Lyrics
Elisa tell your sister come and see now
Elisa is asked to tell her sister to come and witness something.
I want you more oh baby sarafina
Expressing a strong desire for Sarafina.
Hope say you get me for mind omotena
Expressing hope that Sarafina understands the feelings (mind) of the speaker.
Look at what you do to me
Reflecting on the impact Sarafina has had on the speaker.
Run anyhow for your case baby
Advising Sarafina to run away because of the speaker's intense feelings.
Ha lele!!
An exclamation expressing emotion or intensity.
Hold me down
Repetition emphasizing the plea to be held down, expressing emotional vulnerability.
Tulele!!
-Hold me down
-Ha lele!!
-Hold me down
-Tulele!!
-Hold me down
A continuation of the plea to be held down.
Dance ma
Encouraging Sarafina to dance and shake, leaving everything for the speaker.
Mama leave am for my sarafina
-Shake ma
-I say leave am for my sarafina
-Dance ma
-Mama leave am for my sarafina
-Shake ma
-I say leave am for my sarafina
-This my love available
Asserting that the speaker's love is available.
And you know that am capable
Stating the capability of the speaker.
Let you know that am into you
Expressing the speaker's interest in Sarafina.
Shoot gun pishaun for you
Symbolic reference to being willing to face danger for Sarafina.
Elisa tell your sister come and see now
Repetition of the plea and expressing the impact of Sarafina on the speaker.
I want you more oh baby sarafina
-Hope say you get me for mind omotena
-Look at what you do to me
-Run anyhow for your case baby
-Ha lele!!
Repetition of the intense plea to be held down.
Hold me down
-Tulele!!
-Hold me down
-Ha lele!!
-Hold me down
-Tulele!!
-Hold me down
-Dance ma
Encouraging Sarafina to dance and shake, reiterating the request to leave everything for the speaker.
Mama leave am for my sarafina
-Shake ma
-I say leave am for my sarafina
-Dance ma
-Mama leave am for my sarafina
-Shake ma
-I say leave am for my sarafina
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