See the Wikipedia article  on Shosholoza.
The train ("stimela - steam train") in the song is now the
"Shosholoza Meyl", an electrified long distance passenger train.

SHOSHOLOZA                                                                 LOOSE TRANSLATION

A Section: Ten Lead: Kai Shosholoza, shosholoza 

kai shosholoza, shosholoza                                                   Go forward

kai shosholoza, shosholoza                                                   Go forward

Alt: Wenuyaba leka wenuyaba leka                                       from those mountains

Sop/A2/T2: Ti-la-li-le, Ti-la-li-le, Ti-la-li-le, Ti-la-li-le,    on this train from South Africa

Bas: We we d’m, we we d’m, we we d’m, we we d’m        Go forward

B Section; Ten: Shosholoza, kule zontaba stimela             Go forward

siphume South Africa                                                            You are running away

Wenuyaba leka, kule zontaba stimela                                    You are running away

siphume South Africa                                                            from those mountains

Bari: Kule-zon zon, kule-zon zon                                        on this train from South Africa

kule-zon zon, kule-zontaba

Bas: We we d’m etc.

Shosholoza Seasong