Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Live out your blessings
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami (x2)
V1.
No looking back
No hesitating
She's flying high to the sky
Levitating
She's made up her mind
Nothing can stop her
though daddy said (no)×2
She's going harder
She's standing her ground
Tears running down
She looks in the mirror
No waiting around
Time is ticking away...
"Ooow Wee"
Ye le le mama mama mama
"Ooow Wee"
Iyeah
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
"Yeah"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mwana wangu
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mtanami
V2
She's now on that path
She's doing her thing
Working on reason
While building her dream
She's fighting that good fight
No hesitating
Even daddy said no
She's going harder
Standing her ground
No tears running down (ha)
She looks in that mirror
No waiting around
Time is ticking away
(Haha)
"Ooow Wee"
Ye le le mama mama mama
"Ooow Wee"
Akiri
(You know)
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
"Yeah"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
BRIDGE
Haiwa kune vamwe
vano fara vasina mari
Vanongo fara
Vane hama ne shamwari
Hanzi rugare
tange nhamo Ichokwadi
Asi usazo rasa hama dzako ne
(kuda mari) ×3
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Live out your blessings
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mwana wangu
"Haybo"
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×2
"Terera mwana wangu"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×2
"Terera Mtanami"
(yeah)
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×3)
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×3)
"Oh yeah"
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Hai bo)
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Live out your blessings
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami (x2)
V1.
No looking back
No hesitating
She's flying high to the sky
Levitating
She's made up her mind
Nothing can stop her
though daddy said (no)×2
She's going harder
She's standing her ground
Tears running down
She looks in the mirror
No waiting around
Time is ticking away...
"Ooow Wee"
Ye le le mama mama mama
"Ooow Wee"
Iyeah
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
"Yeah"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mwana wangu
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mtanami
V2
She's now on that path
She's doing her thing
Working on reason
While building her dream
She's fighting that good fight
No hesitating
Even daddy said no
She's going harder
Standing her ground
No tears running down (ha)
She looks in that mirror
No waiting around
Time is ticking away
(Haha)
"Ooow Wee"
Ye le le mama mama mama
"Ooow Wee"
Akiri
(You know)
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
"Yeah"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
BRIDGE
Haiwa kune vamwe
vano fara vasina mari
Vanongo fara
Vane hama ne shamwari
Hanzi rugare
tange nhamo Ichokwadi
Asi usazo rasa hama dzako ne
(kuda mari) ×3
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Live out your blessings
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mwana wangu
"Haybo"
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×2
"Terera mwana wangu"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×2
"Terera Mtanami"
(yeah)
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×3)
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×3)
"Oh yeah"
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Hai bo)
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Live out your blessings
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami (x2)
V1.
No looking back
No hesitating
She's flying high to the sky
Levitating
She's made up her mind
Nothing can stop her
though daddy said (no)×2
She's going harder
She's standing her ground
Tears running down
She looks in the mirror
No waiting around
Time is ticking away...
"Ooow Wee"
Ye le le mama mama mama
"Ooow Wee"
Iyeah
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
"Yeah"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mwana wangu
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mtanami
V2
She's now on that path
She's doing her thing
Working on reason
While building her dream
She's fighting that good fight
No hesitating
Even daddy said no
She's going harder
Standing her ground
No tears running down (ha)
She looks in that mirror
No waiting around
Time is ticking away
(Haha)
"Ooow Wee"
Ye le le mama mama mama
"Ooow Wee"
Akiri
(You know)
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
"Yeah"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
BRIDGE
Haiwa kune vamwe
vano fara vasina mari
Vanongo fara
Vane hama ne shamwari
Hanzi rugare
tange nhamo Ichokwadi
Asi usazo rasa hama dzako ne
(kuda mari) ×3
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Live out your blessings
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mwana wangu
"Haybo"
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×2
"Terera mwana wangu"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×2
"Terera Mtanami"
(yeah)
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×3)
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×3)
"Oh yeah"
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Hai bo)
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Live out your blessings
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami (x2)
V1.
No looking back
No hesitating
She's flying high to the sky
Levitating
She's made up her mind
Nothing can stop her
though daddy said (no)×2
She's going harder
She's standing her ground
Tears running down
She looks in the mirror
No waiting around
Time is ticking away...
"Ooow Wee"
Ye le le mama mama mama
"Ooow Wee"
Iyeah
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
"Yeah"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mwana wangu
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mtanami
V2
She's now on that path
She's doing her thing
Working on reason
While building her dream
She's fighting that good fight
No hesitating
Even daddy said no
She's going harder
Standing her ground
No tears running down (ha)
She looks in that mirror
No waiting around
Time is ticking away
(Haha)
"Ooow Wee"
Ye le le mama mama mama
"Ooow Wee"
Akiri
(You know)
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
"Yeah"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×3
BRIDGE
Haiwa kune vamwe
vano fara vasina mari
Vanongo fara
Vane hama ne shamwari
Hanzi rugare
tange nhamo Ichokwadi
Asi usazo rasa hama dzako ne
(kuda mari) ×3
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Live out your blessings
Mtanami
Life is a blessing
Mtanami
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×2)
Terera mwana wangu
"Haybo"
CHORUS
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×2
"Terera mwana wangu"
Time keeps tick tick ticking
(On the other side)×2
"Terera Mtanami"
(yeah)
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×3)
Ayay yayay yayay yayay yay
On the other side(×3)
"Oh yeah"
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Pamberi)
Tofamba (×3)
(Hai bo)
Written by Farhaan Khan, Seiraj Khan, Tanaka Siziba.
Beat produced by Solyd The Plug
Executive Produced/Mixed/Engineered/
Music mastered by Scott Whitman.
Intimate DIY indie situated at the intersection of pop, soul, and R&B, tackling themes of life, loss, and personal growth. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 19, 2023