Senzeni na is a famous South African anti-apartheid
song. Senzeni na, a powerful song was frequently sung during funerals and anti-apartheid
demonstrations.
About the South African Anti‐Apartheid Song
Zulu is the language of the Zulu people. 10 million people speak Zulu,
and most of them (95%) live in South Africa.
Senzeni na is a Zulu language South African anti-apartheid
song. Apartheid is the Afrikaans name given by the white-ruled South Africa's
Nationalist Party in 1948 for the institutionalized system of racial
segregation.
The international community begun to take notice of Apartheid after
white South African police opened fire on unarmed black protesters in the town
of Sharpeville in 1960, killing 69 people and wounding 186 others.
Senzeni na,
a powerful song was frequently sung during funerals and anti-apartheid demonstrations. Apartheid officially ended in 1994.
Senzeni Lyrics and English Translation.
Senzeni na Senzeni
na?
What
have we done?
Sono
sethu, ubumyama?
Our
sin is that we are black?
Sono
sethu yinyaniso?
Our
sin is the truth.
Sibulawayo.
They
are killing us.
Mayibuye
i Africa.
Let
Africa return.