This is a folk song from Zimbabwe traditionally sung by all-male work gangs in a call and response style. It is in Northern Ndebele or Sindebele, one of the languages of Zimbabwe.
Shosholoza
Ku lezontaba
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa
Wen' uyabaleka
Wen' uyabaleka
Ku lezontaba
Stimela siphum' eSouth Africa
Move fast
on those mountains
train from South Africa.
You are running away
on those mountains
train from South Africa.
Listen to a recording of this song
Video of this song from the Woza Moya World Aids Day concert in December 2009