Nipempako

Verse 1

Nina badwa ku Chipata clinic, kwa Chazanga ni kunyumba but chikulu no kangono blue mu tumba/

Ba Tate benze kapokola, Ba Mayi benzo kubodola pa life tenzo samba ija menda yo tontola/ Dad got the bug – HIV – left a paternal orphan more like and ovc/

Tina kuka kuli Ba Mbuye, bless her soul - those hungry nights with no ma lights she blessed us all/

The little she had she gave, her advice – don’t work to be a slave, work hard to get paid/

A vegetable seller, a story teller, a Queen us her subjects would never rebel her/

Life was hard, yenze yo limba but chikulu benzo kamba ati ku skulu ku timba/

Life ya Njovu na mauzu – to climb the ladder, every step is like who’s who/

Hook

Umoyo wanga wandi vuta, nikali wachi chepele/

Sindi ngathe kukhala ndeka pano dziko/

Ndipemphako, ndipemphako Thandizo (x2)

Verse 2

When Gran died, my lifeline died – my heart was hardened but disregarded – Dearly departed/

I was a loose screw – na ubutu, no gwila na tuntu, with no ubuntu - half of a man kulibe na muntu/

Hey my life was raw, hey my life was war – survival ni nkondo – mu manja na nkonto – the other a bottle/

Sipping on Castle, Mosi, Kachasu – life was a hustle in life they despise you, whenever you’re down and never advise you/

Bridge

They’ll never advise you but what lies in you is what thrives so true (x2)

You are the one, the Power lies in you Child, you are the one – the Power is you/

Hook