"The Zulu word Shosholoza means go forward or make way for the next man, and is also reminiscent of the sound made by the steam train (stimela) described in the song."
SHOSHOLOZA LYRICS IN ZULU (Mostly in Zulu):
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.
CHORUS:
Shosholoza
Shosholoza
Ku lezontaba
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa
Shosholoza
Shosholoza
Ku lezontaba
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa
VERSE 1:
Wen' uyabaleka
Wen' uyabaleka
Ku lezontaba
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa
Wen' uyabaleka
Wen' uyabaleka
Ku lezontaba
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa
CHORUS:
Shosholoza
Shosholoza
Ku lezontaba
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa