Simba
Khadja Nin Lyrics


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"Watoto yangu
mimi mama yenu
sina nguvu tena
za ku uwa simba..."


ile macezo yote
mi na kumbuka
sinta sahabu
tuli kuwa
tuna ceza
kila siku nyumba
sisi watoto
mayisha ya watoto
ingali tu macezo
mpaka leo
ata jana niliona
ku njiya kule kwetu
wengine wangali
wana imba


"inamacikangalagaca
inamacikangalagaca
inamacikangalagaca
inamacikangalagaca"


simba ni makali
ili uwa baba




tuta kula nini
wali na sombe

Overall Meaning

The above lyrics are from the song "Simba" by Khadja Nin. The first stanza talks about the singer's commitment to taking care of her children despite feeling weak and unable to kill a lion (simba) to provide for them. The second stanza reminisces about the singer's childhood memories with her friends and playmates, and how they would play and have fun every day, still remembering the games to this day. The repetitive line "inamacikangalagaca" may be a reference to a children's rhyme or game they used to play, adding to the nostalgic tone of the stanza. The final stanza expresses the worry of not being able to feed her children if the father figure (simba) is killed, and the uncertainty of what they will eat without him.


The theme of the song is centered around the struggles and hardships of motherhood and the importance of family. It highlights the sacrifices that parents make for their children, and the enduring memories of childhood days. The reference to the simba could also represent the father figure in the family, who is seen as the provider and protector, adding to the theme of family.


Line by Line Meaning

Watoto yangu
My children (referring to the listeners of the song)


mimi mama yenu
I am your mother (the singer is assuming a motherly role to the listeners)


sina nguvu tena
I don't have strength anymore (suggesting a struggle or hardship)


za ku uwa simba...
to kill a lion (literal translation), but in the context of the song, it may symbolize a difficult or seemingly impossible task


ile macezo yote
all the games (referring to childhood memories and experiences)


mi na kumbuka
I remember (nostalgia for the past)


sinta sahabu
my friends (the singer is reminiscing about her childhood friends)


tuli kuwa
we used to be (suggesting a change from the past)


tuna ceza
we used to play (more childhood memories)


kila siku nyumba
every day at home (a specific context for the childhood memories)


sisi watoto
we children (the specific group of people playing and having fun)


mayisha ya watoto
the life of children (a general statement about childhood experiences)


ingali tu macezo
we are still playing (suggesting that the spirit of playfulness still lives on)


mpaka leo
until today (the memories and experiences have stayed with the singer)


ata jana niliona
even yesterday I saw (the memories are still fresh in the singer's mind)


ku njiya kule kwetu
on the road to our home (a specific location for the singer's childhood memories)


wengine wangali
others were still there (suggesting that the singer has moved on, but others have stayed behind)


wana imba
they are singing (the memories and experiences continue for others)


inamacikangalagaca
untranslatable, but it may be a nonsense phrase used for rhythm or emphasis (a common device in music)


simba ni makali
lions are fierce (a fact that is difficult to ignore)


ili uwa baba
in order to kill a lion (another reference to the difficulty of the task)


tuta kula nini
what will we eat? (suggesting that the lion is a symbol of something important or meaningful)


wali na sombe
rice and beans (literal translation), but it may symbolize something simple and satisfying, like the basic necessities of life




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