Zimbabwe's Chiwoniso performs entrancing and uplifting songs with ancient s… Read Full Bio ↴Zimbabwe's Chiwoniso performs entrancing and uplifting songs with ancient soul and modern spirit. Backed by the mesmerizing interlocking melodies of the mbira and the deep grooves of an all-star lineup featuring some of Zimbabwe and South Africa's top musicians, Chiwoniso's voice resounds with defiant strength and profound tenderness.
See http://www.cumbancha.com/chiwoniso for more information on Chiwoniso.
With a sound that recalls the fire of Angelique Kidjo, the inspiration of Oliver Mtukudzi, the rebellion of Thomas Mapfumo and the soul of India.Aire, Chiwoniso is one of the most exciting talents in African music today.
Chiwoniso Maraire is a Zimbabwean musician who while pursuing her solo career has also recorded with Andy Brown and The Storm, Women's Voice, and The Collaboration.
While traditional Zimbabwean music provides a foundation for her music, she incorporates many influences.
See http://www.cumbancha.com/chiwoniso for more information on Chiwoniso.
With a sound that recalls the fire of Angelique Kidjo, the inspiration of Oliver Mtukudzi, the rebellion of Thomas Mapfumo and the soul of India.Aire, Chiwoniso is one of the most exciting talents in African music today.
Chiwoniso Maraire is a Zimbabwean musician who while pursuing her solo career has also recorded with Andy Brown and The Storm, Women's Voice, and The Collaboration.
While traditional Zimbabwean music provides a foundation for her music, she incorporates many influences.
USA Cheme
Chiwoniso Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Chiwoniso:
Ancient Voices Haaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa Yehhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhh Haaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa P…
Everyone's Child Everyman has got his day when he Is down and out…
Iwai Nesu Iwai Nesu Mwari baba Mwari baba Iwai nesu Iwai Nesu Mwari ba…
Listen to the Breeze I know this old man He lives in a house on…
Look to the Spirit Ahhh Yeah Ahhh ahhh Yeah Look to the Spirit When things are…
Mai Sometimes I imagine I hear your voice in the trees…
Matsotsi Ndosvika sei kumusha Ndisina mari yebhazi ini Ndofamba seiko…
Nhemamusasa Hiya Hiya Hah Hoo-horendere hiya Hiya Hiya Hah Hoo-horendere…
Rebel Woman Hinde hinde hinde hinde wende Hinde hinde hinde hinde wende …
The Way of Life If I had all the money on this earth happiness…
Wandirasa Something about you baby Has touched me deep inside I cant e…
Zvichapera I walk a lonly road, the only one that i…
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@tsutomukimura8866
English translation
First phrases
Keep silent my children Do not cry whilst I am here
I will hold you in own hands Do not cry
Keep silent my children Do not cry whilst I am here
I will hold you in own hands Do not cry
Hey you Hey you
Hey you Do not cry
Hey you Hey you
Hey you Do not cry
Second phrases
Be quiet Be quiet Be quiet Be quiet my baby Chengeto
Mother loves you where you are
Keep silent my children Do not cry
Be quiet Be quiet Be quiet Be quiet my baby Chiedza
You are an angel from heaven
Keep silent my children Do not cry
Hey you Hey you
Hey you Keep silent
@tsutomukimura8866
I've heard her singing as following,
First phrases
Chinyarara mwana wangu usa cheme ini diripo
Ndokutora mumaoko angu usa cheme
Chinyarara mwana wangu usa cheme ini diripo
Ndokutora mumaoko angu usa cheme
Ehuweee ehuuuwe
Ehuweee usa cheme
Ehuweee ehuuuwe
Ehuweee usa cheme
Second phrases
Shuu shu shu shu Chengeto wangu
Amai vanokuda ndipo paugere
Chinyarara mwana wangu usa cheme
Shuu shu shu shu Chiedza wangu
Uri ngirozi yekudenga
Chinyarara mwana wangu usa cheme
Ehuweee ehuuwe
Ehuweee chinyarara
(end)
(thanks F.K. & M.C.)
@henrietteteixeira8512
Composer: Chiwoniso
lyrics
CHINYARARA MWANA WANGU
USA CHEME ININDIRIPO
NDOKUTORA MUMAOKO ANGU
USA CHEME IWE
EHUUWEEE EHUUWEEE EHUUWEEE
USA CHEME IWE
SHUUU SHUUU SHUUU SHUUU CHENGETO WANGU
AMAI VANOKUDA NDIPO PAUGERE
CHINYARARA MWANA WANGU
USA CHEME IWE
EHUUWEEE EHUUWEEE EHUUWEEE
USA CHEME IWE
SHUUU SHUUU SHUUU SHUUU CHIEDZA WANGU
URI NGIROZI REKUDENGA
CHINYARARA MWANA WANGU
USA CHEME IWE
EHUUWEEE EHUUWEEE EHUUWEEE
USA CHEME IWE
EHUUWEEE EHUUWEEE EHUUWEEE
CHINYARARA IWE
Translation:
Hush my child, do not cry
I am here
I will take you in my arms
do not cry
Hush,hush,hush,hush,do not cry
Hush,hush,hush,hush,do not cry
Shush Shush Shush my Chengeto
mom loves you
That's where you will stay
Hush my child do not cry
Shush Shush Shush my Chiedza
You are an angel from heaven
Hush my child do not cry
credits
from Circle Songs, released August 1, 2018
Encontrado no site https://amuahava.bandcamp.com/track/usa-cheme
@ChicChickChatter
Hush my child,do not cry I am here
I will take you in my arms,do not cry
Chorus
Hush,hush,hush,hush,do not cry
Hush,hush,hush,hush,do not cry
Shush Shush Shush my Chengeto
mom loves you
That's where you will stay???(not exactly sure what she said)
Hush my child do not cry
Shush Shush Shush my Chiedza
You are an angel from heaven
Hush my child do not cry
@IvorZJones
This is a traditional Shona lullaby sung by mothers to put crying children to sleep or comfort them when they were not feeling well. But this plaintive melancholic lullaby has a double function too. Mothers tended to sing this lullaby when they were deeply unhappy about something. It was always their tears and sorrows they were also trying to soothe or mollify. A woman's lot is not often a happy one. This lullaby, therefore, served a double purpose - to comfort a crying child and to bring fortitude and strength to the mother as well. As the child slowly drifts to sleep the mother's face will be saturated in tears overwhelmed by her own emotions. For this is not just a lullaby to put a crying baby to sleep (Chinyarara mwana wangu, Usa cheme ini ndiripo, Ndokutora mumaoko angu, Usa cheme. Be quiet my child, Do not cry when I'm there (for you), I will take you in my arms (or I will cradel you in my arms) Don't cry.) This is a mother also giving succour to her own spirit to be strong (Ehuwe, ehuwe. Ehuwe, ehuwe, Usa cheme iwe). The words "usa cheme iwe" after the "ehuwe" are to herself. She needs to be bold, strong, and resourceful to confront daily hardships and pain. Chiwoniso in this song is going through the same emotions. That is why it is so powerful and tugs at you as well. We sense her sorrow, melancholy, unhappiness. She sounds too plaintive, too fragile, almost too tortured by something, Is it the child she is comforting or herself?
@ausafrikbabe
+Ivor Jones beautiful analysis and background information !
@ginamchemwa4902
Ivor Jones thank u I was putting my baby to sleep and I was going to sing but decided to play the song coz I'm too sick and in pain to sing I just so happened to scroll down and while reading your comment I just started crying while my baby fell asleep....thank u I got to release some emotional pain by crying it out. my mother this song to wen I was child but I never it was for the mother as well.
@cherylfields60
Thank you for the explanation and lyrical translation. Beautiful lullaby. I wish I had known it when my kids were babies. 😊
@Luna-and-Skylar-Productions
Where can I find the full lyrics?? I am so grateful you wrote some of them but I truly would love to know them fully. Ideas?
@saunsuraygovere1282
thank you
@tinei011
The situation in Zimbabwe right now makes this song so poignant. One feels so helpless.
@peterphillps5368
Esssh l have goosebumps,and tears filled my eyes.
She was a legend ,2022 and her music is still touching hearts.
Rest in enternal peace Queen
@hledew5593
Chiwoniso Chiwoniso, how beautiful your voice is, how you manage to amazingly put a tune together that makes one go deep into one's soul.... love you deeply in 2019 and will still be loving you deeply in 2030!! God knows, you were meant to still be here...
@newtonjackson652
Such a beautiful voice. Majestic. She and Kris kristofferson does a super great duet in Norway 2007 at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Recommend everyone to listen to it.