twende pwani

[Intro]
(Saxophone intro, light percussion)
Twende Pwani, sherehe,
Mzee Ngala at Bamburi, the Legend!
Kilifi, Malindi, tucheze Mwanzele,
Bado, we remember!
[Chorus]
Lead Vocalist:
Twende Pwani, tusafiri kwa pwani,
Wote wakiwa poa, Mombasa na Diani,
Kilifi na Malindi, legends tunawakumbuka,
Tufurahi, tufurahi, tucheze bango!
(Let’s go to the coast, travel the coast,
Mombasa, Diani, Kilifi, we remember the legends,
Let’s celebrate, let’s dance Bango!)
Background Vocals:
Mzee Ngala, tucheze!
Safari Sounds, we remember!
Teddy Harrison, RIP, the legend!
Them Mushrooms, Jambo Hakuna Matata!
Habel Kifoto, Maroon Commandos, Charonyi Wasi!
Mdavida Kutoka Taita, the legend, RIP!
[Verse 1]
Chakacha kwa mtaa, shutu na maitha,
Mombasa, Kilifi, Malindi, legends wa kila aina,
Safari Sounds walijenga, Taarabu Malika,
The Queen of the coast, tune zake za maana!
[Chorus]
Twende Pwani, tusafiri kwa pwani,
Wote wakiwa poa, Mombasa na Diani,
Kilifi na Malindi, legends tunawakumbuka,
Tufurahi, tufurahi, tucheze bango!
(Let’s go to the coast, travel the coast,
Mombasa, Diani, Kilifi, we remember the legends,
Let’s celebrate, let’s dance Bango!)
[Verse 2]
Taarabu zinachezwa, Malika the Queen,
Kilifi na Malindi, mambo poa sana,
Legends charo wa shutu na maitha,
Tunaendelea na vibe, hakuna stress!
(Saxophone solo)
[Bridge]
Usipotee, kurudi bara,
Maisha hapa ni pole pole,
Jioni ni gomba, tusijali na stress,
Chakula kwa beach, warembo kwa sand,
Chakacha na bango, vibe inashine,
Twende Pwani, hakuna msongo!
[Chorus - Final]
Twende Pwani, tusafiri kwa pwani,
Wote wakiwa poa, Mombasa na Diani,
Kilifi na Malindi, legends tunawakumbuka,
Tufurahi, tufurahi, tucheze bango!
(Let’s go to the coast, travel the coast,
Mombasa, Diani, Kilifi, we remember the legends,
Let’s celebrate, let’s dance Bango!)
[Verse 3 - Tribute to Fundi Konde & Coastal Legends]
Fundi Konde, GOAT wa Dereva Kombo,
Tutakukumbuka, ulituonyesha njia,
Gitaa yako ilicheza kwa moyo,
RIP, legend, we feel your soul,
Dereva Kombo, utabaki katika hearts,
Tunaendelea na vibe, tukiimba kwa furaha!
Habel Kifoto, Maroon Commandos, Charonyi Wasi!
Mdavida Kutoka Taita, the legend, RIP!
Kaloleni Giriama, mumeotoa legends wengi,
Them Mushrooms, Hinde, Mzee Ngala,
Katana wa Utawala, Malindi International,
DennisLegend Malindi, we celebrate you all!
[Outro]
(Saxophone outro)
Fundi Konde, tutakukumbuka…
RIP Fundi Konde, we carry the vibe forward!
Legends wa coast, we sing for you!