Paroles et traduction Oliver Mtukudzi - Tinomuchema

Tinomuchema

Gashirai mwana wenyu uyu
Mugare naye hoo nemufaro
Gashirai (gashirai)
Gashirai (mwana wenyu)
Ho hoo mwariwe (mugare naye)
Mugare naye (nemufaro)

Muri mweya nengoni
Muri mwari ane rudo
Munoziva paari nhasi mwana uyu
Baba baba baba baba baba
Tizorodzei pfungwa dzedu

Tungamira (tungamira)
Tungamira mwana (tichatevera)
Tinoteveraka (sezvo ndiyo nzira)
Ndiyo nzira yedu (yedu tose)

Matora wani (matora)
Matora kare (hama yedu)
Rasaririra (rasaririra)
Hhmmm mwariwe (jana redu)
Tinomurangarira tinomuchema mwana
Moyo yedu inorwadza baba kana baba
Amai amai tizorodzei pfungwa dzedu
Tambanudza baba (tambanudza)
Tambanudza ishe (ruoko rwenyu)
Ruoko rwenyu rwerudyi (rubvumbamire)
Rubvumbamire (mhuri yasara)

Tinomuchema

Greet your child, dear one
Accept him with joy, my love
Greet (greet)
Greet (your child)
Oh you are welcome, my love (accept him)
Accept (with joy)

You are the spirit of the mbira
You are the woman with love
You know that today we have this child
Father, father, father, father
Calm our minds

Lead (lead)
Lead the child (we will follow)
We will follow (as that is the way)
That is our way (for all of us)

Choose the one (choose)
Choose quickly (our brother)
Lift him up (lift him up)
Oh, you are welcome, my love (our son)
We will miss him, we cry for this child
Our hearts ache, father or father
Mother, mother, calm our minds
Extend, father (extend)
Extend, Lord (your hand)
Your right hand (support us)
Support (the family that remains)