STORY YANGU LYRICS AND TRANSLATION BY BAHATI AND DENNO

 Verse1

(deno)
Nisikize (mtoto wa mama ,

Hivi unavyoniona, ah mimi deno,

Nimetoka na mbali sana, eh)x2

88 kangemi nikazaliwa ,ah

Ata mwangaza sikuwahi kuja kuona x2

(Refrain)

Story yangu,

Ni story yangu

Ebu rafiki nipe sikio,

 me nataka simulia

verse2

(bahati) 
Najua uchungu,

maswali mengi kwako moyoni

Kwa nini mola iwe hivi

Kwa nini mola iwe mimi,

Najua uchungu na mimi haunioni,

Niko na rasta lakini mboni,

Imefungika wapewa story,
99 mama alipoondoka,

sikiza nikupe story

Kumbuka ghetto ni ngori

99 baba akanitoka,

Sana ikawa machozi ,

Mchanga na sijiwezi,

Maisha kung’ang’ana nikaona siwezi

Ndoto zangu nikatupa mbali,x2

Ila leo niko mahali,

Maisha kung’ang’ana nikaona siwezi

Kumbe mungu aliona mbali,

Ivyo mziki amenipa mimi

(Refrain)

Verse3

Nasema mungu ni mwema,

Stori zimebadilika,

Leo hii tunaimba wanabarikiwa,x2

(Refrain)

TRANSLATION

Verse1

(deno)
Nisikize (mtoto wa mama ,                      (Listen to me mama's kid)

Hivi unavyoniona,                                       (The way you see me)
ah mimi deno,                                              ( as denno)

Nimetoka na mbali sana, eh)x2              (I have come from far)

88 kangemi nikazaliwa ,ah                      (i was born on 1988 in Kangemi)

Ata mwangaza sikuwahi kuja kuona    (but Have never seen even light)

(Refrain)

Story yangu,                    (My story)

Ni story yangu                (This is my story)

Ebu rafiki nipe sikio,    (lend me your hear)

 me nataka simulia       (i want to narrate )

verse2

(bahati) 
Najua uchungu,                                      (i know there is a pain )

maswali mengi kwako moyoni          (many questions on your heart)

Kwa nini mola iwe hivi                         (why should it be this way)

Kwa nini mola iwe mimi,                     (why should it be me)

Najua uchungu na mimi haunioni,   (i know its painful you cant see me)

Niko na rasta lakini mboni,                (I have dread locks but the apple of your eye)

Imefungika wapewa story,                 (is blocked. You only hear stories of how i look)
99 mama alipoondoka,                        (my mother died in 1999)

sikiza nikupe story                               (Listen to my narration)

Kumbuka ghetto ni ngori                    (Remember in ghetto things are tough)

99 baba akanitoka,                                (My dad died in 1999)

Sana ikawa machozi ,                           (it was very sad)

Mchanga na sijiwezi,                            (I was young and helpless)

Maisha kung’ang’ana nikaona siwezi  (I struggled in life ,  I couldn't make it )

Ndoto zangu nikatupa mbali,x2         (I gave up on all my dreams)

Ila leo niko mahali,                                 (Although today am somewhere)

Maisha kung’ang’ana nikaona siwezi (I struggled in life ,  i couldn't make it )

Kumbe mungu aliona mbali,           (Not knowing that God had bigger plans for me)

Ivyo mziki amenipa mimi                     (He has given me music)

(Refrain)

Verse3

Nasema mungu ni mwema,                   (God is good)

Stori zimebadilika,                                   (stories are changed)

Leo hii tunaimba wanabarikiwa, x2   (Today we are singing and blessing many)

(Refrain)