Tubonge, Chameleone naomba
(Forgiveness, is all Chameleone is asking for)
Tubonge,
(Let’s forgive)
Mungu Baba, We long ye’
(God our father, We long for you)
Gospel time now…ooh Lord.
Verse:
Nina wewe wa kweli,
(It’s you I look to)
Katika wote ninaye ni wewe,
(All I have is you)
Anae nipenda kamili,
(Whose love is perfect)
Bila kipimo unanipenda hakuna kiasi,
(You loved me unconditionally)
Ningetaka nikuone nikupe,
(I would love to meet you)
Vyote vyangu, nikupe chochote,
(And offer you all I have)
Unachotaka chochote upate,
(You can take all you desire)
Lakini sina namna ya ku kupata,
(But I do not have an avenue or reaching you)
Ungekua na fasi una ishi,
(If you had some time to spare)
Hata ingekuwa mbali vipi,
(However far you’d be)
Ningekuja nikuone wewe,
(I would come to see you)
Ungekua na nambari ya simu,
(Only if you had a telephone contact,)
Facebook au twitter- lakini
(A facebook account, or twitter)
Hata sura yako uli ificha!
(But you hid you face from us!)
Chorus:
Njo… Nimesubiri sana lini tutaonana,
(Oh, how I long for the day we’ll meet)
Njo… I don’t know what to do, to do,
Am waiting for you
Njo… Nimesubiri sana lini tutaonana,
(Oh, how I long for the day we’ll meet)
Njo… Rafiki wa kweli, rafiki mileli kweli!
(A true friend, truly remains a friend forever!)
Huu rafiki yangu nimempa sasa tuzo,
(I am giving this friend of mine a present,)
Ana siri zangu nyingi siogopi mateso,
(He knows all my secrets,)
Hao wabishi hawanitishi na mawazo,
(Ill talk and thoughts do not worry me)
Ninaye, Ninaye…
(He’s on my side, He’s on my side)
Mlinzi wangu sasa mi sitaki fujo,
(My protector, I don’t abet violence anymore,)
Nikiwa naye siogopi vya devil,
(I do not fear the devil when I am with him,)
Paddy man ongeza bass na treble,
(Paddy man, amplify the bass, & the treble)
Nimtaje kama ninaimba tangazo,
(I need it as I make this proclamation!)
Ungekua na fasi una ishi,
(If you had some time to spare)
Hata ingekuwa mbali vipi,
(However far you’d be)
Ningekuja nikuone wewe,
(I would come to see you)
Ungekua na nambari ya simu,
(Only if you had a telephone contact,)
Facebook au twitter- lakini
A facebook account, or twitter
Hata sura yako uli ificha!
(But you hid you face from us!)
Chorus:
Tubonge, Chameleone naomba
(Forgiveness, is all Chameleone is asking for)
Tubonge,
(Let’s forgive)
Mungu Baba, We long ye’
(God our father, we long for you)
Gospel time now…ooh Lord.
Verse:
Njo nikupe cho chote unataka,
(Oh, Come offer you anything you want,)
Hatuja kutana mi nakufuata,
(When we meet, I’ll follow you)
Njo nikukaribishe kwangu,
(Come, I welcome you at my home,)
Njo nikupikie chakula tamu,
(Come I prepare a delicious meal for you,)
Naomba nikuonyeshe na watoto wangu,
(I would like to introduce you to my children,)
Njo nikuonyeshe baba na mama wangu,
(Come, I show you my parents)
Nikuonyeshe marafiki zangu,
(I’ll take you to my friends)
Nami, na moyo wangu,
(Myself, …and my heart & soul)
Ungekua na fasi una ishi,
(If you had some time to spare)
Hata ingekuwa mbali vipi,
(However far you’d be)
Ningekuja nikuone wewe,
(I would come to see you)
Ungekua na nambari ya simu,
(Only if you had a telephone contact,)
Facebook au twitter- lakini
A facebook account, or twitter
Hata sura yako ulificha!
(But you hid your face from us!)
Translated by Ian Ortega