
English: 
to all my people
East Africa
in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya
in Dar es Salaam
in Arusha
wherever you are
kneel and pray to God
what's the offence of the poor?
What is lawful and what is unlawful?
is this politics, religion, slavery
judgement day, Sodom and Gomorrah?
stand strong
take a look around each corner
left,right, front, back
make sure you look everywhere
just listen and be patient
so that you won’t regret later on
this goes out to my people
the cripple, blind, albinos or insane
street children, beggars
and those who are mentally sane
we're pulling the rope against those in power
fat bellies and cheeks

Swahili (macrolanguage): 
To All my people 
East Africa
Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya
Dar es Salaam, A town
Wherever you are
Piga magoti, tuombe Mungu
Kwani nini  Dhambi kwa mwenye Dhiki, 
Kipi haramu kipi halali,
Hii ni siasa, dini, vita, ubwana, utwana,
Simama imara, zunguka kila kona, kila anga angaza 
Kushoto, kulia, mbele, nyuma kote pitia
Na hapo ulipojishikiza g'ang'ania, sikilizia, 
Hii ni mahususi na maalum kwa watu wangu
Walemavu, vipofu, zeruzeru na wendawazimu
Watoto wa mitaani, fukara, masikini na wenye akili zao timamu
Hii kamba ngumu 
Mjue tunavutana na wenye nguvu
Vitambi na mashavu

Swahili (macrolanguage): 
Hakuna tena fair game
Refarii kauzu
Uwanja wenyewe mkavu
Ujira mgumu, malipo finyu
Kilichobaki kucheza rafu
Tumechoshwa na ukabaila, ubepari na ubeberu 
Wakati ndo huu
Ukombozi ndo huu
Na sasa naamuru mliopo chini wote mpate divai ya vinibu
Mtetezi wenu nikaze gidamu
Nimwage sumu ya upupu juu yao
Wajikune bila aibu
Kwanza saluti kwa waliyotangulia kuzimu
Pili tuombe Mungu
Baba yetu, utupe mkate wetu wa kila siku
Utujaze nguvu
Tupate kudumu ndani ya game
Tutakapofika kuzimu siku ya hukumu 
Utupe nafasi tupate kutubu
Kwani tunajua tunatenda maovu 
Tunakula haramu
Tunatumia kila mbinu
Juju, uhalifu, upanganyifu
Ili tuweze kujikimu
Lakini isiwe kisingizio kwa wanadamu wengine kunyimwa haki zetu
Kutuzibia riziki zetu 
Kutuita makafiri, dharau na kutukashifu
Kwani nini dhambi
Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki,
Kipi haram, kipi halali,
Kila mmoja anaitaka hii riziki 
Kitendawili, vurugu mechi 

English: 
it’s no longer a fair game
the referee is biased, the field is dry
work is hard to find, payment is little
what’s left is to play the hard way
tired of upper class, capitalism, dictatorship
this is the time of redemption
I demand that the poor
should get that wine
I pour poison over your opponents
to make them scratch themselves without shame
a salute to those who passed away before us
let us pray to God
our father,give us our daily bread
fill us with strength to succeed
on the day of judgement
give us the chance to regret
because we know
we are eating forbidden fruits
we use every possible method, juju, trickery
so we can sustain ourselves
but that shouldn’t be a reason 
for others to rob our rights
to call us infidels and insult us
what have we done wrong?
what’s the offense of the poor?
what is wrong,what is right?

Swahili (macrolanguage): 
Huwezi tabiri
Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki,
Kipi haram, kipi halali,
Kila mmoja anaitaka hii riziki 
Kitendawili, vurugu mechi 
Huwezi tabiri
Kwa nini ? Uliza swali, kama sote tungelikuwa wasomi, matajiri
Ni nani angelifanya kazi za kutisha na hatari mfano ya mochwari 
Kusafisha jiji, ukuli, korokoroni,  na kuzibua kinyesi,
Kila mmoja wetu hapa mjini kaja kwa dili
Kila kitu, kila mahali
Na hata ngozi ya mtu dili
Wengine wachawi, waganga feki 
Matapeli, wasafiri kafiri
Wakati wengine wapole kama walokole
Mchana pirika nyingi maofisini
Kumbe night kali, kahaba
Shuga, jambazi, mengine ya kusitiri
Ah!
Wapo waliopoteza maisha katika kufight life
Kumbukumbu zao zimebaki makaburini
Na wapo waliopoteza kabisa tumaini la kuwini
Hao roho zao utadhani wamezitoa rehani
Wakikutight mahali fulani 
Inabidi uwakabidhi mshahara wote wa mwisho wa mwezi
Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki,
Kipi haram, kipi halali,

English: 
everyone just wants their destiny
but you can’t look into the future
what’s the offense of the poor?
what is wrong,what is right?
everyone just wants their destiny
but you can’t look into the future
if we would all be intellectuals and rich
who'd do the dirty and dangerous work
in the mortuary, sweeping the street, watchmen...
everyone here in town came for a business
even a human skin is for sale
some are fake healers and wizards
others gentle-mannered like Born-again Christians
in the afternoon offices are buzzing
while the night is hard, prostitutes,
sugar daddies,criminals
and other things to be covered up
those who died fighting for their lives
their memories remain in the graveyard
those who lost hope that they will ever win
they have taken out a mortgage on their souls
when they stop you in the road
You give them your last coins
what’s the offense of the poor?
what is wrong, what is right?

Swahili (macrolanguage): 
Kila mmoja anaitaka hii riziki 
Kitendawili, vurugu mechi 
Huwezi tabiri
Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki,
Kipi haram, kipi halali,
Kila mmoja anaitaka hii riziki 
Kitendawili, vurugu mechi 
Huwezi tabiri
Kweli Bongo kutafuta braza 
Utajajuta utakapojikuta huna hata bukta
Shauri yako we tegesha tu kama golikipa
Na hao unaowategemea mwishowe watakutosa
Huna elimu, hun fani
Lakini nguvu, ulimi, uchumi unao unaukalia
Kumbuka
Kupata au kukosa yote ni kawaida
Sometimes unalala unaota unakula
Unakunywa, unapiga denda 
Na kula uroda na demu bomba
Ukikurupuka tu unakuta patupu 
Hakuna kitu
Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki,
Kipi haram, kipi halali,
Kila mmoja anaitaka hii riziki 
Kitendawili, vurugu mechi 
Huwezi tabiri
Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki,
Kipi haram, kipi halali,
Kila mmoja anaitaka hii riziki 
Kitendawili, vurugu mechi 

English: 
everyone just wants their destiny
but you can’t look into the future
what’s the offense of the poor?
what is wrong, what is right?
everyone just wants their destiny
but you can’t look into the future
in Tanzania you need to find your way
you may not own more than a pair of shorts
protect your plans like a goalkeeper
those you trust may let you drown 
you’re not educated, don’t have a special talent
but you have strength, your speech,your economy
to gain and to loose, it’s all normal
sometimes you sleep, dream and eat
and make love to a nice girl
when you wake up, the place is empty
what’s the offense of the poor?
what is wrong, what is right?
everyone just wants their destiny
but you can’t look into the future
what’s the offense of the poor?
what is wrong, what is right?
everyone just wants their destiny
but you can’t look into the future

Swahili (macrolanguage): 
Huwezi tabiri
