• Geoffrey Oryema

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Acholi, Lingala
Original lyrics

Makambo

[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
O na makambo ee
O na makambo ee
Ngai na makambo ee
 
[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli ba,
Lutuwa!
Lutuwa!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!
 
[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Hié éé éé
Ngai na makambo ee (hié ééé)
O na makambo ee
Hié éé é éé
Ngai na makambo ee
 
[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli ba,
Lutuwa! [x 23 (or 17 + 5)]
 
[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Ngai na makambo ee
Songisongi(?) bandeko ee
Ngai na makambo iééé
O na makambo ee
 
[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli ba,
Lutuwa! Lutuwaaa!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!
 
[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Ngai na makambo ee ee ee
Ngai na makambo ee
 
[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli ba,
Lutuwa!
Lutuwa!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!
Hié éé éé
Lutuwa! [x 17]
 
[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Ngai na makambo ee ee ee
O na makambo ee
Ngai na motema
 
[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Munu ba,
Lutuwa! Lutuwaaaa!
Lutuwaaaa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!
 
[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Songisongi(?) bandeko ee
Likambo(?) na motema ee
Ngai na motema
 
[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli,
Lok lutuwa!
 
[Lingala]
O na makambo ee ee ee
 
English
Translation

Problems

[Lingala]
O with problems
O with problems
O with problems
Me with problems
 
[Acholi]
Think about me in Acholi!
My people!
My people!
My people, stop fighting!
My people, stop fighting!
 
[Lingala]
O with problems
Hié éé éé
Me with problems (hié ééé)
O with problems
Hié éé éé éé
Me with problems
 
[Acholi]
Think about me in Acholi!
My people! [x 23 (or 17 + 5)]
 
[Lingala]
O with problems
Me with problems
Tattletale brothers
Me with problems iééé
O with problems
 
[Acholi]
Think about me in Acholi
My people! My people!
My people, stop fighting!
My people, stop fighting!
 
[Lingala]
O with problems
Me with problems
O with problems
 
[Acholi]
Think about me in Acholi
My people!
My people!
My people, stop fighting!
Hié éé éé
My people! [x 17]
 
[Lingala]
O with problems
Me with problems
O with problems
Me and [my] heart
 
[Acholi]
Think about me in the white man's language
My people! My people!
My people, stop fighting!
 
[Lingala]
O with problems
Tattletale brothers
The problem of the heart
Me and [my] heart
 
[Acholi]
Think about me in Acholi,
The words of my people!
 
[Lingala]
O with problems
 
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