INTRO —
Spoken
Word
Cali
mu
November 1997
elyo
Batata
bafwile,
nali
umwaice
sana,
I
was
just
a
young
boy,
I
didn't
understand
what
was
happening.
Nalikusululu
when
my
sisters
Sharon
na
Chishimba
came
to
pick
up
from
school
kakati
ya
term
ninshi
nali
muclass. "
Pack
your
books,
tuleya
ku
holiday."
I
didn't
know
that
my
life
was
about
to
change
forever…
Uncle
B…
Life
Tayanguka.
VERSE 1 —
The
Day
Everything
Changed
November
ninety-seven,
nalifye
umwaice
sana,
Batata
batushile,
ninshi
ndi
ku
sukulu.
I
didn't
ask
too
many
questions,
I
was
just
a
little
boy,
nasangile
nabalonga
nefyakufwala
fyandi.
Namwene
bamayo
pa
menso
bali
nobulanda,
bali
mpela
fake
smile
pa
menso,
ukufisa
ifilecitika.
i
asked
her
a
question ,
Mami,
tuleyakwisa?"
she
answered
me
and
said
Bawiso
nabalwala
sana.
We
travelled
through
the
night,
not
knowing
what
was
coming,
Around
three
in
the
morning,
we
reached
Monze.
Bamayo
batampa
ukulila,
I
was
confused, "
Does
it
mean
my
father
has
died?"
I
was
too
young
to
understand
the
pain,
But
that
night,
my
life
was
never
the
same.
CHORUS —
Life
Tayanguka
Life
tayanguka
zoona,
life
tayanguka,
But
by
God's
grace,
we
keep
pushing
on.
Batata,
amashiwi
yenu
yaba
mumutima
wandi.
Even
though
mwalitusha,
your
love
is
still
alive.
Life
tayanguka
nangu
nipanono,
life
tayanguka,
You
taught
me
to
be
a
man,
to
stand
strong.
Ukutemwa
abalwani
bandi,
ukupela
umucinshi
abantu,
and
bless
others,
I
will
carry
your
legacy
all
my
life
long.
Twafikile
pa
funeral
house,
namwene
bamayo,
Mu
filamba,
balelila,
balelosha,
my
heart
was
very
broken
to
see
my
mother
in
tears ,
its
was
my
painful
moment.
I
didn't
cry
because
I
didn't
know
what
it
meant,
I
was
only
a
young
boy,
my
heart
full
of
confusion.
But
then
I
remembered
the
words
you
told
me,
The
words
of
a
father,
a
gift
you
left
with
that
can
never
bought
with
money, "
Mwana
wandi
Bodah,
life
tayanguka,
Ukwikala
bwino
pacalo,
kubombesha.
Uleba
uwamucinshi
kubantu,
Uleba
uwakatina
nokupela
umucinshi
abakalamba ,
Uletemwa
abalwani
bobe,
pray
for
them,
Pakuti
ubushiku
bumo
bakamonemo
ubusuma
bwakwa
Lesa.
ukaposeko
amano
kusukulu,
wikalaba
Lesa,
lyonse
ulebika
Lesa
pantanshi,
in
everything
u
do."
CHORUS —
Life
Tayanguka,
Life
tayanguka,
life
tayanguka,
But
by
God's
grace,
we
keep
pushing
on.
Batata,
amashiwi
yenu
yalifye
mumutima
wandi,
Even
though
mwalitusha,
your
love
is
still
alive.
your
words
lives
in
me,
Life
tayanguka
zoona,
life
tayanguka,
You
taught
me
to
be
a
man,
to
stand
strong.
Ukutemwa
abalwani,
ukupela
umucinshi,
I
will
carry
your
legacy
all
my
life
long.
VERSE 3 —
Father's
Legacy
Uko
ku
Chililabombwe,
waya
lyonse,
Uleyibukisha
amashiwi
yandi,
mwana
wandi. "
Uleyendafye
uwapalwa,
mwana
wandi
Bodah,
and
I
live
by
your
blessings
dad.
I
ama
a
man
now
full
grown,
I
wish
you
were
here
today,
Dad,
to
see
the
man
I've
become,
To
see
your
son
still
fighting,
though
the
journey's
not
done.
Ngatuleshimikako
nelyashi,
each
time
I
need
someone
to
talk,
I
wish
I
could
talk
to
you,
my
father,
my
number
one.
Nalikwata
abana
batatu,
Ori
first
born,
Usher
number
two,
na
Mila
kasuli.
You
never
got
to
see
your
grandchildren,
Abeshikulu
benu,
but
your
love
lives
through
me.
I
carry
your
name,
your
wisdom
and
your
love,
By
God's
grace,
Dad,
I'm
still
standing
strong.
BRIDGE —
Family
and
God's
Grace
Ba
Victor,
Sylvester,
Torren,
Caro,
Sharon,
Justin
na
Miyandah,
bonse
tulifye
bwino,
Ine
Mutintah
na
Kasuli
wenu
Nchimunya,
We
are
still
together,
your
children,
your
family.
bamayo
balifye
bwino,
Dad,
continue
resting,
Rest
in
eternal
peace,
until
we
meet
again.
Life
has
not
been
easy,
but
God
has
been
faithful,
By
His
grace,
we
are
pushing
for
a
better
life.
You
taught
me
to
love,
to
forgive
and
to
pray,
Your
words
are
still
guiding
me
every
day.
FINAL
CHORUS —
Gospel
Climax
Life
tayanguka,
life
tayanguka,
Lesa
wandi,
twalumba,
You
keep
us
strong.
Batata,
amashiwi
yenu
yalifye
mumutima,
Your
voice
rains
forever,
your
love
lives
on.
Life
tayanguka
zoona,
life
tayanguka,
Your
gift
is
a
tattoo
that
money
cannot
buy.
Ukutemwa
balupwa
wandi,
ukulumbanya
Lesa,
Until
we
meet
again,
Dad,
rest
in
peace
on
high.
Life
tayanguka
zoona…
Life
tayanguka…
By
God's
grace,
we
keep
pushing
on…
OUTRO —
Spoken
Prayer
Dad ,
I
wish
you
were
here
to
see
the
man
I've
become.
To
see
your
grandchildren,
Ori,
Usher
na
Mila.
Your
words
are
still
alive
in
me.
Your
love
is
a
gift
that
money
cannot
buy.
Mami
alifye
bwino.
We
are
still
pushing,
Dad.
Until
we
meet
again…
You
taught
me
to
love,
to
forgive
and
to
pray,
Your
words
are
still
guiding
me
every
day.