LISTEN TO 'TASWIRA'
Artist: Markus Kamau & Robert Kamanzi
Song: Taswira
(Chorus)
Taswira wacha kulea
Taswira wacha kulea
Pole ma
Elewa
Pole ma
Elewa
Taswira don’t cry
Taswira don’t cry
Take it easy and
Understand
Take it easy and
Understand
Najua unalea Taswira
Kwa sababu kuna vitu vingi ambaye huja elewa
Najua unagopa kutembea usiku Taswara
Lakini kaa macho
Kuna wanyama wabaya
Usiku ni dangerous
Lazima ukaa chonjo
Fisi anakula binadamu
Chui anapandisha maiti ju ya miti
Mbwa kali wana tembea barabarani kwa kikundi
Ikiwa watanu, wakumi, ishirini
Nyoka anatambaa kwa nyasi
Lakini
Wacha kulea kwa sababu ya woga
I know you are crying Taswira
Because there are many things you don’t understand
I know you fear to walk in the dark Taswira
But be aware
There are bad animals
Night is dangerous
You have to be ready
Hyenas eat the flesh of humans
Leopards lift dead bodies into trees
Wild dogs are roaming in groups of five, ten or twenty
Snakes are slithering through the grass
But stop crying because of fear.
Taswira wacha kulea
Taswira wacha kulea
Pole ma
Elewa
Pole ma
Elewa
Kaa chonjo Taswira
Kuna watu wabaya
Wachawi
Wanatoka Nairobi saa mbili usiku
Wana fika Mombasa saa sita
Wana panda basi
Wengini wana panda ndege
Wengini wanakula dawa wanaandesha fisi
Wengini wana jificha barabarani kama jambasi
Wengini wanakimbia uchi usiku wana ngonga mirangu ya watu
Hofu kila pahali
Watu wana tetemeka na woga
Lakini wewe kaa macho
Jipe moyo
Usiku kuna mengi Taswira
Wacha kulea
Be awake Taswira
There are bad people
Witchdoctors
They leave Nairobi at eight at night
And reach Mombasa at ten
They ride buses
Others ride airplanes/birds
Others take potions and ride hyenas
Others hide themselves on the roadside like thugs
Others run naked at night and pound on people’s doors
Fear is everywhere
People are shaking in terror
But you – be ready
Have faith
At night many things go on, Taswira
Don’t cry
Taswira wacha kulea
Taswira wacha kulea
Pole ma
Elewa
Pole ma
Elewa
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