MAVAMBO CHAZUNGUZA
Sacred Sonic Cosmos
VAKURU VACHIREVA
As said by the elders
CHORUS
KANA VAKURU VACHIREVA IMI VECHIDIKI MOTERA KANA PASIRIKAREVAA
When the elders and ancestors speak, the youth must pay attention
HAVAREVE HONDO YEMAPFUMO, HAVAREVE HONDO YEMAGIDI, KANA HONDO YEMAKANO
They do not speak of gun wars nor bow and spear wars
(HONDO HIYA HONDO)
(Fatal problems are imminent)
VERSE 1
KURASA HUNHU HONDOO
The loss of cultural values and sensibilities causes fatal problems
TSIKA NEMAGARIRO HONDO
The loss of traditions and customs causes fatal problems
KURASA WEROPA HONDOO
Abandoning one of your own results in fatal problems
(HONDO HIYA HONDO)
Fatal problems are imminent
HONA KURASA HUNHU HONDO
Look at the problems caused by the loss of cultural values and sensibilities
TSIKA NEMAGARIRO HONDO
The loss of traditions and customs causes fatal problems
KUSAZIVA KWAWAKABVA HONDOO
Not knowing your origins and identity causes serious problems
(HONDO HIYA HONDO)
Fatal problems are imminent
CHORUS
VERSE 2
HONA UNGAZVITI WAFUNDA
You may think that you are learned
HONA UNGAZVITI UNOZIVA *2
You may think that you are educated
HONA OTOZVIITA MAKOYA
You may think that you are unconquerable (Real McCoy, the genuine one)
APA HAUZIVE KWAWABVA (MUCHADENGA)
Yet you don’t know your identity (from above)
SAKA (CHORUS)
“so”
VERSE 3
NZOMBE HURU YAKABVAA MUKURERWA MWANANGU
Great people are raised by other people my child
KUZIVA MBUYAA HUDZWAA *4
All the knowledge that you have is from other people
MUZIVI WENZIRA YEPARUWARE NDIYE MUFAMBI WAYO *4
In-depth knowledge is an indication of long term involvement or experience
CHORUS
ZVICHAPERA
All this shall come to an end
CHORUS
ZVICHAPERA HONA ZVICHAPERA ENDE ZVICHAPERA
All this shall come to an end
ZVINOPERA HONA ZVINOPERA ENDE ZVINOPERA
All this shall come to an end
VERSE 1
NEIKO ZVAKATANGA SEIKO
How did this come about?
SEIKO ZVAKATANGA NANIKO
HOIYE HIYA HOIYE HIYA
why why why
Who started this?
NEIKO VAKATANGA VASIPO
Why are the elders not here?
SEIKO VAIZVIGONA VAPERA
How come all those who could solve this have died?
VERSE 2
TARIRAI ZVIRWERE ZVABATA VANA AVAA
Now children have been infected by diseases
RUVENGO RWEMARUDZI KUGANDA DEMAA
Racism against black people
ROPA RANYANYA KUDEUKA MUNYIKA DZEDU UMU
Too many bloody wars in our countries
SIMBA REUDZVANYIRIRI RARAMBA KUPERA KAA
Oppression continues
TARIRAI NZARA YARAMBA KUPERA KAA
Poverty continues
NEKUTI MVURA YARAMBAA KUNAYAA KAA
Because of drought
VANA DZIMBA DZARAMBA KUMIRA KAAA
Marriages are breaking down
MBEREKO INGORI MHERE IMO MUDZIMBA UMU
Infertility is also rife in marriages
MAKUNA KUNA YAVATOVA RARAMO KAAA
Incest is now very common
HANZI MURUME ACHATA MURUME
A wedding is a sign of proper manhood
KANA MUKADZI OCHATA MUKADZI KAAA
A wedding is a sign of proper womanhood
VERSE 3
NGATIMBOPIRAI KUVADZIMU VEDU KAAA
Let us appease our ancestors
TITI VATIRINGIRE RARAMOO
To ask for guidance from them
VAKURU VEDU VAIFAMBA SEIKO
These were the ways of our elders
MAPIRA EMVURA AYA ATAKASIYA
The rain making ceremonies that we abandoned
MAPIRA EMWAKA AYAA ATAKASIYAA
The new season ceremonies that we abandoned
MAKUVA AYA ATISACHAROVA
We abandoned ceremonies for welcoming back the wandering spirit of the dead back to the family
MAKARE DZIMBA DZAI KUMBIRIRWA
In the olden days marriages were blessed by the ancestors
MBEREKO VAKURU VAIWUCHIKA
Our elders used to restore fertility
MAKWENZI MUSHONGA WOTOTI HUROYI
Our traditional medicine is dismissed as witchcraft these days
MAHON’ERAAAA
Under your breath traditional singing