Language   

Makambo

Geoffrey Oryema


Geoffrey Oryema

Related Songs

Όταν κανείς στην ξενιτειά
(Nikos Xylouris / Νίκος Ξυλούρης)


1990
Exile
Exile

debut album, Exile, released on Real World Records in 1990. Produced by Brian Eno, the album is upheld as a world music classic, and one of the most popular releases in the label’s catalogue. On his song ‘Makambo’, Geoffrey sings about the pain of being forced to leave his motherland
[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
O na makambo ee
O na makambo ee
Ngai na makambo ee

[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli ba,
Lutuwa!
Lutuwa!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!

[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Hié éé éé
Ngai na makambo ee (hié ééé)
O na makambo ee
Hié éé é éé
Ngai na makambo ee

[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli ba,
Lutuwa! [x 23 (or 17 + 5)]

[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Ngai na makambo ee
Songisongi(?) bandeko ee
Ngai na makambo iééé
O na makambo ee

[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli ba,
Lutuwa! Lutuwaaa!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!

[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Ngai na makambo ee ee ee
Ngai na makambo ee

[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli ba,
Lutuwa!
Lutuwa!
Lutuwa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!
Hié éé éé
Lutuwa! [x 17]

[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Ngai na makambo ee ee ee
O na makambo ee
Ngai na motema

[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Munu ba,
Lutuwa! Lutuwaaaa!
Lutuwaaaa, ẃun ẃuwek lueny!

[Lingala]
O na makambo ee
Songisongi(?) bandeko ee
Likambo(?) na motema ee
Ngai na motema

[Acholi]
Ẃun ẃupara ki leb Acoli,
Lok lutuwa!

[Lingala]
O na makambo ee ee ee

Contributed by Dq82 - 2024/8/10 - 10:36




Main Page

Please report any error in lyrics or commentaries to antiwarsongs@gmail.com

Note for non-Italian users: Sorry, though the interface of this website is translated into English, most commentaries and biographies are in Italian and/or in other languages like French, German, Spanish, Russian etc.




hosted by inventati.org