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Kuimba: Music

Kacheche (from the CD "Mawingu I Remember Africa")

(Kuimba)
Lyrics and Music, Lark Bowerman
This is our most popular song and version of it!

Kacheche is the name of a small black and white African wag-tail bird with a sweet song similar to that of a canary.

SEE THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION BELOW.

Personnel- Lark Bowerman, lead vocal, Celtic harp, synthesizer; Kris Bowerman, vocal, synthesizer, dumbek, Talking drum, percussion
O ndege, o ndege,
Una imba na furaha,
O ndege una imba
Na furaha ngufu sana!
Una imba-o!

Chorus:
Kacheche, Kacheche, Kacheche-ka
Kacheche, Kacheche, Kacheche-ka

O ndege, o ndege,
Una ruka mbali sana.
O ndege, una ruka
Mbali sana ya matata!
Una ruka-o!

(chorus)

O roho, o roho yangu,
We imba vile na furaha.
O roho, we ruka vile
Mbali sana ya matata!
We ruka vile-o!

(chorus)

English Translation:

Oh bird, oh bird,
You sing with happiness.
Oh bird, you sing
With happiness so intense!
You sing-oh!

Oh bird, oh bird,
You fly very far.
Oh bird, you fly
Very far away from grief and trouble!
You fly-oh!

(chorus)

Oh heart, oh my heart,
You sing with happiness too.
Oh heart, you fly
Very far away from grief and trouble!
You fly too-oh!

(chorus)