Rain Dance

Romi Swahili
2 min readJul 23, 2021

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Rain Dance

(Verse)

Bwanake, Siblings na Wazazi walimkalia ma-stranger

Unaeza tell ame-lose a lot kwa hiyo process ya labour

Picture room imejaa doctors juu delivery ime-stall

Wamekuwa hapa for hours wakafanya all that they know

Loss ya sanity na damu kwa pain already ame-lose control

‘Reach for the strength in your soul’, family members wakim-console

Mtoto ali come out na mkononi finally akam hold

How come she wasn’t moving alikuwa stiff like a baby doll

Despite kissing na cuddling bado body yake ilikuwa cold

We’re sorry for your loss ndiyo statement ya kwanza alikuwa told

Alikuwa bado anakagua features mtoto away akiwa taken

Could be the baby alikuwa amelala daktari alikuwa mistaken

Alibaki positioned bila movement na thoughtless

Kwa options za life ama kifo hakuwa na say kwa contest

After drip ya tranquilizer walim guide kwa shower

Na vile feeling ya maji down to her body iliosha fikra zake for hours…

(Hook)

Si huyu matha (Si huyu matha )

Alijikaza (Alijikaza)

Pasua paja (Pasua paja)

Nikiwa sala (Nikiwa sala)

Na jina lake (Na jina lake)

Nimelitaja (Nimelitaja)

Mungu baba (Mungu baba)

Mpe Faraja (Mpe Faraja) x 2

Verse 2;

Machozi, damu na jasho kwa shower aligeuka maji

None to save her from drowning helping hand alihitaji

Tragedy za life ni slopy sanity kitu ngumu ku-keep

Itakuwa ngumu ku-make sense ukijipata rolling in the deep

Utatamani ku-climb out energy all over itakuwa scattered

Madimbwi left right na centre kuku scatter bila pattern

Nyumbani ili feel strange kwake akipokea welcome

Nguo za mtoto zilimkumbusha losses akizipanga kwa mkeka

Kujifungia kwa room ilikuwa better juu kila place ali pass

Walimuuliza mtoto alivyo, the same lie ali rehearse

She’s healthy and Perfect, ana nywele ndefu at that

Baadaye memory za pain na losses across body yake ku-flash

Macho hugeuka bloodshot akikumbuka damu ali-lose kwa upasuaji

Uwongo humpa consolation kwa fluidity ya lugha na maji

Si ajabu ukiskia sauti yake akiwa busy sobbing kwa shower

Na uki-pull curtain ama ugonge hodi ata-pretend yuko sawa…

(Hook)

Si huyu matha (Si huyu matha )

Alijikaza (Alijikaza)

Pasua paja (Pasua paja)

Nikiwa sala (Nikiwa sala)

Na jina lake (Na jina lake)

Nimelitaja (Nimelitaja)

Mungu baba (Mungu baba)

Mpe Faraja (Mpe Faraja) x 2

(Outro)

After kushudia kisa chake nili run out of excuse

Vile familia ni special nikafuata safari kwenda kucheki my nieces and nephews

It’s not about the money nikisema wataku rescue

Juu huyu matha

Alijikaza

Pasua paja

Nikiwa sala

Na jina lake

Nimelitaja

Mungu baba

Mpe faraja…

Photo by Max Bender on Unsplash

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