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LYRICS : NAWAL "KWELI"
We
currently do not have the full translations in English for Nawal's album
Kweli, only the song titles. You can find the lyrics complete in French
or Comoran. See below for complete song translation
of "Hima" released by Putumayo in 2004.
Listen to samples of her music here...
1.
Al Djalilu - The
All Powerful
2. Sana – Try
3. Dunia Udjissa -
The World is Beautiful
4. Naritsangagnihe - Let
Us Unite
5. Mwaha mwema - Best
Wishes
6. Ces gens-là (Jacques
BREL)
Those People
7. Karibu - Welcome
8. Tsihuziwa riali anri
- The Sold Me for Honor
9. Kweli - Truth
10. Mwana bahari mwema -
My Piece of the Sea
11. Hegne –
Pay Attention
___________
LYRICS : NAWAL on "WOMEN OF AFRICA" (PUTUMAYO)
Track
8. "Hima" - Get Up
©
1999 NAWAL
Hey you modern woman
Be ready to leave the Zidaka*
Hey you woman from the world
We don't have to live like the old generation
Get up, Get up
Don't be afraid
Free yourself from the shadow
And fight for your right
Hey you modern woman
Artificial color in your face it's not enough
Hey you woman from the world
We have so much to do
Get up, Get up
Don't be afraid
Free yourself from the shadow
And fight for your right
Hey you educated woman
Go on, for sure you will have results
If you study, you will know how to save yourself
You will have the key for positive change
Get up, Get up
Don't be afraid
Free yourself from the shadow
And fight for your right
Get up! Because no
one is going fight in your place
Get up! You are going to find people to help you
Some are going hate you, but you'll be the one we need
You'll be the one we love
Chorus:
Get Up, you know it
Get Up, you are the one we love
* Zidaka is similar to a closet. In the past history of the Comoros, the high-class families honored their oldest daughter by keeping her in a Zidaka, so that others outside the family could not see her until she is married. These girls could not go outside even to see the sun, but could only slip out in the darkness of the night to see the stars and the moon.