Play time: 04:43 minutes. Recorded in Shiru, Kenya, March 12, 2014.

Mukana Na Aherizanga

Esther Mmbone

Ku lyita vananga Esther Mmbone. Nzitsa kovola lwimbu mukana nahihitsa niyenya natsie lukali mugamba.

Gwasava baba eromu, gutsiyi mu harusi gwasava baba eromu,

Gwene si guli gundu, gogonanga mwavo gwene si guli gundu,

Gwasava baba eromu, gutsiyi mu harusi gwasava baba eromu,

Gwene si guli gundu, gogonanga mwavo gwene si guli gundu,

Gwasava baba eromu, gutsiyi mu harusi gwasava baba eromu,

Gwene si guli gundu, gogonanga mwavo gwene si guli gundu,

Na magalaba, na magalaba go mwene nalitsange,

Na magalaba ga gilinya,

Na magalaba, na magalaba go mwene nalitsange,

Na magalaba ga gilinya,

Na magalaba, na magalaba go mwene nalitsange,

Na magalaba ga gilinya,

Ni tsimboga*2

Tsia mwene nalitsange,

Ni tsimboga tsiagilinya

Ni tsimboga*2

Tsia mwene nalitsange,

Ni tsimboga tsiagilinya

Erori, eee erori,

Erori

Erori, eee erori,

Erori yambila mulukali,

Erori, eee erori,

Erori

Erori, eee erori,

Erori yambila mulukali,

Umwana wa mma,

Kisindika,

Mudendi wa mma,

Kisingika

Umwana wa mma,

Kisindika,

Mudendi wa mma,

Kisingika

Ooh kisindika*2

Umwana wa mma,

Kisindika,

Mudendi wa mma,

Kisingika

Umwana wa mma,

Kisindika,

Mudendi wa mma,

Kisingika

Aah kisindika*2

Mwana wa mbili vayaye,

Mwana wa mbili,

Na undi noo,

Mwana wa mbili ni chekoyelo

Leti maguta ga mwagula,

Kuvake mwana,

Mwana wa mbili ni chekoyelo

Mwana wa mbili vayaye,

Mwana wa mbili,

Mwana yalula

Mwana wa mbili ni chekoyelo

Mwana wa mbili lidala, mwana wa yalula,

Mwana wa mbili ni chekoyelo

Leti maguta ga mwagula,

Kuvake mwana,

Mwana wa mbili ni chekoyelo

Kweya, kweya nyumba

Mwana wa mama kweeya,

Kweya nyumba

Kweeya, kweya,

Kweeya, kweya nyumba.

Mwana wa mama kweeya,

Kweya, kweeya nyumba.

Umwene nogonange,

Mmbono, umwene nogonange,

Aaah nagonange,

Mmbono

Umwene nogonange,

Aaah nagonange,

Mmbono

Mwana wa mama nagonange,

Mmbono

Aaah nagonange,

Mmbono.

Nagusiaye*2

Umwana witu amauwa

Nagusiaye*2

Umwana witu amauwa

Meele

Nagusiaye*2

Umwana witu amauwa

Nagusiaye*2

Umwana witu amauwa

Meele

Na mauwa*2

Gakwadola kunzila,

Meele

Na mauwa*2

Gakwadola kunzila,

Meele

Ndaduka yaho.

When a girl is getting married

My name is Esther Mmbone and I am going to sing songs sang the night before a girl weds the following morning.

He borrowed the father a trouser, to use for wedding, he borrowed father a trouser

He is nobody, he is sleeping in their house he is nobody

He borrowed the father a trouser, to use for wedding, he borrowed father a trouser

He is nobody, he is sleeping in their house he is nobody

He borrowed the father a trouser, to use for wedding, he borrowed father a trouser

He is nobody, he is sleeping in their house he is nobody

They are vegetables; they are vegetables that she will be eating,

They are vegetables

They are vegetables; they are vegetables that she will be eating,

They are vegetables

They are vegetables; they are vegetables that she will be eating,

They are vegetables

They are vegetables*2

That she will be eating

They are vegetables

They are vegetables*2

That she will be eating

They are vegetables

Lorry, eee Lorry

Lorry

Lorry, eee Lorry,

Lorry that took me to marriage,

Lorry, eee Lorry

Lorry

Lorry, eee Lorry,

Lorry that took me to marriage,

The child of mother,

Kisindika,

The child of mother,

Kisingika

The child of mother,

Kisindika,

The child of mother,

Kisingika

Ooh kisindika*2

The child of mother,

Kisindika,

The child of mother,

Kisingika

The child of mother,

Kisindika,

The child of mother,

Kisingika

Aah kisindika*2

The child of the body,

Child of the body,

Is it the other one?

The front child is a pride

Bring the oil that you bought,

We apply to the child,

The front child is a pride

The front child is a pride

Bring the oil that you bought,

We apply to the child,

The front child is a pride

The front child in the village, the one who is harsh

The front child is a pride

Bring the oil that you bought,

We apply to the child,

The front child is a pride

Sweep, sweep the house

The child of mother sweep

Sweep the house

Sweep, sweep

Sweep, sweep the house

The child of mother sweep

Sweep the house

When you will sleep,

Mmbono, when you will sleep

Aaah when I sleep

Mmbono

When you will sleep,

Aaah when I sleep

Mmbono

The child of mother sweep

Mmbono

Aaah when I sleep

Mmbono.

We will award*2

Our child flowers

We will award*2

Our child flowers

Plain

We will award*2

Our child flowers

We will award*2

Our child flowers

Plain

They are flowers*2

That we picked on the road,

Plain

We will award*2

That we picked on the road,

Plain

I will reach there.