Kato Akinyi left Kisumu, tired of mourning
Rosemary Akinyi got home too tired to walk
Jenny daughter of Kosodo
Cried and chanted when we met
Cecilia Anyango was humming:
The musician had passed on
Dika brother of Arima, Mother of Amolo,
I remember Alambo, people of my grandmother
Eeeeeiiiii we mourn at Omollo’s home
I remember Alambo, people of my grandmother
Everyone come and see me crying
The home remains a jungle
Jack, son of Okong’o, we cry openly
Grandfather is leaving home
Omendi son of Onyango
We cried openly, I remember
Grandfather is leaving home
Ngore son of Okong’o
we cried openly, I remember,
Grandfather is leaving home
John son of Onyango
we cried openly, I remember,
Grandfather is disappearing in River Miru
Ajosi son of Onyango,
we cried openly, I remember,
Grandfather is leaving home
And Pasi daughter of Ben,
we cried openly, I remember,
Mama, daughter of our elders,
disappearing into River Miru
Otieno brother of Okunya
we cried openly, I remember,
Okong’o is the only one left,
people of my grandmother,
I still remember Alambo
We all still remember Alambo
- When did I write this? You were not born
- (Laughing) Not yet
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Luo:
Kato min Akinyi ne a Kisumu kayuak oseko ola, Rosemary Akinyi ne donje dala ool wuoth otamo
Jenny nygosodo ne ywak dengo kabur
osekoromo,
Cecilia Anyango ne hum ahuma
jasolo yamo olalo
Dika min Arima waparo Alamo min Amolo
koda aparo Alambo jokadana
Iii, wayuagi dala yako molo
pod aparo Alambo jokadana
Aro kanyadiviu ne weyo kiye makaparo ot dong
gunda
Jacky wuod Okong’ wayuago Abidha makaparo
kwara aweyo dala
Omendi woud Onyango
wayuago Abidha makaparo
kwara aweyo dala
Ngore wuod Okong’o
wayuago abidha makaparo
kwara weyo dala
Ajoni wuod Onyango
wayuago abidhi makaparo
kwara weyo miru
Ajosi wuod Onyango
wayuago abidhi makaparo
kwara weyo dala
To Pasi nyar Kabena
wayuago abidhi makaparo
mama lal miru
nyajodongo
Otieno omin Okunya
wayuago abidha makaparo
okongo achiel kende
joka dana
Pod apar Alambo
Jadika pod apar Alambo
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Having delved into Ethiopian jazz, as many before, and finding musical outliers like "Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru" or "Yishak Banjaw", this is yet again another wonderfully beautiful outlier. Lorikeet