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Laurence Muthuri - Kinanda

from Spotlight on Kenyan Music Vol​.​4 by Various Artists

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Laurence Muthuri comes from Meru and has a strong preference for traditional music.

Laurence was inspired by his grandmother at an early age, and looks up to the Kenyan musician, Ken Wamaria, whose music is laden with strong messages.

'Kinanda' (Radio) sung in Kimeru, is a cry calling for his mother who abandoned him when he was only two months old.

lyrics

Na kinanda ii, na kinanda indi
Kamanda ti ururi, Umbire ngwitaitire
Murata wakwa, wije-u-nkethie, na kinanda
Na kinanda ii, na kinanda indi
Ntirumaga nguku, nguku ni muthoni
Na kinanda ii, na kinanda indi
Kunene kwa njogu, na kiana ni kimwe
Na kinanda ii, na kinanda indi
Ukanthukiria ruru na iratu bia raba
Na kinanda ii, na kinanda indi
Kuthuka kwa muthumbi ruciaro no ruria
lyaii ui mwiji ondurmire na githungu
gokie mwalimu eje a gutethie
Ntuntuguru ya gamba ku mwiji
Ya gamba muromo o nchabu ya mwiji
Uuu muriru uuu mutaboiii
Mwana o mukirindi ndakugwata matu, matu ja
mature, jakaribua jaturua, ee!
Kaumbuthu ngugukania tunyomba twa
nchabanio ukuria muma ukurikiria, ee!
Kirarire kiratwire bwa gaiti bwa ruguru ni ku kiama, ee!

Na kinanda nakinanda kamanda ziurua
Unbiregwitaitire murata wakwa wije wkethie
Nakinsa ntiusiri ya katheri zikari mikirira
Murata wakwa wije wakethie
Nakuwanda, Weiromaga najuku nguku ni
muthoni, Murata wakwa wije ukethinakinruja
Kunenea kwa ujogu kiana ni kuwuwe
Murata wakwa wije ukethienakunanda
abthukiria ruru na iratu bia baba
kuthuka kwa muthombi ruciaro noruriaMurata
wakwa wije, Ukthie nakinanda, lyaiiai ui imwii
ousumire nakityong u gokie mwarimu eje
aguthure,Nuntugur yayamba kuu mwiji
yaychiba muromo ikkabu yw mwiji
Upapipagira ukaria ugita gokie nyakwe
akurumie kathure urie ugita , Ntuntguru
yagamba kuu mwiji, Rasamba mroma yawebu
ya mwiji, lwo miruru iio mutabuindakugwata
watu watu jazimenture jakaribwa jatorwa
Kaumbutho nagukani zuyomba lwa ncabirio
ukuria muma ukurikiria, luu mwiru iwo mutbui

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from Spotlight on Kenyan Music Vol​.​4, released January 1, 2008

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