Mayo Nafwa

folk song / traditional

Lyrics - Kituba

(Folk song from Zambia, Bemba people)

Mayo nafwa, Mayo nafwa namatenge
Tumubike kwi? Tumubike kwi? Namatenge
Nako ku mulu, Nako ku mulu namatenge
Napo panshi, Napo panshi namatenge
Pali nyelele, Pali nyelele namatenge
Nanden da yila namatenge
Nanden da yila namatenge

English Translation - My mother is dead

My mother is dead, My mother is dead
Where do we put her? Where do we put her? I asked
Go to heaven, Go to heaven and earth
Down there, Down with the stars
There are bells, There are bells and clouds
Where did they eat
Where did they eat