Khadja Nin - Wale Watu

[lihmann]

thanks for the translation............shes a great soul....wish I could meet her someday....

[Monk3ySee]

From my 10th birthday until my 18th I had been looking for this song. When I finally found it, I jumped through the ceiling out of joy.

So beautiful & relaxing.

[peace15405]

4ROM SOUTH AFRICA 2 BURUNDI.CRAZY ABT DS MUSIC

[brikiba]

je t'adoooooooooooooooooooooore pour la vie!!!!!!!!!!!



[jangomani]

She really sings her heart out and she's sooooo beautiful. Is she married?Cuz I want my uncles to start organizing lobola for her.

[jangomani]

She really sings her heart out and she is so beautiful.Am so much in love with her and her music too.Pity she's married cos I coulda taken her for my wife,tsk.

MacDonald Mbalule-Lilongwe,Malawi

[jangomani]

She really sings her heart out and she is so beautiful.Am so much in love with her and her music too.Pity she's married cos I coulda taken her for my wife,tsk.

[itumeleng101]

ONE OF THE AFRICAN SINGERS THAT I RESPECT,SHE SINGS FROM THE SOUL AND HER HEART.

AMAZING AFRICAN WOMAN.

LOVE HER TO BITS.

[itumeleng101]

ONE OF THE AFRICAN SINGERS THAT I RESPECT,SHE SINGS FROM THE SOUL AND HER HEART.

AMAZING AFRICAN WOMAN

LOVE HER TO BITS

[itumeleng101]

ONE OF THE AFRICAN SINGERS THAT I RESPECT,SHE SINGS FROM THE SOUL AND HER HEART.

AMAZING AFRICAN WOMAN

[jeanounou]

Hi people! Anyone knows the whereabouts of sing singer? She made such good pop/world music, but I haven't heard any newer material from her for a while. Her website's not been updated for a long time.

[DollarDoom]

Can you upload the Song «Khadja Nin with Sous Le Charme?»

@PeterPW

[motabost]

Awesome

[AllianceVISION1]

generation 1985... one lov Khadja // UVIRA

[shyna4real01]

9ice

[Yakil78]

To PeterPW, this song was released in 1996 although the video and the song has a 1980s feeling, it was made in the mid-90s

[windthatturnsthesky]

~ / ~ peace

[darnit44]

she is still beautiful despite she being 50

[wiedzma0000]

Najpiękniejsza Kobieta Świata, śpiewająca prześlicznie. Wprost trudno uwierzyć, że to dzieje się naprawdę. Pozdrawiam. Dziękuję.

[ahitequeriaver]

Great song! I must say, nevertheless, that it is a cover of the song "Keep on singing" - translated into Swahili, of course- , created the Chilean musicean Sebastian Santa Maria (1959-1996), also able here in youtube.

[missPhiloable]

napenda hii wimbo sana...

[mngopa]

nice song

[dabesthingever]

her music is so empowering it makes me wanna learn this language

[willc2k]

it's swahili, relatively easy to learn

[LillyMap]

Thanks kichaa13... think i came close enough to the meaning 8-D

[LillyMap]

in my opinion one of the best songs to come out of africa, in my top 10 list (no.7) of fave songs of all time, I do wish I understood what she's saying because I think it has to do with travelling/trying to find a place/home to belong to?

[kichaa13]

Very roughly; verse one (youtube won't let me post the whole song):

Far from all countries

Far from Paris or Rome

There are poor people

They don't cry; they don't beg

They respond in this way (?)

Those people sing

Even if they sleep hungry

Come in this way...everyday

[kichaa13]

Let alone useless words

Don't moan about your health

You don't know poverty

Look at those people

They don't cry, they don't beg

Those people sing

Even if they sleep hungry

[kichaa13]

Verse 3

Let alone completely

To imagine being like them

Does not make you know

Their life

We don't know (?)

We are far from them

We can help them

Everyday

[asm90]

is a great song but i'm sorry to disappoint you because the original song is not from her, but from Sebastian Santa María a swiss/chilean musician.

you can find him here in youtube as well, the original song is call "Keep on singing"

[kabwa34]

OK now I get it , she translated the song , The original song is from Santa Maria ,peace and love to everyone around the world in 2010.

[mnj51]

WELL IT IS NOT A DESAPOITMENT MAN !!! jUST SAY THAT IT IS AN HONOR BECAUSE WE CANNOT EVEN COUNT THE NUMBER OF ORIGINAL AFRICAN SONGS THAT SUNG ALL AROUND THE WORLD AND NO ONE EVEN KNOWNS THAT OR GIVE CREDIT TO AFRICAN MUSICIANS. lETS JUST ENJOY GOOD MUSIC!!!

[akaducati]

just wanna clear any kind of misunderstanding for those who don't know  KHADJA NIN (real name JEANINE) IS A BURUNDIAN SINGER . SHE SINGS IN KIRUNDI AND SWAHILI (both official languages of Burundi)...

[thomas271104]

This is my first memory in my life. :)

[erwin5us]

all time classic

[SecretLover80]

Very nice song, SO SOOTHING!! An all-timer classic no doubt!

[neetapeeta]

I think you are beautiful and very talented! I always listen to your songs to calm me down, very soothing!Im from Rwanda but my Family grew up in Burundi with her. Wish you the best..........!

[chouchougr]

it must sound stupid to u but i would like to if you understand what she is saying, plus can you tell me honest something about Rwandese guys please coz i dont know anything apart west africa where i am from.

[erwin5us]

I am kind of confused. I am from Rwanda and I would to know what exactly you wanna know about us.

[chouchougr]

every thing if u dont mind however i will love to know about the guys. what the Rwandese guys are like.

[erwin5us]

Well in general, Rwandan guys are down to earth, respectful and honest except that things seem to be changing today. What else do you wanna know?

[chouchougr]

Thank for the reply but are you a girl or a man, cuz i wanna know where the opinion comes from.

[erwin5us]

Damn!!! I am a man

[chouchougr]

hahahahahah!!!!!!i knew it but i wanted to be sure

thank for everything

[blissfulphilly]

may i congratulate the person who posted this vedeo! i have always loved this artist since i was young, and in many ways it reminds me of home and it makes me cry. thank u soo much!!!

[andresitopadilla]

this song it was composed by a chilean musician inthe 80's....sebastian santa maria

[ydeol]

I really love this song. Thank for the posting

[Mzeppelin]

Great song! Nice voice and she's beautiful.

(btw i'm from belgium too, didn't know she lived here)

[kadadaa]

In most countries

Apart from Paris & Rome,There are poor people,

They don't cry nor beg,They respond as is,

They sing even thogh they sleep with starvation & it's like that everyday

So stop cheap talk & complaints of your situation, You don't know poverty,

Look at these people,They don't cry nor beg,

They sing even though they sleep with starvation

Stop thinking that you don't need to know their lives, you are not far from them, There are ways we can help everyday

[mygoose]

this is kiswahili, it talks of poverty and urges people to avoid empty talk and help instead

[shinjageysen]

I love this song, thanks for posting!!! :)

[ibrogalla]

Hi. i just joined youtube! i love this song (wale watu)even though i have no idea what she's saying. Can anybody please translate? thanks.

[mimy2724]

waca kabisa

kuwaza kama weye

haupashwe kujuwa

mayasha yao

juwa na siye

siye mbali yao

tuna weza kuwasayidiya

kila siku

[mimy2724]

waca ile maneno ya bule

usiji liliye hali yako

we haujuwe umasikini

hangaliya wale watu

hawa liye hawa ombe

wale watu wana imba

ata kama wana lala njala

[ibrogalla]

Hi. seems u can speak this language. Can u please translate this lovely masterpiece? I will really appreciate. Thanks.

[mimy2724]

mbali ya ma inchi yote

mbali ya paris au roma

kuna watu masikini

hawa liye hawa ombe

wana itika tu vile

wale watu wana imba

ata kama wana lala njala

njo vile kila siku

[arrahduran]

i dont understand what she is singingh but beleive me is like she is singing in my own native tongue.i got goose pimples om me she is a wonderful.Also thank u

[lucasserges]

epouse moi!!!!!!!

[danmale51]

Beautiful song. Where can I buy it?

[delmasus]

First of all, wanna thanx PeterPW to post this video, i really lov it.. reminde me back in da day 90's in Uvira and Buja.. my home place.

//one

[squallno]

I love this song !!!

[MAYDDEN]

i don't know a thing y'all are talkin'about. leave the woman alone, she's doin her thing, whether she's from burundi, belgium or italy she's a true african queen, she's representing the motherland worldwide and that is the most important thing. NNAH NDONG Messir-Wilfried.

[prashas]

Thanks for posting song! I have always loved it.

[coolbags42]

been working for you janine for years. Even though we didn't see each other for years, I'm still thinking (sometimes) about you and Tanga. I'd like to meet you again... when life will tell... Best regards... Mahatma

[pollewollee]

I've know her too in that period. Last year I've seen her brother Wah'Tanga several times with another groupe.

[kohouwd]

she is from burundi

[mboromboro]

wale watu- "those - people", well this song is specifically an east african song/artist. i think kenyan. she speaks about the poor/homeless. makes alot sense to people who comprehend Kiswahili.

[mbweni50]

She is originally from Burundi. Due to politcal problems and wars, she end up in Kigoma, TANZANIA where she spent much of her time

[pollewollee]

Khadja spent most of her life in Belgium.

[mbweni50]

she went there as a refugee but was not born in Belgium

[pollewollee]

She was born in Gitega, Burundi. She didn't go to Belgium as a refugee, she just followed her husband. After his dead she stayed in Belgium for more then ten years.

[irishspirit]

Great music, I love Khadja:>