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Mmm… Hold me close, don’t let go… Ngibambe, ngibambe… (Hold me, hold me…) I feel your hands, they know my skin, Moving slow, pulling me in. Your fire burns, I can’t escape, Don’t let me go, just let me stay. Ngibambe, (Lift me higher…) Ngibambe, (Don’t let go…) Ngibambe, (I’m right here…) Ngibambe, (Feel me now…) Hold me down, hold me tighter, Ngibambe njalo… (Hold me always…) Take me where I’ve never been, Ngifuna ukuzwa wena… (I want to feel you…) Don’t rush, let the night decide, Touch me slow, let our worlds collide. Every breath is pulling me near, I hear your name, I feel you here. Ngiphakamise… (Lift me higher…) Ngishise… (Make me burn…) Ngibambe, ung’phumuli… (Hold me, don’t stop…) Mmm… Hold me down, don’t let go…
Alternative version
Mmm… Ngibambe, ngibambe, ung’phumuli… (Hold me, hold me, don’t let go…) Ungibamba ngendlela engithatha kancane, (You hold me in a way that slows me down,) Umlilo wakho uyashisa ngaphakathi. (Your fire burns inside me.) Ngiyaz’ awang’ shiyi, (I know you won’t leave me,) Ngizok’ landela kuze kube phakade. (I will follow you forever.) Ngibambe, (Ngiphakamise!) (Hold me, Lift me up!) Ngibambe, (Ungangiyekeli!) (Hold me, Don’t let me go!) Ngibambe, (Ngizizwa kuwe!) (Hold me, I feel you!) Ngibambe, (Ngisale lapha!) (Hold me, Let me stay here!) Ngibambe, ngibambe, (Hold me, hold me,) Ung’phumuli, ung’phumuli! (Don’t stop, don’t stop!) Ngibambe, ngibambe, (Hold me, hold me,) Sihambe kude, sihambe kude! (Let’s go far, let’s go far!) Aw’ngishiyi, ungiphakamise, (Don’t leave me, lift me up,) Uthando lwakho luyangishisa. (Your love makes me burn.) Ngithanda indlela ungizwa ngayo, (I love the way you feel me,) Ngizok’ thanda, ngizok’ landela. (I will love you, I will follow you.) Ngiphakamise, (Lift me up,) Ngishise, (Make me burn,) Ngiyazi nawe uyazizwa… (I know you feel it too…) Mmm… Ngibambe, ngibambe, ung’phumuli… (Hold me, hold me, don’t let go…)
Lyrics
Mmm… Hold me close, don’t let go… (Ngibambe, ngibambe…) (Hold me, hold me…) I feel your hands, they know my skin, Moving slow, pulling me in. Your fire burns, I can’t escape, Don’t let me go, just let me stay. [Call] Ngibambe, — [Response] Lift me higher… [Call] Ngibambe, — [Response] Don’t let go… [Call] Ngibambe, — [Response] I’m right here… [Call] Ngibambe, — [Response] Feel me now… Hold me down, hold me tighter, (Ngibambe njalo…) (Hold me always…) Take me where I’ve never been, (Ngifuna ukuzwa wena…) (I want to feel you…) Don’t rush, let the night decide, Touch me slow, let our worlds collide. Every breath is pulling me near, I hear your name, I feel you here. Ngiphakamise… (Lift me higher…) Ngishise… (Make me burn…) Ngibambe, ung’phumuli… (Hold me, don’t stop…) Mmm… Hold me down, don’t let go…
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