Malawi Music in Chichewa - Freddie Dread - Choka Iwe

[Tama740]

good for you! not easy to sing i chichewa!!!!

[deelyee5]

ulibo :D

[freddiedread]

type in youtube search: Simon Zipata TIYENI and you'll see a couple recent songs..

peace..

[freddiedread]

I didn't translate it into Chichewa really...I wrote it in Chichewa and tried translating it into English..apart from the line "mulibe chinthu kunena"....which is direct from English but doesn't work in Chewa...

"ukucheza cheza, koma ulibe chonena" is the right translation I was told recently in Malawi...

ANYWAY...I don't profess to be fluent in Chichewa (evidently!)...but I know enough to write songs and talk nonsese for a while ;-)

thanks for the other comments.

[freddiedread]

yes I wrote this song couple years ago in England after 10 months in Malawi...

I have 'refined' it since then (correcting my gramatical errors!)...as I had nobody previously to assist me :(

[abdulismailzumla]

did u write the lyrics and translations as well freddie?

[rtaibu]

manvera mvera athuwa, tidzamvera nazo zinthu?

[sundayfranklin]

yes you are singing like african

[redsatin2sheets]

Keep the faith Love from Liz in Scotland Friend of Luchenza CDSS south Malawi -It's a teacher thing!!!!

[gampha80]

Chamba + Kachasu+ derunde=misala yowopsa zedi! I like the song

[trendzz]

Ey Freddie, nderunde ndi chani?

[tiopanee]

:) ....understandably so! LOL!