TITLE: MBABAZ NI ATHAMAKI
Intro (MC)
Eeeh…shazzy makwazi
Chorus (Call & Response – irudiwe sana)
Mbabaz ni athamaki!
— Athamaki!
Mbabaz ni mbeca!
— Mbeca!
Mbabaz mathĩna matiganĩtie!
— Matiganĩtie!
Airitũ nĩ tũgũtũraga!
— Tũgũtũraga!
Verse 1
Mbabaz arũgĩrĩte na kiatu gĩtheru,
Saa ya moko, look nĩ clean mũno,
Arĩkia akĩnjĩra, agĩthiĩ gũtũĩka,
“Gĩthomo na wĩra nĩyo nzira ya gũkũũra.”
Motoka yake nĩ ya tene no ndĩmũru,
Radio igũtamba mugithi mũthenya wothe,
Agĩtũrĩra ciugo cia tene tene,
Nĩngĩmũthekereria ndĩmwĩra “nĩ wega mzee.”
Chorus (Repeat)
Mbabaz ni athamaki!
— Athamaki!
Mbabaz ni mbeca!
— Mbeca!
Mbabaz mathĩna matiganĩtie!
— Matiganĩtie!
Airitũ nĩ tũgũtũraga!
— Tũgũtũraga!
Verse 2
Club kidogo, mbabaz arĩ VIP,
Soda igũcoka, ndarĩ ya cheap,
Agĩtũmĩra DJ “ongeza volume”,
Mugithi ikirĩa, mathĩna mothe marĩa.
Akatũĩra “mwana witu, wĩra nĩ mũgwanja”,
Ũtikanathũke, rũgendo nĩ rũraya,
Ũmũthĩ nĩ wao, rũciũ nĩ ithe,
Tũkũigua na tũtũũre na ngoro njega.
Bridge (MC / Crowd)
Sema “MBABAZ!”
— MBABAZ!
Sema “MBECA!”
— MBECA!
Sema “WĨRA!”
— WĨRA!
Sema “TŨGŨTŨRAGA!”
— TŨGŨTŨRAGA!
Chorus (Final – repeat repeat)
Mbabaz ni athamaki!
— Athamaki!
Mbabaz ni mbeca!
— Mbeca!
Mbabaz mathĩna matiganĩtie!
— Matiganĩtie!
Airitũ nĩ tũgũtũraga!
— Tũgũtũraga!
Outro
Nĩ mugithi ya gũtheka na gũcina,
Mbabaz na airitũ tũrĩ rũgendo rumwe,
DJ rudia from top,
Mbabaz shazzy makwazi