg, one of the Juluka founder members, is www.johnnyclegg.com
