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Ngiyabuya Ekhaya

“Ngiyabuya Ekhaya” is track 11 on Rob Matare's R&B album Midnight Grocery Store, released October 7, 2026. R&B for the quiet after the message you didn't send: typing bubbles, half the bed, and the person you can't call.

Rob MatareR&B4:33Love & Relationships

“Ngiyabuya Ekhaya” lyrics

Ngiyabuya namhlanje
Woza ekhaya!

Ilanga liyashona eJozi
Itekisi imi ekhoneni
Ngiphethe isikhwama sami
Inhliziyo yami seyisekhaya

Umama wathi, "Mntanami, buya"
Ubaba wathi, "Indlela ikhona"
Ngisebenze iminyaka eminingi
Namhlanje ngibuyela kubo

Ngibona izibani kude
Ngizwa abantu behleka

Ngiyabuya ekhaya
Ngiyabuya namhlanje
Vulani umnyango, ngifikile
Ngiyabuya ekhaya

Woza! Woza!
Siyakwamukela!

Itekisi liyama ekhoneni
Abantwana bayagijima
Umakhelwane uyangibiza
Ngizwa iphunga lokudla ekhishini

Ngibeka isikhwama phansi
Ngibona umama ehleka
Ngithi, "Namhlanje angisahambi"
Bonke bathi, "Siyabonga!"

Ngiyabuya ekhaya
Ngiyabuya namhlanje
Vulani umnyango, ngifikile
Ngiyabuya ekhaya

Ekhaya akusiyo indlu nje
Ikhaya ngabantu bakho
Ngihambe kude, ngifunde lokhu
Umuntu ubuyela kubo

Ngiyabuya ekhaya
Ngiyabuya namhlanje
Vulani umnyango, ngifikile
Ngiyabuya ekhaya

Woza ekhaya!
Woza ekhaya!
Siyakwamukela!

Ngiyabuya...
Ekhaya...

Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.

More from Midnight Grocery Store

  1. 1Peach Season3:17
  2. 2Typing Bubble3:00
  3. 3Too Clean for Me3:24
  4. 4Scroll Up4:03
  5. 5Don't Need a Partner3:59
  6. 6Two Seventeen2:41
  7. 7Your Plate's Still Warm4:28
  8. 8Learn My Middle Name3:52
  9. 9Delete the Draft2:38
  10. 10Marked Fragile4:05
  11. 12Two Seats at the Counter3:20
  12. 13Stay Small3:16
  13. 14Hands Off the Wheel3:57
  14. 15The Longest Message2:48
  15. 16Half the Bed4:01
  16. 17Sunday on Silent2:53
  17. 18One Empty Drawer3:28
  18. 19Let Me Have a Bad Day4:09
  19. 20Your Name in My Phone3:45
  20. 21Borrow My Brave3:41
  21. 22The Chair Beside the Window3:41
  22. 23Someone I Can't Call3:38
  23. 24Midnight Grocery Store7:59

Previews provided courtesy of iTunes. Listen on Apple Music