Vibey Man Translates Amapiano Hit Song ’Mnike' to Afrikaans, Funny Video Leaves SA Busting With Laughter

Vibey Man Translates Amapiano Hit Song ’Mnike' to Afrikaans, Funny Video Leaves SA Busting With Laughter

  • One man took it upon himself to translate the Zulu lyrics of Mnike to Afrikaans in a viral TikTok video
  • The gent can be seen in TikTok vibing to the popular amapiano song while singing in Afrikaans
  • The hilarious clip thoroughly entertained thousands of South Africans who said his rendition was lowkey a hit

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Vibey man translated amapiano hit song 'Mnike' to Afrikaans
A video of a man singing 'Mninke' in Afrikaans. Image: @weldotcom_sa
Source: TikTok

Mzansi people are crazy about Tyler ICU's hit song Mnike and the tune has been the soundtrack of many TikToks and even birthed a dance challenge.

SA man posts TikTok of Afrikaans rendition of Mnike

A funny guy gave South Africans a sample of what the song would sound like in Afrikaans by switching up the vibey Zulu lyrics.

He uploaded the video on his TikTok page @weldotcom_sa, and it was successful with the local audience, who gave it the thumbs up.

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Video of Afrikaans version of Mnike goes TikTok viral

The clip reached over 190 000 people in two days, and hundreds took to the comments to joke about his broken Afrikaans.

Even with the botched lyrics, many said in the comments that the amapiano song still hit the right spots.

Watch the video below:

South Africans rave about the Afrikaans version of Mnike

@yolandrisitler said:

"It’s a good thing there are no Afrikaans amapiano songs."

@ndinguyemagaba wrote:

"No one shall be left behind in Suid Afrika our land."

@xinfuluan commented:

"Drom is a rubbish bin in Afrikaans it's trom."

@hair_yluna posted:

"Yoh my soul left my body."

@mzmcc asked:

"Why did I understand this more than the actual lyrics,"

@longjohnsilva shared:

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"That sounds like my essay in high school."

@zayanah wrote:

"In Namibia we sing haike haike haike!"

@wally_ronaldo mentioned:

"No, because on behalf of all Afrikaans speakers, we would like to thank you for your service."

Afrikaans teacher's goofy amapiano TikTok dance with little schoolboy tears up netizens: "Nee, Juffrou"

In another story, Briefly News reported that a South African teacher dancing to amapiano is getting dissed on TikTok for her unconvincing dance moves.

The teacher, who is wearing a sports tracksuit, tries to keep up with the kid but she eventually blushes and gives up at the end of the 15-second clip.

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Hilary Sekgota (Deputy Human Interest HOD) Hilary Sekgota is the Head of Desk for Evening and Weekend content at Briefly News. She completed a BA in Communication Science from Unisa in 2018 and a Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College in 2010. She also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. Hilary joined the Briefly News team in 2022 and started her journalism career at Tshwane Sun. She has 12 years of experience covering current affairs and human interest topics. Email: hilary.sekgota@briefly.co.za