Johnny Clegg - Utshani Obulele -

: Clegg sings about someone he trusted—a "brother" from the same village—who "tricked" and "threw [him] out into the wasteland".

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: Clegg uses this to describe the human experience—how pain or "fire" can be a catalyst for being "re-awakened and reborn". Lyrical Narrative The song describes a deeply personal betrayal. : Clegg sings about someone he trusted—a "brother"

The title "Utshani Obulele" is a shortened form of a Zulu idiom. Johnny Clegg - Utshani Obulele