Harare
Bongo Maffin Lyrics

Bongo Harare kumariva
Bongo Maffin is listening to Harare

Ndoda kuyenda ku Harare
I want to go to Harare

Ndoda kugara ku Harare
I want to stay in Harare

Harare
Harare

Take me back home
Take me back to my roots

Where the grass grows long
Where nature is still untouched

And the women are strong
Where the culture is thriving and empowering to women

We dedicated a song
We created a song to commemorate the beauty of Harare

For the kids to know what mutsuga piliti
To educate the kids about their culture and history

Letlapa the Bongo Maffin rapper
Letlapa is a rapper from Bongo Maffin

Kihubutsetse mhunu mutapa
He raps about the struggle against colonialization

Ruta bana huhapa lapa
And encourages the youth to keep pushing for their dreams

And still ace the calculus the algebra
He's skilled in mathematics and academia despite his music career

The formula for pie and still reach the sky
He's striving for success in both education and music

Badimo kidi blood line that link us to the beginning of time
We are connected to our ancestors and heritage

There are some fabric of space and time
We are caught in the circumstances of our lives

Take me to the sky and release me to fly
Take me to a place where I can feel free to be myself

I had a area of Harare ironically hardball
Growing up in Harare was tough, despite its beauty and cultural abundance

Abarobale kumbare habarobale
We are all the same and equal

Abarobale Harare habarobale
In Harare, we are all equal

Abarobale Tafara habarobale
In Tafara, we are all equal

Abarobale Chutungwidza habarobale
In Chutungwidza, we are all equal

Ikhaya lakho likuphi na
Where is your home?

Uyalazi igama lakho ngubani na
Who are you and what is your name?

Uyazazi ingoma yarira
Do you know the song that's playing?

Harare ngoma yarira
It's a Harare song that's playing

Harare bongo Harare
Harare, the city of Bongo Maffin's roots

Harare habarobale
In Harare, we are all equal

Maputo habarobale
In Maputo, we are all equal

Luwanda habarobale
In Luwanda, we are all equal

Butswana habarobale
In Butswana, we are all equal

Mutaka habarobale
In Mutaka, we are all equal

Soweto habarobale
In Soweto, we are all equal

Kinshasa habarobale
In Kinshasa, we are all equal

Lusaka habarobale
In Lusaka, we are all equal

Botswana Soweto habarobale
In Botswana and Soweto, we are all equal

Lagos habarobale
In Lagos, we are all equal