Kuimba: Music

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Dawa Mutamu means Sweet Medicine in Swahili.

Personnel- Lark Bowerman, lead vocal, kayamba; Kris Bowerman, vocal, djembe, trombone; John Waller, djembe

Chorus: Dawa mutamu, dawa ngufu,
Kunywa ile iko mapendo.

Dawa ya Mwezi na ya Jua,
Ya usiku na ya uchana.
Dawa ya maji na ya udongo,
Dawa ya hewa na ya moto.

Dawa ya mbingu na ya mawingu,
Ya bihari na wasamaki.
Dawa ya poli na ya wanyama,
Na vitu vyote ya Dunia.

Kunywa kwa Mama na kwa Baba,
Kwa Mutoto na Muzei;
Kwa Mwalimu na Mwanafunzi,
Kwa Muraia na Mufalme.

Dawa Kwa Kichwa, na kwa roho,
Kwa migulu na kwa macho.
Dawa kwa mie, na kwa weye,
Kunywa kabisa kwa siku yote.

Kwa saa ya kazi, na kupumzika,
Saa ya kutoka, na kurudia;
Kwa saa ya huzuni, na ya furaha,
Saa kuzaliwa, na ya kukufa.

Sweet medicine, strong medicine,
This drink is the drink of love.

Medicine of the Moon and of the Sun,
Of the night and of the day.
Medicine of water and of earth,
Medicine of air and of fire.

Medicine of the sky and of the clouds,
Of the Ocean and of the fishes.
Medicine of the forest and of the animals,
And of all the things of the Earth.

The drink for Mom and for Dad,
For Baby and for the Elder,
For the Teacher and for the Student,
For the Citizen and for the King.

Medicine for the head and for the heart,
For the feet and for the eyes.
Medicine for me and for you —
The true drink for every occasion.

For the time of work and of rest,
For the time of departure and of return,
For the time of sorrow and of joy,
The time of birth and of death.