From the recording Kitu
Lyrics
[Conversation]
Carine Poet:
Mumbaza icyo ndicyo
Mumbaza uwo ndiwe
Njye ndi njye njye njye
Njye njye ubwanjye
Njye ngenyine.
Njye nyir’impano itaramagiwe
Nyir’ingingo itaragegenwe
Nyir’umutwe utaratotejwe
Watojwe gutontoma butare!
Buturi ndiherera nkandika
Ntagishyika nta mupaka
Nzira impaka ndi mu mpaka
Mu kajwi keza mpanika,
Mvuga ibyo ntigeze nsabwa
Nsambaba n’intekerezo
Nkabyara ntakegereje indezo
Nsabana n’ibigeragezo
Bya buri muntu ntazi iherezo.
Aha ndi ndi mu nganzo
Mba nshaka nshakisha umutuzo
Insinzi y’umusizi usayukanye igisigo
Umuhigo w’umuhigi uhigukanye umuhigo
Umuhate w’umuhanga uhimbajwe no gujanga.
Njye ndandika ngo ndandaze ubu butumwa
Njye ndandika ngo ngaburire uyu munwa
Njye ndandika ukoze nabi agahanwa
Nkanandika ukoze neza akaganwa,
Mu nganzo ndaganje, ndavuna nkanunga
Ndabyara nkabyaza, ndavuga mukumva
Ndi ijwi rya rubanda niho nkorera umuganda
Ndakora ntiganda ntategereje impanda
Ndasyonyora ndakanda,
Ndacura ndi mu ruganda.
Muhanano ahari utuzura igituza
Ndi icyiza cyanga umwiza
Umwiza wanga icyiza
Icyangiro cy’abakunzi
Umukinzi w’icyo banga;
Ngo umuhanzi ni sagihobe
Ngo harya sha mucezereza angahe?
NGO utwana twanjye turagukunda
Koko se?…..
Njye ndandika kuri buri wese ntawe nsigaje
Njye ndandika kuri buri cyose ntaho mbogamye
Ndabangama ngendagenda mu byanyu mutampaye
Ubundi nkisanzura nkisohora wese ntisize
Ndigize , ndifite muri njye no muri mwe
[Coversation]
Marumbo Sichinga's Poem:
I wish I could tell you in lesser words
My why
I know the how
I know the technicalities
But there is nothing technical
About a spiritual experience
When your soul leaves your body
And finds its self-floating
I write to conquer my fears
To tell my truths
To scream from the top of my lungs
And still be able to hide behind my rib cage
I write to tell lies,
To be honest and mimic what could have been because the reality isn’t always what I dreamed of
And so sometimes I need an alternate reality
I write to be free
To let the caged bird sing
To bridle the melody of truth and the need for direction
I write to let out my voice
To find the force of my existence
To carry my insecurities on my tongue and let them dance in your ear
I’m earmarked for greatness but I don’t always feel it
So, I let poetry be my shield
I write to be naked
To make love to you in ways I couldn’t before
To use my tongue in ways I didn’t know possible
To make you feel at home
To have you tell me your secrets and more
And so, when you ask me why?
Why write about anger?
Why write about love?
Why write about rights and wrongs and politics?
Or the ticking of time
I say why even write at all
Why even write in English and not Chichewa
French and not kinyarwanda
Why write about the world and not rwanda
Malawi and not America
I tell you
I don’t know
Why write about her and not him
Why write but you and not them
Why write at all!
I write because I am Gods vessel!!
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Written & Performed by 1key, Carine Poet, Marumbo
Prod & Mixed by Alyt MX
Mastered by Eitball