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Police in Bondo

from Where Else Would I Be? by Olima Anditi

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lyrics

English:

Speaking: No no… Since childhood music is what I have
been doing. it’s the only job I do.
Police in Bondo ask me
What have I come to do in Bondo?
I answered that Sela, my love, is missing
I’m looking for her
Sela mama, Auma Sela beautiful
Sela mama, my love Sela, she’s finished me
Daughter of Wamawa, Daughter of Bondo, Daughter of Barchando
Man of Kobuya, she’s Ajuma, a vegetable that can’t be roasted
I talk of Odira, nephew to Mangare
Odira, bitter as the local brew,
Son of the daughter of people of Masonga
Odira, you sat with me together with Arito
Me, son of Omollo, brother of Winga
Ochimbo, bitter soup, son of Kogelo
His mom`s place is very near in Ngiya
Here, here, not far, very near
Odira say hello to queen Babito
Daughter of Anding’o Opanga
Sister of Josephine Sirega
And say hello to Aluoch Okelo,
White cotton, daughter of Alego Karapol
Say hello to my brother Oindo son of Rambiko
Grandson of Maureen
Bye bye daughter of Wamaya,
We shall meet when we get to Bondo
Say hello to Ruth Adhiambo, daughter of Seme Kadinga,
A girl who fried very soft chips

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Polise ma Bondo penja
to ang’o miomo e Bondo ka?
Ma yandaduoko jogo jaera Sela olal na amenyo
kak idoro
Sela mama, Auma Sela nyaber,
Sela mama, jaera Sela otieka jaber
Mtoto wa wamawa, mtoto wa Bondo, mtoto wa
Barchando
Ja Kobuya, mano Ajuma alot kibul
Achogi odira okeogi Obanda Jowi oyudre, okeogi
Mang’are Odira pombe kali wuod Nyamasonga
Odira nomudha garito wuod Omollo wuod gi
Winga
Ochimbo supu kech ma Jakogelo
Arito thur gi min chieg ng’iya here
here here, not mbali, karibu
Odira mos na queen Babito
nyar Nding’o Opanga
Nyar gi Josphine Sirega
Chak imos na Aluoch Okeo gi Otieno Pamba
Rachar, nyalego Karapol
Mos na Oindo omera woud Oloo jamarabiiiko,
nyakwar Moreen
Oriti nyar wa mawa
Wabiro nenore kuwadonjo dala mar Bondo
kanyo
Mos na Ruth Adhiambo Nyaseme Kadinga
Nyako mane chielo chipsi mayom

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from Where Else Would I Be?, released October 12, 2017

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