Biography:
Johnny Clegg (Jonathan Clegg, 7 June 1953 – 16 July 2019) was a South African musician and anthropologist who recorded and performed with his bands Juluka and Johnny Clegg and Savuka, and as a solo act, occasionally reuniting with his earlier band partners.
Sometimes called Le Zoulou Blanc, he is an important figure in South African popular music history, with songs that mix Zulu with English lyrics and African with various Western music styles.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Johnny Clegg - DELA
original lyrics: http://www.johnnyclegg.com/lyrics/ccbw.html#4
[Intro] x4
D A G D
[Verse]
D A G D
One day I looked up and there you were
D A G D
Like a simple question looking for an answer
D A G D
Now I am a whale listening to some inner call
D A G D
Swimming blindly to throw myself upon your shores
D A G D
But what if I don't find you when I-- have landed
D A G D
Would you leave me here to die on your shore stranded?
|* D A G D *|
|* I think I know why the dog howls at the moon *| 2x
[Pre-Chorus]
D A G D D A G D
I say: De--la! De--la! Ngiyade--la! When I'm with you!
D A G D D A G D
De--la! Sonde--la mama! sonde--la I burn for you!
[Chorus]
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life hoping for a miracle
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night, day and night
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life waiting for redemption
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night I burn for you
[Intrumental] x2
D A G D
[Verse]
D A G D
A blind bird sings inside the cage that is my heart
D A G D
The image of your face comes to me when I'm alone in the dark
D A G D
If I could give a shape to this ache that I have for you
D A G D
If I could find the voice that says the words that capture you
|* D A G D *|
|* I think I know, I think I know *| 2x
|* D A G D *|
|* I think I know why the dog howls at the moon *| 2x
[Pre-Chorus]
D A G D D A G D
I say: De--la! De--la! Ngiyade--la! When I'm with you!
D A G D D A G D
De--la! Sonde--la mama! sonde--la I burn for you!
[Chorus]
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life hoping for a miracle
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night, day and night
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life waiting for redemption
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night I burn for you
[Intrumental] x4
D A G D
[Pre-Chorus]
D A G D D A G D
De--la! Sonde--la mama! sonde--la I burn for you!
[Chorus]
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life hoping for a miracle
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night, day and night
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life waiting for redemption
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night I burn for you
original lyrics: http://www.johnnyclegg.com/lyrics/ccbw.html#4
[Intro] x4
D A G D
[Verse]
D A G D
One day I looked up and there you were
D A G D
Like a simple question looking for an answer
D A G D
Now I am a whale listening to some inner call
D A G D
Swimming blindly to throw myself upon your shores
D A G D
But what if I don't find you when I-- have landed
D A G D
Would you leave me here to die on your shore stranded?
|* D A G D *|
|* I think I know why the dog howls at the moon *| 2x
[Pre-Chorus]
D A G D D A G D
I say: De--la! De--la! Ngiyade--la! When I'm with you!
D A G D D A G D
De--la! Sonde--la mama! sonde--la I burn for you!
[Chorus]
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life hoping for a miracle
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night, day and night
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life waiting for redemption
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night I burn for you
[Intrumental] x2
D A G D
[Verse]
D A G D
A blind bird sings inside the cage that is my heart
D A G D
The image of your face comes to me when I'm alone in the dark
D A G D
If I could give a shape to this ache that I have for you
D A G D
If I could find the voice that says the words that capture you
|* D A G D *|
|* I think I know, I think I know *| 2x
|* D A G D *|
|* I think I know why the dog howls at the moon *| 2x
[Pre-Chorus]
D A G D D A G D
I say: De--la! De--la! Ngiyade--la! When I'm with you!
D A G D D A G D
De--la! Sonde--la mama! sonde--la I burn for you!
[Chorus]
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life hoping for a miracle
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night, day and night
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life waiting for redemption
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night I burn for you
[Intrumental] x4
D A G D
[Pre-Chorus]
D A G D D A G D
De--la! Sonde--la mama! sonde--la I burn for you!
[Chorus]
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life hoping for a miracle
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night, day and night
D G A Bm
I've been waiting for you all my life waiting for redemption
D G A D
I've been waiting day and night I burn for you
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