Key Phrases to Learn
Cultural Note: "Tiri bhande nebhurugwa"
This beautiful metaphor compares a couple to "a belt and trousers" - inseparable and essential to each other. It's a common Shona expression that captures the interdependence of a strong relationship.
Lyrics with Translations
🎶 NdokufungaTo think. ndichimukaTo get up; to rise from lying or sitting position.
"I think about you when I wake up"
🎶 Ndokurindaguard; watch against attack, injury, damage or any danger. • Grave. uchisukaTo wash, such as cleaning a pot or dishes.
"I will watch you as you do the dishes"
🎶 Tiri bhandeBelt; a flexible band used to secure clothing. nebhurugwaPants or trousers, a garment worn on the lower body, covering each leg separately.
"We are like a belt and trousers"
🎶 Ngatisa paradzaneTo perish; to disperse
"May we be together forever/let's not destroy each other"
🎶 NdokufungaTo think. ndichimukaTo get up; to rise from lying or sitting position.
"I think about you when I wake up"
🎶 Ndokurindaguard; watch against attack, injury, damage or any danger. • Grave. uchisukaTo wash, such as cleaning a pot or dishes.
"I will watch you as you do the dishes"
🎶 If you teach me how to love better
"UkandidzidzisaTo learn. kukupa rudo"
🎶 NdotodzidziraTo learn.
"I can learn from you/I will surely learn from you"
🎶 MoyoHeart. wako wave wangy bhebhi
"Your hide is mine, babe"
🎶 WotopfigiraTo keep something safe or secure by enclosing it.
"Keep it safe"
🎶 Themba Lami, Ungakhali ntombi[Zulu]
"Trust me, don't cry"
🎶 We gon live it up
"Tichanakidzwa"
🎶 Nyangwe zvikadini
"No matter what happens"
🎶 I will never leave you wega (alone)
"Handikusiye"
🎶 When the bass line kicking
"Mangoma achirira"
🎶 Girl your wasteline wicked
"Chiuno chako chakaipa"
🎶 I will be working
"Ndinenge nichishanda"
🎶 Through the weekend
"Panopera vhiki"
🎶 Till I'm earning 6 digits
"Kusvika ndabata million"
🎶 Got me feeling like Romeo
"Ndakunzwa kunge ndiri Romeo"
🎶 And you're my juliet,
"Iwewe uri Juliet wangu"
🎶 Every minute, every second, I wanna know
"Nguva dzose, ndoda kuziva"
🎶 Kuti (that) where you at
"KutiTo say. uripi"
🎶 NdokufungaTo think. ndichimukaTo get up; to rise from lying or sitting position.
"I think about you when I wake up"
🎶 Ndokurindaguard; watch against attack, injury, damage or any danger. • Grave. uchisukaTo wash, such as cleaning a pot or dishes.
"I will watch you as you do the dishes"
🎶 Tiri bhandeBelt; a flexible band used to secure clothing. nebhurugwaPants or trousers, a garment worn on the lower body, covering each leg separately.
"We are like a belt and trousers"
🎶 Ngatisa paradzaneTo perish; to disperse
"May we be together forever/let's not destroy each other"
🎶 NdokufungaTo think. ndichimukaTo get up; to rise from lying or sitting position.
"I think about you when I wake up"
🎶 Ndokurindaguard; watch against attack, injury, damage or any danger. • Grave. uchisukaTo wash, such as cleaning a pot or dishes.
"I will watch you as you do the dishes"
🎶 Handimbo zvipotse maziso anoona
"I won't miss it the eyes can see"
🎶 Unotombo zvivhunza kuti ndini?
"I ask myself is this me?"
🎶 I kiss your lips then you believe me
"Ndokutsvoda wobva wabeliever"
🎶 Never leave me
"Usandisiye"
🎶 Now stuck to you like glue
"Ndanamira pauri kunge pashanda glue"
🎶 You are my everything
"Uri zvese kwandiri"
🎶 Tiri bhandeBelt; a flexible band used to secure clothing. nebhurugwaPants or trousers, a garment worn on the lower body, covering each leg separately.
"We are like a belt and trousers"
🎶 Whenever you leave
"Pese paunoenda"
🎶 NdinozvizivaTo know. unodzokaTo return.
"I know you're always come back"
🎶 Kundishaya babe haugone
"You can't live without me/You won't be able to not find me"
🎶 Vamwe avo ini handimbode
"I don't want any other person"
🎶 HuyaTo come. paduze coz
"Come closer because"
🎶 The street are lonely
"Hakuna vanhu muround"
🎶 Pandinoti poteTo leave or depart from a place. babe hande
"When I make a move lets go babe"
🎶 NdokufungaTo think. ndichimukaTo get up; to rise from lying or sitting position.
"I think about you when I wake up"
🎶 Ndokurindaguard; watch against attack, injury, damage or any danger. • Grave. uchisukaTo wash, such as cleaning a pot or dishes.
"I will watch you as you do the dishes"
🎶 Tiri bhandeBelt; a flexible band used to secure clothing. nebhurugwaPants or trousers, a garment worn on the lower body, covering each leg separately.
"We are like a belt and trousers"
🎶 Ngatisa paradzaneTo perish; to disperse
"May we be together forever/let's not destroy each other"
🎶 NdokufungaTo think. ndichimukaTo get up; to rise from lying or sitting position.
"I think about you when I wake up"
🎶 Ndokurindaguard; watch against attack, injury, damage or any danger. • Grave. uchisukaTo wash, such as cleaning a pot or dishes.
"I will watch you as you do the dishes"
💡 Learning Tips
- 1.Listen to the song multiple times while reading the lyrics
- 2.Try singing along to improve your pronunciation
- 3.Focus on the repeated phrases - they're easier to memorize
- 4.Notice how Shona and English blend naturally in modern music
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