Jennifer Mgendi – Mchimba Mashimo

Incline your ear, and save me
Tega sikio laako, uniokoe baabaa

O my God, have mercy on me
Ewe Mungu waangu, unirehemu miimi

Incline your ear, O my soul
Tega sikio lako ee, uniokoe hiima

A lot of water baaba, drown me
Maji mengi baaba, yanizamiishaa

Go around me
Pita pande zote yanizungukaa

I feel like, I left
Najiona kama, niliyeachwaa

A cloud of mist covers me
Wingu la simanzi lanigubikaa

A lot of water baaba, drown me
Maji mengi baaba, yanizamiishaa

Go around me
Pita pande zote yanizungukaa

I feel like, I left
Najiona kama, niliyeachwaa

A cloud of mist covers me
Wingu la simanzi lanigubikaa

Although I did good, I was rewarded with evil
Japo nilifanya mema ee, nimelipwa mabayaa

Although I did good, I was blamed.
Japo nilifanya mema ee, nimelipwa lawama.

I did good, yes, I was rewarded like a worm
Nilitenda mema ee, nimelipwa sengenyoo

I did good ee, they pay me blame ee
Nilifanya mema ee, wananilipa laumu ee

(Fight for me father aaa, defeat me O my God ee) x2
(Nipiganie baba aaa, unishindie ee Mungu wangu ee) x2

With hate speech, they surround me
Kwa maneno ya chuki, wamenizunguukaa

They are fighting me for free
Wanapigana namimi buree

They have burdened me with evil, instead of meema
Wamenibebesha mabaya aa, badala ya meemaa ee

(Fight for me father aaa, defeat me O my God ee) x2
(Nipiganie baba aaa, unishindie ee Mungu wangu ee) x2

With words of hatred, they surrounded me
Kwa maneno ya chuki, wamenizungurukaa

They are competing with me for free
Wanashindana namimi buree

They have brought me evil, instead of me
Wamenitwisha mabaya aa, badala ya meemaa ee

(Fight for me father aaa, defeat me O my God ee) x2
(Nipiganie baba aaa, unishindie ee Mungu wangu ee) x2

The pit they dug for me, they will plunge themselves into it
Shimo wamenichimbia ee, watatumbukia wenyewe hukoo

(The pit they dug for me, they will fall on their own)
(Shimo wamenichimbia ee, watadumbukia wenyewe)

They have dug a pit for me, they will plunge themselves into the pit
Shimo wamenichimbia miee, watadumbukia wenyewe hukoo

(The pit they dug for me, they will fall on their own)
(Shimo wamenichimbia ee, watadumbukia wenyewe)

Because you will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Kwasababu utanilindaa babaa (na mabaya yote mieee)

I believe you will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Naamini utanilindaa baba (na mabaya yote mieee)

Poor you will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Masikini utanilindaa babaa (na mabaya yote mieee)

The weak Mie will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Mie mnyonge utanilindaa babaa (na mabaya yote mieee)

Tego have trapped me ee, and it will catch them themselves
Tego wamenitegea ee, na litawanasa wenyewe

(Tego have trapped me, and it will catch them there)
(Tego wamenitegea ee, na litawanasa wenyewe hukoo)

Evil wants my father, they will return to themselves
Mabaya wananitakia babaa, yatawarudia wenyewe hukoo

(The bad guys want me, they’ll get back to themselves there)
(Mabaya wananitakia ee, yatawarudia wenyewe hukoo)

Because you will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Kwasababu utanilindaa babaa (na mabaya yote mieee)

Because you will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Kwasababu utanilindaa babaa (na mabaya yote mieee)

Poor you will protect me (and all the evil mieee)
Masikini utanilindaa mie (na mabaya yote mieee)

The weak Mie will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Mie mnyonge utanilindaa babaa (na mabaya yote mieee)

The pit they dug for me, they will plunge themselves into it
Shimo wamenichimbia ee, watatumbukia wenyewe ee

(The pit they dug for me, they will plunge themselves there)
(Shimo wamenichimbia ee, watadumbukia wenyewe huko)

They have dug a pit for me, they will plunge themselves into the pit
Shimo wamenichimbia miee, watadumbukia wenyewe hukoo

(The pit they dug for me, they will plunge themselves into it)
(Shimo wamenichimbia ee, watadumbukia wenyewe hukoo)

Because you will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Kwasababu utanilindaa babaa (na mabaya yote mieee)

Because you will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Kwasababu utanilindaa babaa (na mabaya yote mieee)

Poor you will protect me (and all the evil mieee)
Masikini utanilindaa mie (na mabaya yote mieee)

The poor will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Mi mnyonge utanilindaa babaa (na mabaya yote mieee)

O I believe you will protect me father (and all evil mieee)
Ee naamini utanilindaa baba (na mabaya yote mieee)

Thank you for protecting me dad (and all the bad miee)
Naashukuru utanilinda babaa (na mabaya yote miee)

Oh I believe you will protect me father
Ee naamini utanilinda babaa

He dug holes, dug holes
Kachimba mashimo, kachimba mashimboo

(Dive on your own)
(Katumbukia mwenyewee)

He dug holes, dug holes
Kachimba mashimo, kachimba mashimboo

(Dive on your own)
(Katumbukia mwenyewee)

(They will bury him themselves)
(Watamzika mwenyewee)

(They will bury him themselves)
(Watamzika mwenyewee)