Mwalimu wetu hapendi kelele

Lyrics - Swahili

(Folk song from Tanzania)

Mwalimu wetu hapendi kelele,
anapenda nyimbo na vigelegele,
akivaa khanga inamsumbua
akivaa tenge mawingu ya mvua.

Our teacher does not like noise,
he loves songs and shouts,
wearing a khanga* bothers him
wearing tenge** rain clouds.

*khanga = colorful piece of clothing (source)
**tenge = rain clouds (source)