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Ninayowaza siwezi eleza
Kueleza natatizika
Natatizika na haya mawazo
Mawazo kuyawazua yawe wazi
Nayawazia tena sana
Ninayowaza siwezi eleza

Sababu za sababu hizi nini
Sababu yako haswa ni nini
Lawama, ni nani wa kulaumu
Lawama na sababu zitaisha lini
Kama si sababu ni lawama
Basi ni sababu za lawama
Lawama za sababu hadi lini

Moyo wangu wasumbuka, yaganda ya kwangu damu
Nafsi yasononeka, hali kwani yahujumu
Mwenzenu nadhoofika, maisha yanidhulumu
Hadi lini kufinyika, tayari nishagharimu

Adimu hizi mihela, majukumu yazidia
Hamuna hata cha kula,...

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or...

Nakukosea kwa kweli, nimekosa kutimiza
Ni ile ile tu hali, ya kesho yabaki giza
Sijui cha kubadili, nashinda nikikuwaza
Naanza kujikubali, kuwa nawe sitaweza

Ajira nimeshikika, bosi hatuelewani
Muda hata wa kupoka, naukosa...

Fresh tunes of new promises
A tiny buzz from loving smiles
And lo! The mutual melody
As hum by hum
Deeper you both fall
Until what we were
Is but an echo.
All these the wind whispers
Little whispers that break...

And when I’m high
Like the sky
I can’t help but ponder
Is it luck
Or is this it

And when I sink
To the very depths below
Still, I ponder
Is it a phase
Or is this it?

We are all threads
Hooked to the needle of time
Poking in and out
Stitching the fabric of our lives
There are never ends or beginnings
Only life getting bigger
Until the needle
Runs out of thread!

Poked me once and said –
“Sing me a song!” I said
I don’t sing so well
Poked me twice and said –
“Write me a poem!” I said
I don’t write well either
Poked me thrice and said –
“Then what can you do?”
I said darling,...

When the storm gathers
And the sun is hidden from view
With cold piercing winds –
And dark omnibus shadows:
Mothers rush to take the babes in
The chickens, the goat and all
Sensible creatures take cover
As the clouds...

She’s in love with sunsets
And all beautiful endings
Nature is in love with her, too
Every evening these two lovers
Stare and admire each other

Every sunrise the sunflowers open their arms
Calling, beckoning at the golden sun
Hoping the sun waves or winks back
But the sun just slides along
Too proud to care at the fragile flowers.
At sunset the moon consoles the...