Bokosami

Baluka baluka ba panza nde lokumu ya mwana ya moto

They scheme and scheme to ruin a person's good name

Bakoyeba te nazali mwasi

they forget that I'm a woman of worth

Ba bota nga nazali moko na libota eh

I'm an only child in my family

Nazali na leki to na kulutu te eh

I have no younger or elder sibling

Tina nini ba kotambwisa nga moto oh

why do they try to drive me out of my mind?

Nazela nazela mokolo mobali ako tuna nga libala

I'm waiting for the day a man asks for my hand

Nakosenga na ba boti ba ndima eh

I'll ask my parents to give their blessing

Na fandi mingi na ndaku ya baboti eh eh

I've lived long in my parents' house

Lokumu ya mwasi na ndaku ya libala eh

a woman's honour lies in a home of her own

Baluka baluka ba panza nde lokumu ya mwana ya moto

They scheme and scheme to ruin a person's good name

Bakoyeba te nazali mwasi

they forget that I'm a woman of worth

Ba bota nga nazali moko na libota eh

I'm an only child in my family

Nazali na leki to na kulutu te eh

I have no younger or elder sibling

Tina nini ba kotambwisa nga moto oh

why do they try to drive me out of my mind?

Nazela nazela mokolo mobali ako tuna nga libala

I'm waiting for the day a man asks for my hand

Nakosenga na ba boti ba ndima eh

I'll ask my parents to give their blessing

Na fandi mingi na ndaku ya baboti eh eh

I've lived long in my parents' house

Lokumu ya mwasi na ndaku ya libala eh

a woman's honour lies in a home of her own

Nakozela se mokolo na nga ah eh eh

I'll just wait for my own day

Na dondwa lokola baninga basalaka eh na mabala

to show off like my friends do in their marriages

Nakozela se tour na nga ah eh eh

I'll just wait for my turn

Nalia na lata lokola baninga eh babala

to eat and dress like my married friends

Nalanda Nalanda ba conseils ya ba fausse amies eh

I followed and followed the advice of false friends

Nga na suka na nzela eh

and I came to ruin along the way

Nakozela se mokolo na nga ah eh eh

I'll just wait for my own day

Na dondwa lokola baninga basalaka eh na mabala

to show off like my friends do in their marriages

Nakozela se tour na nga ah eh eh

I'll just wait for my turn

Nalia na lata lokola baninga eh babala

to eat and dress like my married friends

Nalanda Nalanda ba conseils ya ba fausse amies eh

I followed and followed the advice of false friends

Nga na suka na nzela eh

and I came to ruin along the way

Nakozela se mokolo na nga ah eh eh

I'll just wait for my own day

Na dondwa lokola baninga basalaka eh na mabala

to show off like my friends do in their marriages

Nakozela se tour na nga ah eh eh

I'll just wait for my turn

Nalia na lata lokola baninga eh babala

to eat and dress like my married friends

Nalanda Nalanda ba conseils ya ba fausse amies eh

I followed and followed the advice of false friends

Nga na suka na nzela eh

and I came to ruin along the way