Teacher Teacher- Kamande wa Kioi
Teacher teacher teacher, my teacher
Wherever we shall meet, just know I shall give you a kiss.
You did not lie to me
when you told me five plus five becomes 10
You told me Mt.Kenya
has Snow
And the waters of River Sagana and Athi River do not mix
I did my research carefully and found out you did not lie to me.
My teacher you told me the heart of a snake is in the head
And it is true
because when we want to kill a snake we aim for the head.
You said the heart must beat 72 times and it’s true because
I check mine and it has never stopped.
Teacher Teacher- Kamande wa Kioi
Teacher teacher teacher, my teacher
Wherever we shall meet, just know I shall give you a kiss.
You used to tell me K and K in English is double K and it’s
true because
When people call me Kamande wa Kioi I respond.
When people call me Kamande wa Kioi I respond.
You told me fish in kimonimoni( English)is called Fish
And every good looking girl is called beautiful
And every good looking man is called Handsome.
Zacchaeus is the name for everyone who is short,
All tall people are called Cain,
And big people like
me are called Bouncer.
Teacher Teacher- Kamande wa Kioi
Teacher teacher teacher, my teacher
Wherever we shall meet, just know I shall give you a kiss.
You told me Vasco da Gama was born in Karatina
And you told me Simon Makonde was a Turkana.
All the
disciples of Jesus were born in
Oljororock
And it’s true
because the chief of Jororoko is called Judas
Hitler, the one who
was King you told me was from Kibicoi
And you didn’t lie
to me when you told me he was a classmate of Paul.
That is why Paul is
untouchable
If you step on him he slaps you
Teacher
Teacher- Kamande wa Kioi
Teacher teacher teacher, my teacher
Wherever we shall meet, just know I shall give you a kiss.
A hungry person you told me is said to be hungry
An ugly person is
ugly like a warthog (ngiri)
An angry person is called angry
I don’t know if I am
normally hungry, ugly or angry
(This last stanza is sang twice)
Teacher Teacher- Kamande wa Kioi
Teacher teacher teacher, my teacher
Wherever we shall meet, just know I shall give you a kiss.
(Spoken)
I must give you a kiss
And if you ran I’ll
run after you
Yes teacher
You never lied to
me
My teacher
That is why I shall
give you a kiss.
I like Kamande wa Kioi because he knows the main reason
why people make songs, which is to
entertain. He sings carelessly which makes his songs fun to listen to, when
you think too much about your art, it starts to become a science and the fun
goes out of it(note to self).
Apart from the political songs that got him in the courts sometime, I enjoy
when he sings about getting compensation
for his cat that was run over by a boda boda, how he shall not join the
obsession about quills and instead invest in magogo(crows) and how one day he
belched in church. He also plays a trumpet which is one of my favourite
instruments.
Next on translations
Niunguaga wana- You make a fool of me
We were beaten- Reke turimwo
Gathoni, I want you to be my legal wife-
Gathoni, nigwenda utuike wakwa wa mburi
Wayuni let me pass with someone- Reke hetuke na mundu
I prefer Maths to Love- Kaba Mathabu
Shiru's Contact- Namba ya Shiru
Beautiful bride- Kihiki Beauty
Shiru's Contact- Namba ya Shiru
Beautiful bride- Kihiki Beauty
Let me pass with someone and kaba mathabu haha!reke hetuke na mundu...funny!
ReplyDeletehave you listened to them Mark? They are funny. Come over we have a one man guitar dance party :-D
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