Aah
yeah…
Lusaka
city,
listen…
Bamudala,
ba
mayo…
Life
is
a
teacher,
sure!
Sibwenzi
zonse
tinga
bisana
nazo…
Not
every
friend,
no…
[Verse 1] Not
every
friend
we
can
keep
secret
with,
Some
will
take
your
story
and
run
with
it.
Today
they
call
you “
bro,
my
guy,”
Tomorrow
your
name
is
all
over
the
township.
You
tell
them
your
problems,
they
say, “
I
got
you,”
You
trust
them
completely,
you
think
they
got
you.
But
when
the
story
reaches
Chawama,
You
ask
yourself, “
Who
told
them
about
me?”
[Pre-Chorus] So
now
I
move
carefully,
I
don't
tell
everybody
my
story.
Because
abantu
baliba
amano,
And
not
everybody
wishes
you
glory.
[Chorus] Sibwenzi
zonse
tinga
bisana
nazo,
Not
every
friend
we
can
cry
with,
oh!
Sibwenzi
zonse
tinga
dalila,
Not
everybody
deserves
your
trust.
When
you're
eating,
they
say, “
Bosa,
my
brother,”
When
you're
down,
suddenly
nobody's
there.
Umulwani
wa
cine,
umumona
mu
nshita
ya
mpalume,
A
real
friend
shows
when
the
times
get
hard.
[Verse 2] From
Lusaka
to
Copperbelt,
Ndola
to
Kitwe,
we
know
the
story.
Livingstone,
Kabwe,
all
the
way
to
Chipata,
A
friend
with
a
good
heart
is
a
blessing
from
God.
Don't
tell
your
secrets
at
the
shabeen,
Don't
tell
everybody
what
you've
seen.
Because
some
people
smile
in
your
face,
Then
carry
your
business
all
over
the
place.
[Pre-Chorus] Now
I
know
my
people,
I
know
the
ones
who
stand
beside
me.
Abena
cine,
balapwa.
Few
but
strong,
that's
my
family.
[Chorus] Sibwenzi
zonse
tinga
bisana
nazo,
Not
every
friend
we
can
cry
with,
oh!
Sibwenzi
zonse
tinga
dalila,
Not
everybody
deserves
your
trust.
When
you're
eating,
they
say, “
Bosa,
my
brother,”
When
you're
down,
suddenly
nobody's
there.
Umulwani
wa
cine,
umumona
mu
nshita
ya
mpalume,
A
real
friend
shows
when
the
times
get
hard.
[Bridge – Call & Response] Lead:
Who
stayed
when
the
money
was
gone?
Crowd:
Bena
cine!
Lead:
Who
stayed
when
the
road
got
hard?
Crowd:
Bena
cine!
Lead:
Who
kept
your
secret
when
you
were
down?
Crowd:
Bena
cine!
Lead:
And
the
fake
ones?
Crowd:
Ba
pita!
Ba
pita!
Aah!
That's
how
life
is…
You
don't
need
a
hundred
friends,
You
just
need
the
right
ones.
You
don't
need
a
hundred
friends,
You
just
need
the
right
ones.
[Final Chorus] Sibwenzi
zonse
tinga
bisana
nazo,
Some
friends
you
love,
but
you
can't
trust
them
with
your
secrets.
Sibwenzi
zonse
tinga
dalila,
Some
come
for
the
good
times
and
disappear
in
the
rain.
Abena
cine
balapwa,
But
when
you
find
them,
hold
them
close.
Because
friendship
isn't
just
words,
Nshila
ya
cine,
ni
kumona
pa
nshita
ya
mpalume.
[Outro] From
Lusaka
to
the
Copperbelt…
From
Eastern
to
Western…
Real
friendship,
that's
the
treasure.
Sibwenzi
zonse
tinga
bisana
nazo…
Not
every
friend…
No,
no,
no…
Only
the
real
ones.