Mzungu
Kujisikia mbaya
Kutoka daraja juu
Kizunguzungu
Kutembea tembea
Kusafari tu!
Kuzunguka
Kichwa kile kinachouma
Watu wanaovurugwa
Huyu ni Mzungu?
Watu wanaopenda kwenda
Kuangalia mazingira
Yule ni Mzungu?
Inatumika sana,
Kwa bahati njema au mbaya.
Ubaguzi wa rangi?
Au hatuwezi kusema hivi?
Mimi sijui.
Usitupe takataka
Usitupe takataka,
Hata useme yenye baraka.
Usitupe takataka,
Hapa watu hawapo haraka.
Usitupe takataka,
Unacheka unapoulizwa.
Usitupe takataka, ipo mziwa.
Ile nyumba mbele jalala,
Wana shida wanapotaka kulala.
Kama ukitaka kulala salama,
Usitupe takataka hapa!
Translations
Mzungu
[Mzungu: the general name for a white person in East Africa]
To feel bad
From a height
Dizziness
To roam around
And just travel!
Wayfaring
People with aching heads
Who are generally confused
Is this an Mzungu?
People that love to be on the move
Traversing different milieux
Is that an Mzungu?
It’s a word that is used a lot,
For good fortune or bad.
Racism?
Or are we unable to say this?
I just don’t know.
Don’t throw litter
Don’t throw litter,
Even the expression has a blessing.
Don’t throw litter,
Here where the people aren’t in a hurry.
Don’t throw litter,
You laugh when you’re asked.
Don’t throw litter, into the lake.
You see that house in front of the rubbish heap,
They have difficulty when they’re trying to sleep.
If you want to sleep peacefully,
Don’t throw your litter here!
