Verse 1
Wanasemaga mapenzi safari, Unavyopita ndo jinsi unajongea
They say love is a journey, the more you move the closer you get (to real love)
Ila niendako ni mbali sijui ka ntafika sababu natembea
But it seems I'm going far, and I'm not sure I'll reach since I'm walking.
Niliposikiaga Habari, Yakisifika nikakesha nangojea
I heard the news of praises (when starting off as a musician) I stayed up at night waiting
Akabariki Jalali na nikawika muziki nikauotea
God poured his blessings and I delved into music,
Ile pruuu mpaka Macca, Nikadandiaga Bongo movie, Kumbe mapenzi hayataki haraka
While still in my pilgrimage (not yet 'arrived' as a musician), I hoped on to (fell in love with) a 'movie artist'
I still didn't know "love is slow"/love requires patience, there's no need to rush
Ni kama tango natia tu chumyi
I was impatient adding salt, eating a fruit when it wasn't yet ripe (Okay the word tango means a fruit that's not yet ripe. In East Africa we eat such fruits with salt. What he's saying could mean getting into love before it was the right time for him.)
Mwenzenu nikaoza haswa
I became rotten (not quite the right translation, but that's the literal meaning).
Na kujitia kitandani mjuzi
I called myself knowledgeable in bed issues.
Eti nataka fukuza paka, Badala ya mbwa nikafuga mbuzi
I wanted to chase the cat, instead of a dog I reared a goat (don't know what is the hidden meaning here)
Wivu ukanifanya nikagombana na marafiki, Ugomvi na mamangu akiniambia siambiliki
Jealousy made me argue with my friends
Quarreling with my mother, not listening to her advice.
Bridge:
My heart tells me Nasibu (his name) it's enough with loving
But I keep fighting with my conscience.
Esma (his sister) tells me, my young brother, it's enough with love issues,
But I can't stop,
Today I'm hurt by one lover, tomorrow by another
Chorus
Mbona sikomi - Why can't I stop?
Licha ya mateso haya - Despite all the hurt, why can't I stop
Verse 2:
Aliyonifanyia wa central, Haki ya mungu siyawezi sema
What the girl from Central did to me, I can never say
Ila nimejifunza kesho nisiwaamini wacheza sinema
But I've learnt to never trust movie actresses
Moyo walinipatia mateso, Siwezi kumeza siwezi tema, Ndio maana sikushanga ile ghafla, Toka CCM kwenda CHADEMA
My heart hurt from the pain they inflicted on me
I could neither eat, neither throw up
Which is why I wasn't shocked when she announced she'd jumped ship from CCM to CHADEMA (Political parties in Tanzania)
Wanasema kitanda ukitandika sharti ukilalie, Nikajitia ukamanda yatakwisha, Wacha nivumilie, Kila kiza kikitanda, Ndo visa machozi me nilie, Penzi yakatia parapanda, Kuwaita waje washambulie
They say he who makes his bed must lie on it (Swahili Proverb)
So I encouraged myself that it would all pass, let me endure
But every night there was a crisis forcing me to cry
'Love' became the trumpet calling others to come mock me
Acha na penny wa hidari, Nilio muhongaga gari aliponambia ana mimba, Mwisho wa siku akaichomoa chaliiiii
Let me not talk about Penny (another former Girlfriend)
Whom I gifted a car when she told me she was pregnant
Yet went ahead and aborted my kid
Mola akanitunuku Zari, Akanzalia dume na mwali, Niliyvo mjinga nikacheat aibu mpaka Kwa vyombo vya habari,
God blessed/awarded me with Zari
With whom we've had two beautiful kids, a girl and a boy,
But in my stupidity I cheated on her
What a shame it was, a topic even in media outlets
Bridge:
My heart tells me Nasibu it's enough stop
But I keep fighting with my conscience.
Lizer (his producer) tells me, Simba (Diamond's nickname/title), it's enough with love
But I can't stop,
Today I'm hurt by one lover, tomorrow by another
Chorus
Mbona sikomi - Why can't I stop?
Licha ya mateso haya - Despite all the hurt, why can't I stop
Nishafumania - I've walked on people cheating on me,
Nikafumaniwa - I've been found cheating
Why can't I stop?
Wanasemaga mapenzi safari, Unavyopita ndo jinsi unajongea
They say love is a journey, the more you move the closer you get (to real love)
Ila niendako ni mbali sijui ka ntafika sababu natembea
But it seems I'm going far, and I'm not sure I'll reach since I'm walking.
Niliposikiaga Habari, Yakisifika nikakesha nangojea
I heard the news of praises (when starting off as a musician) I stayed up at night waiting
Akabariki Jalali na nikawika muziki nikauotea
God poured his blessings and I delved into music,
Ile pruuu mpaka Macca, Nikadandiaga Bongo movie, Kumbe mapenzi hayataki haraka
While still in my pilgrimage (not yet 'arrived' as a musician), I hoped on to (fell in love with) a 'movie artist'
I still didn't know "love is slow"/love requires patience, there's no need to rush
Ni kama tango natia tu chumyi
I was impatient adding salt, eating a fruit when it wasn't yet ripe (Okay the word tango means a fruit that's not yet ripe. In East Africa we eat such fruits with salt. What he's saying could mean getting into love before it was the right time for him.)
Mwenzenu nikaoza haswa
I became rotten (not quite the right translation, but that's the literal meaning).
Na kujitia kitandani mjuzi
I called myself knowledgeable in bed issues.
Eti nataka fukuza paka, Badala ya mbwa nikafuga mbuzi
I wanted to chase the cat, instead of a dog I reared a goat (don't know what is the hidden meaning here)
Wivu ukanifanya nikagombana na marafiki, Ugomvi na mamangu akiniambia siambiliki
Jealousy made me argue with my friends
Quarreling with my mother, not listening to her advice.
Bridge:
My heart tells me Nasibu (his name) it's enough with loving
But I keep fighting with my conscience.
Esma (his sister) tells me, my young brother, it's enough with love issues,
But I can't stop,
Today I'm hurt by one lover, tomorrow by another
Chorus
Mbona sikomi - Why can't I stop?
Licha ya mateso haya - Despite all the hurt, why can't I stop
Verse 2:
Aliyonifanyia wa central, Haki ya mungu siyawezi sema
What the girl from Central did to me, I can never say
Ila nimejifunza kesho nisiwaamini wacheza sinema
But I've learnt to never trust movie actresses
Moyo walinipatia mateso, Siwezi kumeza siwezi tema, Ndio maana sikushanga ile ghafla, Toka CCM kwenda CHADEMA
My heart hurt from the pain they inflicted on me
I could neither eat, neither throw up
Which is why I wasn't shocked when she announced she'd jumped ship from CCM to CHADEMA (Political parties in Tanzania)
Wanasema kitanda ukitandika sharti ukilalie, Nikajitia ukamanda yatakwisha, Wacha nivumilie, Kila kiza kikitanda, Ndo visa machozi me nilie, Penzi yakatia parapanda, Kuwaita waje washambulie
They say he who makes his bed must lie on it (Swahili Proverb)
So I encouraged myself that it would all pass, let me endure
But every night there was a crisis forcing me to cry
'Love' became the trumpet calling others to come mock me
Acha na penny wa hidari, Nilio muhongaga gari aliponambia ana mimba, Mwisho wa siku akaichomoa chaliiiii
Let me not talk about Penny (another former Girlfriend)
Whom I gifted a car when she told me she was pregnant
Yet went ahead and aborted my kid
Mola akanitunuku Zari, Akanzalia dume na mwali, Niliyvo mjinga nikacheat aibu mpaka Kwa vyombo vya habari,
God blessed/awarded me with Zari
With whom we've had two beautiful kids, a girl and a boy,
But in my stupidity I cheated on her
What a shame it was, a topic even in media outlets
Bridge:
My heart tells me Nasibu it's enough stop
But I keep fighting with my conscience.
Lizer (his producer) tells me, Simba (Diamond's nickname/title), it's enough with love
But I can't stop,
Today I'm hurt by one lover, tomorrow by another
Chorus
Mbona sikomi - Why can't I stop?
Licha ya mateso haya - Despite all the hurt, why can't I stop
Nishafumania - I've walked on people cheating on me,
Nikafumaniwa - I've been found cheating
Why can't I stop?