Lyrics and translation Jah Prayzah - Wenge

Wenge

Wenge mhuka, wenge bere
Wenge mhuka, wenge bere

Vanondityira kure
Vanoti pamwe ndine gona
Seiko kusina mumwe
Mumwewe
Anoti Mukombe unogona

Haaa vanondinyenyeredza
Haaa vanondidedera
Haaa vanondinyenyeredza
Haaa vanondidedera

Tsanangudzo dzakanangana nemi, ehee
Dai manga madzibvuma
Munenge muchiendepi murusero, ehee
Makamonerera zvuma
Rimwe zuva muchaona makumbeya mbeya
Haa muchati dhuma neni dhuma
Heee! Heee hiyere, eheee
Muchavata mundowe sehumba
Heee! Heee hiyere, eheee
Haa muchati dhuma neni dhuma

Wenge mhuka, wenge mhuka (wenge bere)
Wenge bere, wenge bere (wenge mhuka)
Wenge mhuka, wenge mhuka (wenge bere)
Wenge bere, wenge bere (wenge mhuka)
Mandidyira mwana maita usavi (wenge bere)
Munoziva here ndini ndakabereka (wenge mhuka)
Munoziva here, munoziva here (wenge bere)
Munoziva here ndini ndakabereka (wenge mhuka)

Ndavadzora vanga vatetereka vakomana
Haiwa, Kushora muchinyanya
Inga ndimi manga manyangarika asikana,
Haiwa kureva muchinyanya
Mondiperekedza kana ndoenda muchiona
Hoyi hoyi hooyi hoyi
Mucharinda rinda rangu kusvikira ndaora
Hoyi hoyi hoyi

Votsenga, vomedza
Vonwa mvura voseka
Votsenga, vomedza
Vonwa mvura voseka
Hoyi hoyi hoyi

Wenge mhuka, wenge mhuka (wenge bere)
Wenge bere, wenge bere (wenge mhuka)
Wenge mhuka, wenge mhuka wenge bere)
Wenge bere, wenge bere (wenge mhuka)
Mandidyira mwana maita usavi (wenge bere)
Munoziva here ndini ndakabereka (wenge mhuka)
Munoziva here, munoziva here (wenge bere)
Munoziva here ndini ndakabereka (wenge mhuka)

Batidza moto wematanda
Nokuti vatsike mavhunze iwe
(Hauvazive here, varoyi hauvazive here)
Vanonokupindirai mudzimba ndovanokufukura mugomba vakomana
(Hamuvazive here, varoyi hamuvazive here)

Ndiyerese, Kuti varambe varikunze iwe
(Hauvazive here, varoyi hamuvazive here)
Havagone kutenda, panoda kutendwa
(Hauvazive here varoyi hauvazive here)

Hoyi hoyi hoyi Haaa hoyi (wenge bere)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (wenge mhuka)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (wenge bere)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (wenge mhuka)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi Haaa hoyi (wenge bere)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (wenge mhuka)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (wenge bere)

Ndimi here (hama dzangu)
Ha here (hama dzangu)
Ndimi here (hama dzangu)
Ha here (hama dzangu)
Ndimi here (hama dzangu)
Haa here (hama dzangu)
Ndimi here (hama dzangu)
Ah here (hama dzangu)
Ndimi here (Hama dzangu)
Hoyo negomo wadedereka (hama dzangu)
Wakamukira mugwenga (hama dzangu)
Dzangano dzangova ngano (hama dzangu)

Hona vanoridza tsamwa (hama dzangu)
Hona vanofinyama iwe (hama dzangu)
Vanoreva mutupo wangu (hama dzangu)
Vachimonya muromo (hama dzangu)

Ha vanoridza tsamwa (hama dzangu)
Hona vanofinyama iwe (hama dzangu)
Vanoreva mutupo wangu (hama dzangu)
Vachimonya muromo (hama dzangu)

Vanoridza tsamwa (hama dzangu)
Hona vanofinyama iwe (hama dzangu)
Vanoreva mutupo wangu (hama dzangu)
Vachimonya muromo (hama dzangu)

Ha vanoridza tsamwa (hama dzangu)
Hona vanofinyama iwe (hama dzangu)
Vanoreva mutupo wangu

Wenge

I'm a beast, I'm a bear, baby
I'm a beast, I'm a bear

They fear me from afar
They say maybe I have a charm
Why is there no one else
Not even one
Who says Mukombe has power, baby?

Haaa they belittle me
Haaa they mock me
Haaa they belittle me
Haaa they mock me

The explanations are directed at you, ehee
If you had accepted them
Where would you be going in the future, ehee
Open your eyes wide and accept
One day you will see the wonders, baby
Haa you will say join me, join me
Heee! Heee hiyere, eheee
You will sleep in a cave like a dove
Heee! Heee hiyere, eheee
Haa you will say join me, join me

I'm a beast, I'm a beast (I'm a bear)
I'm a bear, I'm a bear (I'm a beast)
I'm a beast, I'm a beast (I'm a bear)
I'm a bear, I'm a bear (I'm a beast)
You're eating my child like it's nothing (I'm a bear)
Don't you know I'm the one who gave birth (I'm a beast)
Don't you know, don't you know (I'm a bear)
Don't you know I'm the one who gave birth (I'm a beast)

I brought them back when they were staggering, boys
No, Kushora you exaggerate
As if I would have disappeared without a trace,
No, to say you exaggerate
Accompany me when I go, you'll see
Hoyi hoyi hooyi hoyi
You will guard my grave until I decompose
Hoyi hoyi hoyi

They chew, they swallow
They drink water and laugh
They chew, they swallow
They drink water and laugh
Hoyi hoyi hoyi

I'm a beast, I'm a beast (I'm a bear)
I'm a bear, I'm a bear (I'm a beast)
I'm a beast, I'm a beast (I'm a bear)
I'm a bear, I'm a bear (I'm a beast)
You're eating my child like it's nothing (I'm a bear)
Don't you know I'm the one who gave birth (I'm a beast)
Don't you know, don't you know (I'm a bear)
Don't you know I'm the one who gave birth (I'm a beast)

Light a fire with logs
So that they come down and ask you
(Don't you know them, witches don't you know them)
They enter your houses I dig them up in a hole, boys
(Don't you know them, witches don't you know them)

Chase them away, So they stay outside, you
(Don't you know them, witches don't you know them)
They can't believe, where belief is needed
(Don't you know them, witches don't you know them)

Hoyi hoyi hoyi Haaa hoyi (I'm a bear)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (I'm a beast)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (I'm a bear)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (I'm a beast)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi Haaa hoyi (I'm a bear)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (I'm a beast)
Hoyi hoyi hoyi (I'm a bear)

Is it you (my relatives)
Ha here (my relatives)
Is it you (my relatives)
Ha here (my relatives)
Is it you (my relatives)
Haa here (my relatives)
Is it you (my relatives)
Ah here (my relatives)
Is it you (My relatives)
That one with a skin you let loose (my relatives)
You welcomed him into the clan (my relatives)
My relatives became stories (my relatives)

Look they are playing the tsamwa (my relatives)
Look they are getting fat, you (my relatives)
They are mentioning my totem (my relatives)
While cursing with their mouths (my relatives)

Ha they are playing the tsamwa (my relatives)
Look they are getting fat, you (my relatives)
They are mentioning my totem (my relatives)
While cursing with their mouths (my relatives)

They are playing the tsamwa (my relatives)
Look they are getting fat, you (my relatives)
They are mentioning my totem (my relatives)
While cursing with their mouths (my relatives)

Ha they are playing the tsamwa (my relatives)
Look they are getting fat, you (my relatives)
They are mentioning my totem