Mtwapa Siren from IPO by Nabalayo
A folktale spun by the oracle Nabalayo.
Tracklist
| 6. | Mtwapa Siren | 4:12 |
Lyrics
Come with me
Out to sea
I'll carry you like a baby
I bite, only if you ask me
Nicely
The water is fine
Come with me
(The water is fine)
I'll carry you like a babe
I promise
You will like it here
Uta penda (I promise you will like it here)
Uta penda (uta)
Uta penda (penda)
Uta penda (uta)
Uta penda (penda)
Uta penda
Kuna mtu mmoja
Aliyepotea
Na tukimpata
Tutamtoa kafara
Kuna mtu mmoja
Aliyepotea
Na tukimpata
Tutamtoa kafara
Kuna mtu mmoja
Aliyepotea
Na tukimpata
Tutamtoa kafara
Kuna mtu mmoja
Aliyepotea
Na tukimpata
Tutamtoa kafara
Kuna mtu mmoja
Aliyepotea
Kuna mtu mmoja
Aliyepotea
Na tukimpata
Tutamtoa kafara
Translation -
Uta penda : you will like
Kuna mtu mmoja : There is one person
Aliyepotea : who got lost
Na tukimpata : and when we find them
Tutamtoa kafara : we will sacrifise them
Credits
License
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Nabalayo is a Nairobi-based music maker, illustrator and East African Griot.
Her music is composed in the Changanya genre that she pioneered.
The music she makes is ethereal, combining light airy vocals with complex African idioms and heavy electronic sounds to give her listeners an experience that is out of this world.