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Ohhh… Phakamisa, phakamisa… (Lift me up, lift me up…) Take me higher, take me deeper… I see the way you’re looking at me, You got that fire, I can feel the heat. Is this the moment? Ngicela ungitshele… (Tell me now…) Have we reached the level, baby? Phakamisa, (Lift me higher…) Ngifuna ukukuzwa, (Let me feel it…) Ngibambe njalo, (Hold me always…) Ngik’tshela, awung’tsheli? (I tell you, won’t you tell me?) Izinga, (We’re going higher!) Izinga, (No turning back!) Izinga, (Feel it now!) Izinga, (Are you ready?) You say you got it, show me what you mean, Take control, don’t keep it clean. Don’t hold back, just let it flow, Siz’fika phezulu, (We’re reaching the top!) Khaw’ ung’ phakamise, (Now lift me up…) Ngizok’ landela, (I will follow you…) Take me where I’ve never been before… Ohhh… Phakamisa, phakamisa… (Lift me up, lift me up…)
Alternative version
Ooooh, ang’phakamise… (Ooooh, lift me up…) Take me higher, take me deeper… Ngiyabona indlela, (I see the way,) Uyangibheka ngendlela eyenza ngiphakama. (You look at me in a way that lifts me up.) Ngiyacela ungitshele, (Please tell me,) Ngabe sifikile ezingeni elifanele? (Have we reached the right level?) Khaw’ uphakamise, uphakamise, (Now raise me up, raise me up,) Ngifuna ukukuzwa, ang’bambise. (I want to feel you, let me hold on.) Ungangishiyi ngincenge, (Don’t leave me begging,) Ngibeke phezulu, ngizwe… (Put me up high, let me feel it…) Izinga, (The level,) Uyang’ phakamisa! (You lift me up!) Izinga, (The level,) Siz’fika phezulu! (We’re reaching the top!) Izinga, (The level,) Awung’ tshele manje! (Tell me now!) Izinga, (The level,) Seng’phakathi, seng’phakathi! (I’m already in, I’m already inside!) Oooh, ang’phakamise… (Ooooh, lift me up…) Take me higher, take me deeper…
Lyrics
Ohhh… Phakamisa, phakamisa… (Lift me up, lift me up…) Take me higher, take me deeper… I see the way you’re looking at me, You got that fire, I can feel the heat. Is this the moment? Ngicela ungitshele… (Tell me now…) Have we reached the level, baby? [Call] Phakamisa, — [Response] Lift me higher… [Call] Ngifuna ukukuzwa, — [Response] Let me feel it… [Call] Ngibambe njalo, — [Response] Hold me always… [Call] Ngik’tshela, awung’tsheli? — [Response] I tell you, won’t you tell me? Izinga, we’re going higher! Izinga, no turning back! Izinga, feel it now! Izinga, are you ready? You say you got it, show me what you mean, Take control, don’t keep it clean. Don’t hold back, just let it flow, Siz’fika phezulu! (We’re reaching the top!) [Call] Khaw’ ung’ phakamise… — [Response] Now lift me up… [Call] Ngizok’ landela… — [Response] I will follow you… Take me where I’ve never been before… Ohhh… Phakamisa, phakamisa… (Lift me up, lift me up…)
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