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Artist: Johnny Clegg
Canonical path: /clegg-johnny/take-my-heart-away
Related lyric paths: 6
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Take My Heart Away
Read Take My Heart Away lyrics by Johnny Clegg on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Take My Heart Away
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Chorus
Take my heart away (repeat)
To be the sound of wild geese calling
To be ten seasons in a night
To dance the sun beyond the tides of war and peace
To put silence stained by crimes to flight
I need to heart-break-loose-the wind
Dedela umoya wami, Baba
(Set my spirit free, father)
Chorus
To see your eyes shine like two desert stars
To see life burning with a mission
To break the empty circle of living and dying
To leave a child with a vision
I need to heart-break-loose-the wind
Dedela umoya wami, Baba
(Set my spirit free, father)
Chorus
Sing me the songs that won the battle
Sing me the first and the last man's glory
Sing me the songs that taste of freedom
Thread me through with your sacred needle
Liyeza, liyeza, liyeza ilanga lami seliyeza
(It's coming, it's coming, my day is coming)
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Johnny Clegg performs "Take My Heart Away", and this lyric page sits inside the Johnny Clegg catalog on LyroVerse.
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