NAWAU'ZA WASWAHILI
1
Risala enuka hima, sikae 'kataghafali
N'na jambo 'takutuma, ubalegheshe suali
Nipate jawabu njema, yenye amani na kweli
Nauliza Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
2
Lugha nyingi duniyani, zatamkwa mbalimbali
Na zote ulimwenguni, zina wenyewe mahali
Si Hindi Si Uzunguni, mewaumbia Jalali
Jee hichi Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani ?
3
Wakamba wana kikwao, lugha yao ya asili
Na Wazungu piya nao, wana zao mbalimbali
Na Wameru wana yao, wengine ni Wasomali
Jee hichi Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani ?
4
Wahindi wana Kihindi, kwa kabila mbalimbali
Na Wanandi ni Kinandi, ndizo zao akuwali
Wengine ni Wakilindi, wana yao ya asili
Jee hichi Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
5
Kuuliza Si ujinga, musinifanye jahili
Nautafuta niuwanga, tuzinduwane akili
Ndipo shairi hatunga, kubaleghesha suali
Nielezwe Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
6
Mara nyingi husikiya, kuwa hichi Kiswahili
Hakina mtu mmoya, ambaye ni chake kweli
Na wengine huteteya, kina wenyewe asili
Ndipo ha'mba Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
7
Masai ana kikwao, lugha ya tangu azali
Na Mahara wana yao, wengine Mashelisheli
Na Waluo lugha zao, Si sawa na Maragoli
Jee hichi Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
8
Na jamii wengineo, wana lugha mbalimbali
Na kujuwa ya wenzao, ni kujifunza ya pili
Lakini wana na zao, lugha za tangu asili
Jee hichi Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
9
Sasa ambalo nataka, kwa wenye kujuwa hili
Wa Kenya na Tanganyika, na walo kulla mahali
Nipani ilo hakika, tubalegheshe ukweli
Nambiyani Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
10
Miye mefikiri mno, kuamuwa jambo hili
Na huona lugha hino, lazima ina asili
Kwa sababu kulla neno, lina mwanzo wa usuli
Ndipo ha'mba Kiswahili, hi lugha ya watu gani?
11
Na iwapo hivi sivyo, niliyyoamuwa hili
Nionyeshani viliyyo, mubainishe ukweli
Nijuwe ambavyo ndivyo, tutowane mushkili
Kifunuke Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
12
Na iwapo atakuja, wa kunijibu suali
Namuomba jambo moja, twambiyane kiakili
Tusionyane miuja, jambo nisilo kubali
N'anambiye Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
13
Tamati ndio akhiri, na jina langu ni hili
Ahmadi wa Nasiri, na Bhalo ndilo Ia pili
Mtungaji mashuhuri, mpenda penye ukweli
Nambiyani Kiswahili, ni lugha ya watu gani?
Swahili
S09E23 The Finale (1)liveMay 23, 19989 days later2 posts by 2 posters
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Poster shares a Swahili song and speculates that the series finale was Kramer's dream, with the group actually landing in Africa instead of Paris.
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I get it! The final episode of Seinfeld didn't really happen--it was a bad dream that Kramer had because of the water he had in his ear, it drifted over into his brain, causing a short-term coma--he woke up on the plane (never having fallen into the cockpit) just as the jet was landing in Africa (*not* Paris, too many Princess Diana memories there) and as the NY4 deplaned, there was a choir of African children singing this Swahili song to welcome them! They stayed for a month, went on a safari (zany Kramer antics abounding, Jerry refusing to wash or go the bathroom in the river, Elaine trying to pick up the tour guide, who turns out to be Peterman, and George complaining non-stop about crocodiles and mosquitoes the size of Godzilla), then headed back to NY where they dropped Elaine and Kramer off. Then George and Jerry flew in the jet out west into the sunset, just like the old western heroes used to do, where they lived happily ever after, basking in the glow of their successful sitcom "Jerry". :-) Thanks for posting the song lyrics. I forgot to turn on my closed captioning for this episode. It's really a beautiful language, so musical... (sarcastic mode off) CJ in TX