Mbilia Bel - Nakei Nairobi (English)

[yokandule3000]

answering to africanqueen552: there're more than 500 languages and dialects in africa. Who should translate for your sake? A lot of congolese (zairean) write their own lyrics in their native tongue, so if you need a thourough translation, feel free to ask. i'll recommend u start learning lingala, it's a beautiful language. Thank u for appreciating this nation's music. Peace and love.

[jameskairu]

I miss this songs in the 80s they used to be on Radio all the time

[tinatlan]

Este son é extraordinàrio, a dama canta e encanta. Pena que nao intendo patavina.

[namagembeful]

During the cival in uganda this song was used as a mediator between the ugandan military government ''Tito Okello Lutwa and the then rebel leader museveni ''NRA'' which were held in Nairobi museveni the rebell leader ended up refusing talking peace and he fought and took the power up to date!.

[africanqueen552]

Sometime I don't even know what's wrong with Zaire singers I don't know why they don't write their lyrics so we can know how the songs go. Why do we have to go and figure out for ourselves? That is just crap.

[AgapeTv]

Where u have like ........? I think the lyrics are : YE AYELAKE MAPASA / HE CAME FOR THE TWINS

[patmatam1114]

"Harambee"

[petreosfe]

aunque soy de guinea Ecuatorial y no entiendo el idioma que canta, pero me encanta la canción, me trae recuerdos de esa época de mi vida en guinea. Y por cierto el padre de mi hijo es de congo Brazaville. Te quiero Mbilla, eres una diva de Africa. Besos

[KAMAUST]

Mbila Mbel you should do another swahili song or preferably and album.You still command a sea of funs.

[GaneGankha]

Escuto este som, desde que me vejo com memoria. Existe algo de NOBRE nele.

Faz- me lembrar da minha terra, minha gente de cabo delgado- mueda.

[camill54]

She said Arambe, Arambe, I think people from kenya knows what it means...Arambeee Eee

[eliasductas]

@camill54 ..it means together as one

[KAMAUST]

@camill54, ITS Harambee! to be precise(its a Kenyan slogan meaning come together for a common good).Mostly it may be used to refer to fund raising but not this particular case(she used it to refer to an era of the then president (Nyayo)Daniel Toroitich.He used the slogan to charge the crowds in his era.

[faulknerma]

The guitar work is fantastic on this song-even though I never understood the vocals. I never failed to be moved. Ca bouge non, mes amis?!

[faulknerma]

The guitar work is fantastic on this song-even though I never understood the vocals. I never failed to be moved. Ca bouge non, mes amis?!

[edondaki]

karibu kila wiki lazima nisikilize huu wimbo..hakika unanikumbusha maisha yangu ya utoto,nawakumbuka marafiki zangu ambao sijui wapo dunia gani..Kweli muziki unabeba kumbukumbu nyingi...Mbilia Bel nampenda sana anavyoimba..african Diva

[princesssimbi]

Used to listen to her when i was growing up in Khartoum Sudan. it reminds me of the good times and the Simple life....now; life is hard, but working on making it better. will never give up...ONE LOVE :)

[Neegerify]

Pourquoi Marc Tabu n'interview Jamais la chanteuse Mbili a bel ???????

[01234567893608]

good old days mr/mrs peter kataiko it brings back sweet memories of the past....

[MyLommy]

i like all mbilia bel vedio clips songs its so nice

[sergekasili71]

Les spuvenirs de Mambilia me rappelent le Grand marechal MOBUTU SESE SEKO. Personne ne peut egaler ce grand homme d'etat avec son autenticite, abacoste, safari, sariana, ... Vive le marechal, le seul chef d;etat que j;ai vraiement apprecie.

[igordino79]

Maman tu me manques!!j'adore cette chanson!!je souffre!!!

[TheSafety001]

This one wa a hit in Zambia reminds me of my parents and home. we dont have such vintage music in this part of west Africa dont know what they are missing. i think the french translation will help. big up

[MTOTOwaNYAYO]

at 2:41 She says Harambee which is Kenyan motto meaning pull together and Nyayo as in my username means footsteps as in following the footsteps of our leaders

[TheRuhwezali]

am swedish but i still miss Africa :( Nakei Nairobi there i ment my 1st boyfriend...:)

[TheKeviand]

great classical...am not so old but it makes me think really mature musically....I miss those early days!!!!

[rockart54]

great stuff! one of Africa's greatest song birds!

[MrMANALA]

La belle époque , qui va nous revivre ce moment fort du grand Leopard .Merci tabu ley, merci mbilia bel, merci M.S.S.K.N.W.

[KADOGO1978]

As much as I love this song I don't like the fact that it puts Nairobi in a negative light based on the lyrics that have been translated.

[Minneh99]

what have you done with the family honor?

[gbiziki]

Tous ces chansons de mbila bel me rappel ma joyeuse enfance à brazza, maintenant adulte je ne m 'en lasse plus , une vraie nostalgie du temps où ma tante rose qu'elle repose en paix se préparait pour la sortie les week-ends ,voila ce que m'évoque les chansons de cette grande et belle dame . merci mbilia bel pour ces très belle mélodies.

[mfalme254]

in the chorus, she is naming cities in Kenya: "Nairobi...Kisumu...Mombasa..N­akuru." Also, towards the end of the chorus, she says "Harambee" which literally means "to unite." But in the context of the song she is saying this to express her love for Kenya since Harambee is a common chant

[yollye1405]

@mfalme254 Thank you so much. after 30years we have finaly gotta this F. translation.

[vanesa823]

a l ep[oque yo nani oloba pona zaire ah zaire eh tokanisi yo lisusu

[senygouly]

Thank for the translation. I love the song but I didn't know what she was saying. Peace!!!

[ama7271]

AFRICA OYE, AFRICA OYE

[Ngaruthi]

Totally Love this!

[LeWiS55245]

GREAT SONG!!!! WE LOVE THIS MUSIC!!!!!

[nonickname101]

I love this song This song reminds me of my childhood

[KAMAUST]

whats the language mbilia bel uses in this song is this lingala?

for the 5 that

dont like this am speachless!

[KAMAUST]

whats the language mbilia bel uses in this song is this lingala?

[nanda63ify]

@KAMAUST ,yes it is lingala language.Speaking in two Congo:Kinshasa and Brazzaville

[karuitha]

This song should be Nairobi's Anthem. It is a classic that never dies.

[wamwaneriri]

Mala wewe ni hatari. Hizi umezichimbuwa wapi?Naweza kupata wapi hizi ngoma?

[mtafiti]

Thank you Malala1974, i love the translation!

[karuitha]

@mtafiti uko huku pia? ai kweli wewe ni msafiri kabisa.

[OrionStar72]

French translation: Part 2

Il arrive que les liens d'une amitie d'enfance surpassent les liens familiaux

Ensemble nous avons parcourus le Kenya

De Nairobi a Mombassa, Nakuru jusqu'a Kisumu,ou nous sommes connu

Harambee,Nyayo tiens bon [prends courage]

Je m'en vais a Nairobi

pour preter main forte a Duni

Je m'en vais a Nairobi

je ramenerai Duni

[OrionStar72]

French translation:Part 1

j'ai eu vent des peines qui t'accablent

Viens a moi, mon coeur est ta demeure

Des l'enfance Nous avons été la l'une pour l'autre Dunya

Une amitié d'enfance née sous le regard de ma mere

Il est terrible de te savoir affligé et moi n'étant pas la [pour te soutenir]

[Aussi] Je me rendrai au Kenya pour te ramener a Kinshasa

Ya Elodie, les jumelles

qu'avez vous donc fait de l'honneur de la famille?

[rengwa]

at the height of president moi's dictatorship funny enough life was the sweetest

[harrydre]

Love this classic...mwaaaaaaaaaah!!

[malayikah243]

I've just 23 years old...I loooove this old classic song! Mbilia BEL were really BELLE in each point of view! I just love her and i'm proud to be a beautyfull young KONGOLESE gyal! ^v^

[junior85672]

its not cause im from Nairobi, honestly i love mbilia songs! and yes! ofcorse Nairobi is beautiful!....

[tbwanat]

Ooooooh maaaaa...what a piece talking of my country Kenya. th world's coming 2 an end in 2012 with all in it except this song!

[zamunda001]

Nzembu oyo na kanisaka heure mere na biso akeyi mikili akeyi koluka pona biso pe lelo tozala ndenge toza loool

[bijourex]

My mom loves this song!!! 

[wesmonite]

HARAMBEE NYAYO...LOL

[bijourex]

@wesmonite LOOOOOOL

[mtafiti]

@wesmonite yeah, harambee nyayo! why is it that we kenyans cannot sing of our thingys? lol

[karuitha]

@wesmonite remember we used to shout the loudest back in the day, failure to that, u'll have the rungus of the police falling on u. tumetoka mbali.

[wesmonite]

@karuitha kenya has changed...those moi songs like fimbo ya nyayo yatoungoza kwenda wapi?,tawala kenya tawala rais moi lol...today cabinet ministers can disagree with the prez to his face and not be fired , the 1 O'CLOCK NEWS-am sure most ministers hated it bac then coz thats how most of them were notified that their political careers had come to an end

[smithwisk]

great music

[congo243lady]

congooo

[TheSiprose]

it was not adictorship,it was just fare, but anyway what you people wanted you got it.

[rengwa]

at the height of president moi's dictatorship funny enough life was the best

[RADIOMASTFM]

Mbilia Bel...thumbs UP Nairobi....Kenya...beautiful..­.DJ Big Q Kenya.

[glotzu]

...

Ki kamarade ya bomwana tango mosusu elekaka bondeko

Toyebani bomwana totamboli Kenya mobimba ngai na yo

Nairobi i , Monbassa ah , Nakuru , Kisumu toyebani

Halambe eh , Halambe eh , Halambe eh , Halambe ya yo

Nakei Nairobi mpo nasalisa Duli

Nakei Nairobi nakozonga na Duli"

Fin

[glotzu]

Voci les paroles:

"Nayoki Nzambe motindo ya mpasi banyokoli yo oh

Yaka pembeni nazali se wa yo ya motema

Tovandi bomwana tomeseni ngai na yo toniya

Tobandi bomwana kimunigana miso ya mama

Ezali mabe na yo moko okomi na mpasi naza te

Nakoya na Kenya na yo kozuwa yo tozonga na Kinshasa

Yailodie mapasa lokumu ya famille outi wapi

Yailodie mapasa lokumu ya famille outi wapi

...

[tbwanat]

I'm looking 4 thoz old record players with big plate CDs 2 buy. Anyone knows them n where 2 get them? in Luo we call them 'thum' and 'san'. I soooo badly want it!

[kazunguzungu]

Lingala .. there is also a Swahili version! Enjoy ... Harambeee, Nyayo! Juu Juu Ndio!

[glotzu]

@kazunguzungu : Is it possible to find the version in swahili? Est-il possible de trouver la version en swahili?

[coccinelsucrer]

@kazunguzungu

There is? Where can i find it (the swahili version)?

[Akanyoni]

Carrément craquante ! Le talent à l'état pur !

[glotzu]

Is that in lingala or swahili?

[coccinelsucrer]

@glotzu

It's Lingala.

[justin47475]

chef d.oeuvre tabu ley rochereau cest la musique africaine mbilia bell bravo

[TheAtento1]

Ciertamente, las fronteras no tienen justificación, salvo por el peligro de algunos animales posoñosos.

[hisindeweni1977]

this is good

[glotzu]

Est-il possible d'avoir la traduction en français?

Is it possible to have a translation in French?

[glotzu]

Quel rythme, et quelle composition! Cela change de la musique congolaise "actuelle".

[bellavita187]

la chanson préféré de Marechal mobutu....ou vont les hommes??????????? ha la vie merci mbilial Bel

[hisindeweni1977]

i remember this song from Lusaka , Zambia at mr Polly Hashali `s house in Lilanda. this song was played at christmas time over and over. we were asked to go and catch a goat behind the house lol

[hisindeweni1977]

i remember this song from Lusaka , Zambia at Lilanda . this song was played at christmas time over and over.

[tbwanat]

La belle voix de Mbilia.... Le bon Dieu ne donne pas tous aux hommes. Belle voix mais sa vie familiale etait terrible!

[TheTlalocan]

maravillosas piezas, gracias. hermosa.

[quietatse]

Harambee! Harambee! is a Kenyan saying before people try getting smart and presuming it's some french word.

[clearsig]

Oh! People will keep finding and loving this song as long as there is music.

[princegero1]

From 1:00 to 1:05

("Ezali mabe nayoka okomi na pasi, naza te." = "It's so bad to hear that you're suffering and I'm not around.")

Just to help you out a little bit my dear.

But very good job and well done.

May god bless you. Bigg masta G

[quietatse]

Harambee Harambee Nyayo, wasn't Nyayo a kenyan national party? National Nyayo Stadium? I went to school in Kenya for 10yrs i see it as my secondary home.

[simenaona]

Commercialism in music...sing a song for Moi, Mobutu, Mugabe, Bare, Haille Sellasie, Banda, Amin Dada, Taylor, Bokassa....Music is DOA with their funerals or hasty departure!

[MsJordy76]

I love my africa.

[pampurrio]

Naci en la costa Norte de Colombia, conosco esta musica de los 80'

soy fan de Mbilia Bell y The oriental Brothers de Nigeria ( Oriental Brothers - Ama Onye Wu Onye) (Pt 1)

[Bokelekese]

Una canción maravillosa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[neladamircheli]

Africa , my love, my only love in life . I am proud to say I met a beautiful people from Africa

[Malala1974]

About the translation: it's okay, you did well. If two people have to translate a document, the wording will not be the same, but as long as the idea expressed is the same, that is what matters...

[yollye1405]

@Malala1974 Thank you soooooo much Malala for the translation. Thanks also to OrionStar72. This is really nice from both you. take care

[longasiambreathin]

sorry but more detailed translation at time 1:02 to 1:13 'it's your fault you're going through pain now... and iam not there ... 'i will come to kenya ,i'll come to get you,lets return to kinshasa ,sorry to whoever who translated this this isn't to offend you,you done a good job,but i just like detail.sorry.

[dandemark]

Tusker ikuje na crate. waze wapewe.

[pampurrio]

NAKEI NAIROBI (“El alambre”). Esta canción toca un tema muy humano: la muerte de un amigo de la infancia durante un clima de inestabilidad política. Ella le canta a su determinación de correr a acompañarlo. Es un llamado a la unidad en la amistad y a la solidaridad. Aquí Mbilia se aventuró a cantar la entonces de moda rumba zaireña, que hoy los jóvenes consideran anacrónica. La letra tiene fragmentos en las lenguas kiswahilli y lingala

[ATWY27]

@pampurrio de donde eres me alegro muchoooo que te intereses a la musica africana que es madre de la madre

Gracias

[pampurrio]

@ATWY27 . Naci en la costa Norte de Colombia. pero vivo en U.S.A por 30 años

tengo mucho conocimiento de esta musica de los 80' fui un experto bailador de musica congolesa y nigeria

[TOUREEFFEIL]

@pampurrio Vaya que chevere siempre estuve buscando esta cancion y dime esta es la misma que se ve la pareja Mobutu bailando en una de esas imagenes asere?

[TheKuntakinte]

God bless Africa,it is only because of that kind of things Moranih just described we had to leave our country,miss Bongo a lot!!

[Colombianisimo80]

MRLAPARERO.. Claro que si!!! será todo un gusto... que gran oportunidad tendremos de escuhar en vivo y en directo a tan majetuosa figura... que dicha!!!

[MrLamparero]

mañana los cartageneros vamos a tener el privilegio de oir todas estas canciones q hemos escuchado por mas de 20 años y por fin las tendremos en vivo q dicha q viva mama africa y todos sus cantantes

[rengwa]

At the height of moi's, mobutu's, kamuzu's , kaunda's partly nyerere's, bokasa's dictatorship and many more God bless africa we have come a long way

[111dudi]

if she sang this song for me she would have found me at the airport waiting for her.I love Mbilia Bel 

[marbelleify]

es lo maximooo mbilia bel es kolombia 100% su mayor parte la costaaa entera...

[Zahhy08]

someone kind enuff to explain to me what this song means ?? just love!

[Parisflower76]

@Zahhy08 do you mean in spite of the translation you still don't get it?

[Zahhy08]

@Parisflower76

I do understand now:) its just that I wrote the comment before I noticed the translation.

ps--thnx 4 replying.!

[7jack7]

This song is the very heart of humanity.

Her childhood friend has fallen on hard times and she sings of her determination to rush to her side.

What else is there in life?

[edondaki]

@7jack7 ..thats true...

[Thoma2010]

Yes Mbilia Mbel you are a source of African pride in the music field. I like YOU

[Minneh99]

Opado, thanks for introducing me to this song.

[Minneh99]

Mbilia Bel - Nakei Nairobi (English)

[kazipat]

Love song

[garoodi]

kumkumbu kwa kweli ilikuwa wakati mzuri sana tulipitiya

asante sana mama mbilia bel

[wekesalamu]

mama mbili you are up there with the likes of tina tana and the rest will listen to your songs for life

[ZeeStare]

Zairoi TiLL I Die..May GoD Bless our Country Zaire.

[goldenbeb]

good memories.. when i was young we used to sing" twende nairobi namwogopa baba moi" lol

[mr979294ki]

those were the days of afro heirstyle ,loved those days ,good voice beautiful pple what can i say?

[YERDAU69]

Merci, Malala1974 des souvenirs....oh lala!

[Malala1974]

Nationalism is one of the reason why there is no peace in the world. We should learn to love all the countries without favoring our own nation. This has been the source of racial and tribal division. Nationalism is described in the Bible as pestilence causing adversities pestilence that walks in the gloom (Psalm 91:3, 6)

[simenaona]

@Malala1974 Bible does not answers to everyones questions...I know a little wise old lady who says nationalism is one of the reasons we are who know who we are!

[mafoune77]

@Malala1974 I totally agree with you. If only we could all be one and embrace each other, the world will be too peaceful.

[mafoune77]

@Malala1974 Well said. It is the absolute truth.

[border0723]

you make me feel very lucky to be a kenyan, God bless my great land KENYA......I will always love u KENYA

[emecca123]

Always wondered what this sultry lady was singing about... Beautiful song, very silky voice. Thanx 4 d sub-title.

[samiamakoi]

This song takes me back home..... my mom and dad use to dance to this song when i was a kid.... LOVE IT

[loveusica]

Il y a des jeunes artistes qui prétendent faire la rumba, de même que Koffi Olomidé. Eh bien, moi, je leur dis de laisser la musique rumba tranquille, parce-que la vraie rumba en RDC est une affaire du passé avec Tabu-Ley, Mbilia Bel, Franco , Bobenga, Vicky Longomba, etc.

Ce que les jeunes font aujourd'hui est une pâle copie de ce que les anciens ont déjà fait, c'est pourquoi, je leur recommande de chercher d'autres sonorités.

Qui peut prétendre faire mieux que Mbilia Bel aujourd'hui?

[nattembo]

all this music reminds me of the golden age, wish I stayed likt, that everything was just fun. God bless Africa.

[MrKembero]

this song reminds me of them days when dad had a radio with wooden covers n nobody touched it.We could listen to Mbilia Bel,Tshala Muana n Franco.I miss those days

[MbLaU84]

ths is my mom's favourite song...i miss her so much!!!

[fionakeyo]

m in atlanta n this song realllly reminds me of my home,,nairobi,,,,respeeee bell

[7jack7]

God! what a beautiful voice!

[marybern1]

Somebody told me that she went to Nairobi to get away from Kinshasa. She didn't like it there, and she was stuck. She wanted to go back to Kinshasa.

[alexisyamamoto94]

mbilia bellissima !!!!!!!!

[Jaragenya]

Hii inanipeleka mbali sana. Long live Mbili Bel.

[Damyka4]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I loooove this song!

[ifeanyich]

very nice music indeed, well she was singing about her highschool sweetheart that she love so much, and the guy move to kenya, thats why she says that she will get him back from nairobi to kinshasa.

[dorissandra]

I really like this very much...but I don't get the relationship between Congo and Kenya that Bel communicates in the song(looked it up and wasn't successful). What is she referring to by saying she would go to Kenya to bring it back to Kinshasa?Thanks

[pwanyonyi]

There is a symbiotic relationship between DRC and Kenya - many of Zaire/Congo's most successful bands used Kenya as a second home in the 60's and 70's (Mangwana, Mangelepa, Mapangala, Tabu Ley, etc) - so the lyrics are not surprising.

[jesusconquers]

She's talking about "her lover" (DUNI) who moved to Kenya,she says that they travelled all over Kenyan cities like Nrb,Mombasa,Nakuru....Now she's going back to NRB to bring Duni back to kinshasa......

[marybern1]

@jesusconquers

I don't think Duniya is her lover. I think she is her friend.

[6Mosika9]

Missing word = ya Elodie

[6Mosika9]

The missing word is : Hararé, a name of a city in Kenya !

[kinelikia]

6Mosika9 the missing word is Harambee, which means "all put together" in Swahili and is the motto of Kenya.

[apocalikkk1]

ee gue champeta tan bacana hombe

[gikonyi]

viva kenya

[rengwa]

reminds of president moi's dictatorship when it was at its peak life was very enjoyable and good though

[pobak5]

Quelle nostalgie!

J'ai le sentiment que cette musique est toute récente,tellement elle réveille les vieux souvenirs d'enfance.C'est un monument de la musique africaine Mbilia Bel,une vraie DIVA.Heureux à ceux qui ont eu la chance de l'écouter.Que Dieu te bénisse!

[sackyisac]

Reminds me of the old gone good days of sega lodge,gweng orengo jim wuo ugenya, kanyo dala gi amos achola ywaya. magi yawuot masiro modhi wanga achiel.Upar buora!!! Upar Asiala Sainabu sega kanyo.

[dee4tee]

This is what makes Africa so beautiful.  Lovely song.. Viva Africa

[beldy47]

Great song

[ntukabumwe]

@beldy47 that true