Teacher Teacher- Kamande wa Kioi

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.

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