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)