Paroles et traduction Alexio Kawara - Chipo Changu

Chipo Changu

Pandinoshaura, vachidairira
Zvandinoimba vachiteera
Chipo nyanduri kudzamira
Ngoma yevaridzi yotsinhira
Zvozipa nyika yo dzana
Handirangu iri simba nderenyu
Zvimwe paya ndakazvitutumadza
Kukanganwa ndovarairwa

Ndinokutendai Tenzi woye (tenzi wooooye)
Manditungamira mu hondo (mu hondo muhondo)
Kuti ndigone kurarama
Mhanzi chipo changu

Ndinokutendai changamire
Manditungamira murwendo
Kuti ndigone kurarama
Mhanzi chipo changu mambo

Pavanodzana ndogutsikana
Humhizha uyu makandidana
Kupembedzwa zvorerutsa ndima iyi
Sandi ziya iri idonhodzo

Zvozipa nyika yodzana
Handirangu iri simba nderenyu
Zvimwe paya ndakazvitutumadza
Kukanganwa ndovarairwa

End

Chippo Changu

Dear Lord, hear my plea alone
Follow me as I sing this song
A gift to poets, penetrating deep
A song from its owner, echoing through the years
The world today is blessed by it
This power is not mine, but yours
Perhaps in the past I boasted
Forgetting the one who judges

I thank you Lord (lord ooooh)
Who lead me through battles (battles, battles)
So that I can carry on
Music is my gift

I thank you, noble one
Who guide my path
So that I can carry on
Music is my gift, my Lord

When they dance, I am content
You called me to this skill
To be praised, this makes it easy
This light is a blessing

The world today is blessed by it
This power is not mine, but yours
Perhaps in the past I boasted
Forgetting the one who judges

End