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Best Of (Limited Edition) • 1996
Motherland
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
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Lyrics of Motherland by Yvonne Chaka Chaka
intro
My mama land, my mama
My mama land, my mama
My mama land, my mama
verse
Who's that man, calling me stranger
In my land, my mama land?
Who's that man, telling me go
From my land, my mama land?
chorus
My mama land, my mama
My mama land, my mama
verse
This is my home, where I belong
My roots are here in Africa!
chorus
Iwe nakupenda, iwe mama land
Iwe nakupenda, iwe mama land
Iwe nakupenda, iwe mama land
Iwe nakupenda, iwe mama land
chorus
My mama land, my mama
My mama land, my mama
My mama land, my mama
verse
Say we must talk-talk, mama
To make this land a better land
Stop fighting mama
Stop killing for mama land
verse
We've got to unite, mama
Mama, mama
This is my hometown, mama
This is my land, Africa
chorus
Iwe nakupenda, iwe mama land
Iwe nakupenda, iwe mama land
Iwe nakupenda, iwe mama land
Iwe nakupenda, iwe mama land
hook
Mama, mama
Mama, mama
Mama, mama
Mama, mama
chorus
My mama land, my mama
My mama land, my mama
My mama land, my mama
My mama land, my mama
verse
Who's that man calling me stranger
In my land, my mama land?
Who's that man telling me go
From my land, my mama land?
chorus
My mama land, my mama
My mama land, my mama
verse
This is my home where I belong
My roots are here in Africa
Africa, Africa, Africa
verse
We must talk-talk, mama
To make this land a better land
Stop fighting for mama land
Stop killing, for mama land
verse
We've got to unite, mama
Mama, mama
Mama, mama
verse
Everybody run, run, run, run
Everybody scatter, scatter
Everybody run, run, run, run
Everybody scatter
Because they riot mama land
Everybody run, run
Everybody scatter
outro
(Mama, mama, mama, mama)
(Mama, mama, mama, mama) everybody riots
(Mama, mama, mama, mama) everybody scatter
(Mama, mama) somebody's shouting
(Mama, mama) somebody's crying
Writer(s): Chicco Twala, Attie Van Wyk
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Chicco Twala
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Attie Van Wyk
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Jonas Mrema
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Best Of (Limited Edition)
Album • 2007 • 15 tracks
1
Umqombothi
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
2
Take My Love Its Free
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
3
Im In Love With A DJ
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
4
Caught Breaking The Law
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
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5
Motherland
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
6
Bombani
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
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7
Kana Uchema
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
8
I’m Winning My Dear Love
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
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9
Who's Got The Power
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
10
I’m Burning Up
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
11
Every Woman Needs A Man
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
12
Thank You Mr. D.J
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
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