Beat Box (Diversion One) Lyrics

Yebo

Yebo, yebo

Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Pepezela, pepezela, yebo, yebo, yebo

Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Pepezela, pepezela, yebo, yebo, yebo

Zai akhia, assina, utanga zaba zolo
Akhia, assina, pepezela
Zai akhia, assina, utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia, zai akhia

Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Pepezela, pepezela, yebo, yebo, yebo

Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina
Utanga zaba zolo
Zai akhia
Zai assina

The lyrics are in Zulu,
Written by Art of Noise along
With Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens.

Yebo: Yes
Yebo: A Bear of Very Little Brain, of course.
Jubalani: Be Happy
Yella/Yella: Very Good
Zakea: It Is Beautiful
Utanga zaba zolo
Utanga: Piglet
Zaba: tree
Zolo: heavy rains
Zai akhia
Zai: Interrogative - 'who will...? '
Akhia: Hear me
Zai assina
Assina: Save, or rescue
Pepezela, pepezela, pepezela
Pepezela: Get me out of here!

The song is about Zulu
Warriors appreciating
Young Zulu Dancers.