Juluka - Deliwe lyrics

Deliwe can you see the clouds rolling in The wind in the north has changed and it blows your way Whatever will you do when the rain starts to fall Will you join the swallows and fly away To the citadels of Europe across the sea Deliwe would you go away without me? Deliwe would you love me, would you leave me? Would you leave this land that's green where your home straddles the earth Leave the winds and the blessing of the bushland? You are a child of Africa, you are a wilderness You are a jungle juniper, you are a flame lily And as you walk in a foreign land, the songs of a road gang ring Oh how they sing And that melody will haunt your days like falling autumn leaves Zulu chorus The bees are buzzing in your honey mouth And I have drawn the water from your well The deep rushing down while the night birds call And the waters wash me on the inside Wisps of the willow fall from your hair Dreams and leaves of sorrow bequeath to you By the deeds of your fathers hidden from your view But in the north the thunderclouds would judge you But you will always be a child of Africa, always wilderness And the sorrow that stirs your heart inside is the dust of the regiments But one day the skies will clear and eagles fly above those you left behind Oh Deliwe won't you stay a while with me Oh bless this water bless this land, give us food to eat Let our herds span the hills, let them graze in peace If soldiers march across our fields, give them eyes to see The children singing in the sand, songs in the north wind And we will praise your name We will praise your name And one day the skies will clear and eagles fly above those you left behind Oh Deliwe won't you stay a while with me repeat Zulu chorus Fade out with: Oh bless this water, bless this land, etc.