[male
vocals] (
Slow,
mournful
piano
notes)
Bamama,
batata,
twalishala
fye
nenu
Imyaka
ya
kale,
twalilwile
sana
Twali
fye
abapiina,
lelo
lishuko
lyaisa
Mu
lupwa
lwa
kwa
Manjimela,
twakuliile
mu
bucushi
Bamama
na
batata,
balimi
fye
ba
pa
mushi
Bashikulu
ku
lubali
lwa
kwa
mama,
balitukaana
Twashala
fye
fweka,
tapali
uwatusakamana
Batata
balishintilile
pa
maboko
yabo
Ukufwaya
ifya
kulya,
na
maka
ya
mibili
yabo
Bapwile
balepanga
imilimo
ku
kwa
Mr
Moffat
Ku
Mkushi
e
ko
bafwayile
akamwenso
ka
bumi
Alice
Manjimela,
imisango
ya
kale
taifwile
Twali
epa
bali,
icipimo
ca
kucula
twalilole
Imfwa
tayatubikile
amano,
yalyaninkwile
Lelo
kuli
Lesa,
twalishintilila
pe!
Alice
Manjimela,
imisango
ya
kale
taifwile
Twali
epa
bali,
icipimo
ca
kucula
twalilole
Imfwa
tayatubikile
amano,
yalyaninkwile
Lelo
kuli
Lesa,
twalishintilila
pe!
Twali
epa
bali,
abana
epa
bali
ne
fingi
Abana
epa
bali,
abalume
bane
na
banakashi
bane
Lelo
imfwa
yacishamo,
yasalapo
babili
Twashala
fye
mutanda,
ubuyantu
bwa
mweo
Moses
Manjimela,
we
mukalamba
wa
lupwa
Juriet
Manjimela,
mwaice
wandi
uwashila
Emilio
Manjimela,
twalikusungile
mu
nda
Lelo
wafwa,
washila
insunsu
sha
bulanda
Alice
Manjimela,
imisango
ya
kale
taifwile
Twali
epa
bali,
icipimo
ca
kucula
twalilole
Imfwa
tayatubikile
amano,
yalyaninkwile
Lelo
kuli
Lesa,
twalishintilila
pe!
Alice
Manjimela,
imisango
ya
kale
taifwile
Twali
epa
bali,
icipimo
ca
kucula
twalilole
Imfwa
tayatubikile
amano,
yalyaninkwile
Lelo
kuli
Lesa,
twalishintilila
pe!
Ndetasha
Lesa
pa
myaka
yonse
iyapita
Nangu
twalicule,
twacitile
icisuma
Alice,
uli
wa
bukose,
uli
wa
cishinka
Imfwa
tayakukunkulusha,
uli
ne
citetekelo
Alice
Manjimela,
imisango
ya
kale
taifwile
Twali
epa
bali,
icipimo
ca
kucula
twalilole
Imfwa
tayatubikile
amano,
yalyaninkwile
Lelo
kuli
Lesa,
twalishintilila
pe!
Alice
Manjimela,
imisango
ya
kale
taifwile
Twali
epa
bali,
icipimo
ca
kucula
twalilole
Imfwa
tayatubikile
amano,
yalyaninkwile
Lelo
kuli
Lesa,
twalishintilila
pe!
Emilio,
Moses,
Juriet,
Alice
Twashala
fye
Lesa
atusunge
Mu
kucula,
twafuma
Lelo
twaba
abakosa (
Fading
piano
strings)