Original lyrics

EN

Ha weh ha weh, somagwaza Somagwaza ma yo-weh yo-weh He ma yo-weh, he ma yo-weh Somagwaza My mother travelled to pretoria To buy the license for the wedding day My mother travelled to pretoria To buy the license for the wedding day Hey, motswala, hey motswala, hey, motswala, hey motswala My father wants to give the bride away But I think he's waiting for a dowry My father wants to give the bride away But I think he's waiting for a dowry Hey, motswala, hey motswala, hey motswala, hey motswala Now the time has come, I have to go; I wish perhaps I had not hurried so Now the time has come, I have to go; I wish perhaps I had not hurried so Hey, motswala, hey motswala, hey motswala, hey motswala