Malaika
I was watching FIFA World Cup Kick-Off celebration Concert in South Africa at ESPN web site. I really liked this song "Malaika". A quick Google search told me that Kenyan musician Fadhili Williams wrote the song. And this web site gave me the following lyrics with English translation.
Malaika | Angel |
Malaika, nakupenda Malaika. | Angel, I love you Angel. |
Malaika, nakupenda Malaika. | Angel, I love you Angel. |
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio, | And I, your young lover, what can I do. |
Nashindwa na mali sina, we, | Was I not defeated by the lack of fortune, |
Ningekuoa Malaika. | I would marry you Angel. |
Nashindwa na mali sina, we, | Was I not defeated by the lack of fortune, |
Ningekuoa Malaika. | I would marry you Angel. |
Pesa zasumbua roho yangu | Money is troubling my soul |
Pesa zasumbua roho yangu | Money is troubling my soul |
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio, | And I, your young lover, what can I do, |
Ningekuoa Malaika. | I would marry you angel. |
Nashindwa na mali sina, we, | Was I not defeated by the lack of fortune, |
Ningekuoa Malaika. | I would marry you Angel. |
Kidege, hukuwaza kidege. | Little bird, I dream of you little bird. |
Kidege, hukuwaza kidege. | Little bird, I dream of you little bird. |
Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio, | And I, your young lover, what can I do, |
Nashindwa na mali sina, we, | Was I not defeated by the lack of fortune, |
Ningekuoa Malaika. | I would marry you Angel. |
Nashindwa na mali sina, we, | Was I not defeated by the lack of fortune, |
Ningekuoa Malaika. | I would marry you Angel. |
Angélique Kidjo's version: |
By Fadhili Williams, the composer of the song:
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