Dzoka Uyamwe
Oliver Mtukudzi * Track #4 On Tuku Music
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Dzoka Uyamwe by Oliver Mtukudzi
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“Dzoka Uyamwe,” literally translated from Shona, means “come back to suckle.” The song tells the story of an emigrant who has traveled far away from his ancestral home and is being taunted because of how dark his skin is. Luckily, his mother suggests the person comes back home where they are loved a...
Dzoka Uyamwe Lyrics
[Verse 1: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Mandiona kusviba mati kuwora
Kundiona kusviba mati kuwora imi
Vandiona kusviba vati kuwora
Kundiona kusviba hunzi kuwora
Kwangu vakomana mawere kwe
Ndoenda kwangu varumewe mawere kweyo
Kudzoka dande vakomana mawere kweyo
[Pre-Chorus: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Ndafunga Dande
Kudzoka Dande
Ndasuwa Dande
Kudzoka Dande
[Chorus: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Kufunga dande varume ndafunga kwedu
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Kudzoka dande varume ndafunga kwedu
[Post Chorus]
Huya zvako gotwe rangu iwe dzoka
Zamhu rakamirira iwe dzoka uyamwe
Huya zvako gotwe rangu iwe dzoka
Zamhu rakamirira iwe dzoka uyamwe
Kukurumura kwandakaita gore riya
Pawakasiyira ndipapo dzoka uyamwe
Kukurumura kwandakaita gore riya
Pawakasiyira ndipapo dzoka
[Chorus: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Kufunga dande varume ndafunga kwedu
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Kufunga dande varume ndafunga kwedu
[Verse 2: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Mandiona kusviba mati kuwora
Kundiona kusviba mati kuwora
Mandiona kusviba mati kuwora
Kundiona kusviba hunzi kuwora
Kuwora kwemunhu kuri mumoyo
Kusviba kwemunhu kuri mupfungwa
Kuwora kwemunhu kuri mumoyo varume
Kusviba kwemunhu kuri mupfungwa
[Pre-Chorus: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Ndafunga Dande
Kudzoka Dande
Ndasuwa Dande
Kudzoka Dande
[Chorus: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Kufunga dande varume ndafunga kwedu
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Kudzoka dande varume ndafunga kwedu
[Bridge: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Huya zvako gotwe rangu iwe dzoka
Ndafunga dande
Zamhu rakamirira iwe dzoka uyamwe
Kufunga dande
Kukurumura kwandakaita gore riya
Ndafunga dande
Pawakasiyira ndipapo dzoka uyamwe
Kufunga dande
Kukurumura kwandakaita
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Dzoka
Kufunga dande varume ndafunga kwedu
Dzokai uyamwe
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Dzoka
Kufunga dande varume ndafunga kwedu
Dzokai uyamwe
[Bridge 2: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Huya zvako gotwe rangu iwe dzoka
Ndafunga dande
Zamhu rakamirira iwe dzoka uyamwe
Kudzoka dande
Huya zvako gotwe rangu iwe dzoka
Ndafunga dande
Zamhu rakamirira iwe dzoka uyamwe
Kudzoka dande
Kukurumura kwandakaita gore riya
Ndafunga dande
Pawakasiyira ndipapo dzoka uyamwe
Kudzoka dande
Kukurumura kwandakaita gore riya dzoka
Ndafunga dande
Pawakasiyira ndipapo dzoka uyamwe
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Dzoka
Kufunga dande varume ndafunga kwedu
Dzokai uyamwe
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Dzoka
Kufunga dande varume ndafunga kwedu
Dzokai uyamwe
[Outro: Oliver Mtukudzi]
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Dzoka
Kufunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Dzokai uyamwe
Ndafunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Dzoka
Kufunga dande vakomana ndafunga kwedu
Dzokai uyamwe
Dzoka Uyamwe Q&A
Who wrote Dzoka Uyamwe's ?
Dzoka Uyamwe was written by Oliver Mtukudzi.
When did Oliver Mtukudzi release Dzoka Uyamwe?
Oliver Mtukudzi released Dzoka Uyamwe on Mon Oct 25 1999.
What did Oliver Mtukudzi say about "Dzoka Uyamwe"?
In a book by Jennifer W. Kyker on his life called Oliver Mtukudzi: Living Tuku Music in Zimbabwe, page 130, Mtukudzi commented on “Dzoka Uyamwe”:
The inspiration of that song came after realizing a lot of people in the urban areas, they are suffering. And yet they have homes where they can actually...