Words & Music:  Traditional South African.

During the 1980s the South African government found it expedient to evict entire communities from the impoverished areas it had arrogantly ordained for them and force them into different shanty towns . As people's flimsy homes went under the bulldozers, they sang angrily Rulumeni Senzeni? - "Government! What have we done to deserve this?"

Usiqoqela ndawonye
Rulumeni senzeni?

Sesibona lezo mpimpi
Zifunukulwa nathi
Sizabalaza sodwa
Siqabalaza sodwa

Sizabalaza sodwa
Siqabalaza sodwa

Usiqoqela ndawonye
Rulumeni senzeni?

You drive us to the homelands. Government, what have we done? We are aware of those sell outs who want to share with us. We struggle alone.