Lyrics and translation Oliver Mtukudzi - Chengetai

Chengetai

Chengetai mai nababa
Chengetai mai nababa vayaka
Chengetai mai nababa
(Chengetai mai nababa)
Chengetai mai nababa vayaka
(Chengetai mai nababa)
Vakatsanya pagwirikwiti ukararama
(Chengetai mai nababa)
Ndokutsanya pagwirikwiti ukararama wani
(Chengetai mai nababa)

Chengetai mai nababa
(Chengetai mai nababa)
Chengetai mai nababa vayaka
(Chengetai mai nababa)
Vakatsanya pagwirikwiti ukararama
(Chengetai mai nababa)
Vakatsanya pagwirikwiti ukararama
(Chengetai mai nababa)

Chido chaMwari kuvanavo
Chido chaMwari kuvanavo
Chido chaMwari kuvanavo
Vakatsanya pagwirikwiti ukararama
(Chengetai mai nababa)
Vakatsanya pagwirikwiti ukararama
(Chengetai mai nababa)

Vakakubvumbamira muhondo iwe
Ndokukubvumbamira pahondo

Vakatsanya pagwirikwiti ukararama
(Chengetai mai nababa)
Vakatsanya pagwirikwiti ukararama
(Chengetai mai nababa)

Chengetai

Chengetai, my darling
Chengetai, my darling, please
Chengetai, my darling
(Chengetai, my darling)
Chengetai, my darling, please
(Chengetai, my darling)
I make you suffer so that you can live
(Chengetai, my darling)
I will make you suffer so that you can live, my dear
(Chengetai, my darling)

Chengetai, my darling
(Chengetai, my darling)
Chengetai, my darling, please
(Chengetai, my darling)
I make you suffer so that you can live
(Chengetai, my darling)
I make you suffer so that you can live
(Chengetai, my darling)

God, give me wisdom
God, give me wisdom
God, give me wisdom
I make you suffer so that you can live
(Chengetai, my darling)
I make you suffer so that you can live
(Chengetai, my darling)

They protected you in the war
I will protect you in the war

I make you suffer so that you can live
(Chengetai, my darling)
I make you suffer so that you can live
(Chengetai, my darling)