Intabayasedubai performs the powerful song Angimbonge Umdali. Songwriters Bafana Makudulela and Lindokuhle Msomi pen the lyrics. The duo also creates the music for this track.
Released: February 20, 2026
Angimbonge Umdali
Intabayasedubai
Angimbonge Umdali Lyrics English Translation by Intabayasedubai
Bafana Makudulela and Lindokuhle Msomi write about surviving a hurtful relationship. The poet drafts a key line, ‘Today, I simply want to thank the Creator.’ The lyrics describe feeling like a prisoner facing constant accusations.
Izinto engnazo manje ngabe azikho ukube ngaqhubeka ngahlala othandweniThe things I have now wouldn’t exist if I had stayed in that relationship,
Ngalela abantu bethi kuyabekezelwa umuntu mawumthanda awumyekeliand I ignored those who said one must ‘endure,’ that you don’t leave someone you love.
Izinto engnazo manje ngabe azikho ukube ngaqhubeka ngahlala othandweniThe things I have now wouldn’t exist if I had stayed in that relationship,
Ngalela abantu bethi kuyabekezelwa umuntu mawumthanda awumyekeliand I ignored those who said one must ‘endure,’ that you don’t leave someone you love.
Namhlanje ngithi angimbonge umdaliToday, I simply want to thank the Creator,
Ngokuth anghlukanise nawe thandifor finally separating me from you, my love.
Kwakungeyona impilo le wawungiphilisa yona angazi nokuthi lento wawuybiza nganiThat wasn’t a life you were putting me through; I don’t know what you even called it.
Namhlanje ngithi angimbonge umdaliToday, I simply want to thank the Creator.
Ngokuth anghlukanise nawe thandiFor finally separating me from you, my love.
Kwakungeyona impilo le wawungiphilisa yona angazi nokuthi lento wawuybiza nganiThat wasn’t a life you were putting me through; I don’t know what you even called it.
Ngoba angfanga ngbong’ithuba lokhuphila mina ngangingasathembi luthoSince I survived, I’m grateful for the chance to live, for I had lost hope in everything,
Ukuthi ngathola injabulo empilweni yami ngathwalisi umuntu icala ongangonanga luthoand that I found happiness, after bearing the heavy burden of someone who claimed they did no wrong.
Lapho engbuya khona ukuya ungaya kodw ukbuya mnganiwami angikthembisi luthoYou can try to go where I’ve been, but I promise you won’t return easily, my friend.
Ngikhalela iskhathi sami engischithe khona egameni lothando obelungangsizi ngaluthoI mourn the time I wasted there, in the name of a love that offered me nothing.
Lapha bengzizwa ngathi ngboshiwe usuku nosuku nghlala ngonileI felt like a prisoner there, accused of being wrong every single day.
Lalingashoni ilanga lingekho icala elithethiweThe sun wouldn’t set without some new accusation being made against me.
Nghlala ngthandaza ngfisa ukvuka uthando luphelileI used to pray constantly, wishing to wake up with the love gone.
Namhlanje ngithi angimbonge umdaliToday, I simply want to thank the Creator,
Ngokuthi anghlukanise nawe thandifor finally separating me from you, my love.
Kwakungeyona impilo le wawungiphilisa yonaThat wasn’t a life you were putting me through.
Angazi nokuthi lento wawuybiza nganiI don’t know what you even called it.
Namhlanje ngithi angimbonge umdaliToday, I simply want to thank the Creator,
Ngokuth anghlukanise nawe thandifor finally separating me from you, my love.
Kwakungeyona impilo le wawungiphilisa yona angazi nokuthi lento wawuybiza nganiThat wasn’t a life you were putting me through; I don’t know what you even called it.
Uke wahlangana nomuntu umfake empilweni yakho izinto zivele zivaleke zonkeHave you ever invited someone into your life, only for every door to suddenly close?
Wake wahlangana nomuntu umfake empilweni yakho izinto zivele zikhanye zonkeOr met someone, let them in, and suddenly everything lights up?
La empilweni kuyenzekaThese things happen in life,
Uthande umuntu ngisho ekbhedelayou love someone even when they treat you like trash.
Uthi uyakhala kthiwa bekezela mawumthanda umlahlelani ngeke ksize ukumyekelaYou cry and they say ‘endure,’ asking why leave if you love them, as if staying helps.
Izinto engnazo manje ngabe azikho ukube ngaqhubeka ngahlala othandweniThe things I have now wouldn’t exist if I had stayed in that relationship,
Ngalela abantu bethi kuyabekezelwa umuntu mawumthanda awumyekeliand I ignored those who said one must ‘endure,’ that you don’t leave someone you love.
Izinto engnazo manje ngabe azikho ukube ngaqhubeka ngahlala othandweniThe things I have now wouldn’t exist if I had stayed in that relationship.
Ngalela abantu bethi kuyabekezelwa umuntu mawumthanda awumyekeliI ignored those who said one must ‘endure,’ that you don’t leave someone you love.
Namhlanje ngithi angimbonge umdaliToday, I simply want to thank the Creator,
Ngokuth anghlukanise nawe thandifor finally separating me from you, my love.
Kwakungeyona impilo le wawungiphilisa yona angazi nokuthi lento wawuybiza nganiThat wasn’t a life you were putting me through; I don’t know what you even called it.
Namhlanje ngithi angimbonge umdaliToday, I simply want to thank the Creator,
Ngokuth anghlukanise nawe thandifor finally separating me from you, my love.
Kwakungeyona impilo le wawungiphilisa yona angazi nokuthi lento wawuybiza nganiThat wasn’t a life you were putting me through; I don’t know what you even called it.
Angimbonge Umdali Music Video
This Zulu song by Intabayasedubai marks a story of freedom, and ‘Angimbonge Umdali’ lyrics are about finding joy after leaving a painful past. The artist offers a heartfelt tribute to survival.