- oh unjani, uwilly mcbride omncinci
Ucinga ukuba ndingahlala apha ecaleni kwengcwaba lakho
kwaye uphumle okwethutyana kwilanga elishushu lasehlotyeni
ndihambe imini yonke, kwaye sele ndigqibile
kwaye ndiyabona ngelitye lakho lengcwaba ubuneminyaka elishumi elinesithoba kuphela
xa wawujoyina i-enkulu ewileyo ngo-1916
kulungile ndiyathemba ufe ngokukhawuleza
kwaye ndiyathemba ukuba ufe ucocekile
oh willy mcbride, ingaba yayicotha kwaye inamanyala
[Kwayala]
babethe chu amagubu
yadlala into ephantsi
ngaba bakhalisa umngcelele wokufa njengoko babekuhlisa
Ngaba iqela ladlala isithuba sokugqibela kunye nechorus
ingaba imibhobho yayidlala iintyatyambo zehlathi
kwaye ushiye umfazi okanye isithandwa
kweminye intliziyo enyanisekileyo inkumbulo yakho igcinwe
kwaye nangona wasweleka emva phaya ngowe-1916
kuloo ntliziyo inyanisekileyo uneminyaka elishumi elinesithoba ngonaphakade
okanye ungumhambi ongenagama
igcinwe ngonaphakade emva kwepaneli yeglasi endala
kumfanekiso omdala okrazukileyo, okrazukileyo, onamabala
kwaye yabuthuntu yaba tyheli kwifreyimu yesikhumba esimdaka ngebala
[Kwayala]
babethe chu amagubu
yadlala into ephantsi
ngaba bakhalisa umngcelele wokufa njengoko babekuhlisa
Ngaba iqela ladlala isithuba sokugqibela kunye nechorus
ingaba imibhobho yayidlala iintyatyambo zehlathi
ilanga liqaqamba kula masimi aluhlaza aseFransi
umoya ofudumeleyo uvuthuza kancinci kwaye iipoppies ezibomvu ziyadanisa
itshile imijelo phantsi kwekhuba
akukho gesi, akukho cingo luhlabayo, akukho mipu idubulayo
kodwa apha kula mangcwaba ayikabikho mans land
inyambalala yeminqamlezo emhlophe kwindawo yamangqina engathethiyo
kude kube' ukungakhathali komntu kwidlelane lakhe
saza sonke isizukulwana sagetyengwa sagwetyelwa
[Kwayala]
babethe chu amagubu
yadlala into ephantsi
ngaba bakhalisa umngcelele wokufa njengoko babekuhlisa
Ngaba iqela ladlala isithuba sokugqibela kunye nechorus
ingaba imibhobho yayidlala iintyatyambo zehlathi
kwaye andikwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ndiyazibuza oh willy mcbride
ingaba bonke aba balele apha bayasazi isizathu sokufa kwabo
wabakholelwa ngenene xa babekuxelela unobangela
ubukholelwa ngokwenene ukuba le mfazwe iza kuphelisa iimfazwe
kakuhle iintlungu, usizi, uzuko, nehlazo
ukubulawa nokufa konke oko kwaba lilize
oh willy mcbride yaphinda yenzeke yonke lento
kwaye kwakhona, kwaye kwakhona, kwaye kwakhona, kwaye kwakhona
[Kwayala]
babethe chu amagubu
yadlala into ephantsi
ngaba bakhalisa umngcelele wokufa njengoko babekuhlisa
Ngaba iqela ladlala isithuba sokugqibela kunye nechorus
ingaba imibhobho yayidlala iintyatyambo zehlathi
