Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Mchawi na Msukule - Witchdoctor and Zombie

Ikawa mchawi kijijini
Akataka watumwa wengi
Watumwa wangapi hakajui

Mchawi akaona mwanaume
Mchawi akampa pombe
Mchawi akafanya msukule

Msukule akafanya kazi usiku
Akachinja nguruwe na kuku
Watu hawakasikia kitu

Asabuhi msukule akachoka
Mchawi akakwambia toka
Msukule akaacha shoka

Usiku pia akakata gogo
Msukule akalala fofofo
Maisha ni kama mkopo

Hivyo ilivyo

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There once was a witchdoctor in the village
He wanted many slaves
How many slaves, he didn't know

The witchdoctor saw a man
The witchdoctor gave him alcohol
The witchdoctor made him a zombie

The zombie did work at night
He slaughtered pigs and chickens
People didn't hear anything

In the morning, he was tired
The witchdoctor told him to go away
The zombie let go of the ax

At night he also chopped a log
The zombie slept soundly
Life is like a loan

That's the way it is 

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