Waka Waka [This Time for Africa] lyrics

You're a good soldier

Choosing your battles

Pick yourself up and dust yourself off

Get back in the saddle

You're on the front line

Everyone's watching

You know it's serious, we're getting closer

This isn't over

The pressure's on, you feel it

But you got it all, believe it

When you fall, get up oh oh

And if you fall, get up eh eh

Zamina mina zangalewa1

'Cause this is Africa

Zamina mina, hé hé2

Waka waka, hé hé

Zamina mina zangalewa

This time for Africa

Listen to your god, this is our motto

Your time to shine, don't wait in line

Y vamos por todo!3

People are raising their expectations

Go on and feed them

This is your moment, no hesitations

Today's your day, I feel it

You paved the way, believe it

If you get down get up, oh oh

When you get down get up, eh eh

Zamina mina zangalewa

This time for Africa

Zamina mina, hé hé4

Waka waka, hé hé

Zamina mina zangalewa

Ana wam ha ha

Zamina mina, hé hé

Waka waka, hé hé

Zamina mina zangalewa

This time for Africa

Zolani Mahola

Abuya lamajoni, ipikipiki mama wa A to Z5

Bathi susa lamajoni, ipikipiki mama from East to West6

Sathi waka waka ma eh eh7

Waka waka ma eh eh8

Zonk' izizwe mazibuye9

Cause this is Africa

Zamina mina, ana wam ha ha

Zamina mina

Zamina mina, ana wam ah ah

Zamina mina, eh eh

Waka waka, eh eh

Zamina mina zangalewa

Ana wam ah ah

Zamina mina, eh eh

Waka waka, eh eh

Zamina mina zangalewa

This time for Africa

Yango hé hé10

Yango hé hé

Zamina mina zangalewa

Ana wam ah ah

Yango hé hé

Yango hé hé

Zamina mina zangalewa

Anawa a a

This time for Africa

This time for Africa

We're all Africa

We're all Africa

1. "Zamina mina (Zangaléwa)" is a 1986 hit song, originally sung by a makossa group from Cameroon originally named Golden Sounds, popular in Africa for their use of dance and costumes. Due to the song's popularity, the group renamed to Zangaléwa during its mainstream success. Zangaléwa pays tribute to African skirmishers (a.k.a. tirailleurs) during World War II. Most of the band members were in the Cameroonian Army themselves, and used the song in fund-raising efforts for Comic Relief.2. in Fang: "Come, come, eh eh

Do it, do it, eh eh

Who told you to come?"3. in Spanish: "And let's go for it!"4. in Fang: "Come, come, eh eh

Do it, do it, eh eh

Who told you to come?

It was me, ah ah"5. in Zulu: "Teams are back/came/ to defend their country, from A to Z"6. in Zulu: "They eliminate the other teams to defend their country from East to West"7. in Fang & Zulu: "As they say, do it, do it, ready, eh eh"8. in Fang: "Do it, do it, ready, eh eh"9. in Zulu: "all countries can participate/must come back"10. in Fang: "Wait, eh eh"