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Wanakaa Mbali (They Are Far)

from Keep My Heart Awake / Wanakaa Mbali by Sauti Sha

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dedicated to the many orphans and wanderers
who we have spoken to and sat with, those from our own families,
and especially to those we have never met.

lyrics

Wanakaa mbalinao
Wanakaa mbalinao
Wanakaa mbalinao na familiazao

Ona tulivyo waona hawanapakuwenda hao
Ona tulivyo waona wanadai hakizao

(They are far from their family
When we saw them, they had nowhere to go
When we saw them, they were fighting for their rights)

Oh children of the night
Your feet sunk into fallen moons on the roadside
You honor life for you speak to death
In the city of lights

No one to hear no want to hear no one to hear
No one to hear no want to hear no one to hear
No one to hear no want to hear no one to hear

Wanakaa mbalinao
Wanakaa mbalinao
Wanakaa mbalinao na familiazao

Ona tulivyo waona hawanapakuwenda hao
Ona tulivyo waona wanadai hakizao

(They are far from their family
When we saw them, they had nowhere to go
When we saw them, they were fighting for their rights)

Kula kwao shida
Kulala shida
Wanatesekaa

(Eating wasn't easy for them
As they slept in terrible places
They are suffering)

credits

from Keep My Heart Awake / Wanakaa Mbali, released March 6, 2019
written and arranged by matiga koba and nehemiah stark

matiga koba - vocals, rhythm guitar. percussion
nehemiah stark - vocals
jake fader - lead guitar, bass
jacob wynne - trumpet

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We are a Cleveland-based, trans-African band making music for strugglers.

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