Simon Mugo - Uthaka Wa Kairitu
from Spotlight on Kenyan Music Vol.3 by Various Artistes
about
Simon Mugo's music is laden with Kikuyu beats. A versatile guitar and accordion player, Simon's musical heritage comes from his late father who passed away when he Simon was only three. Using his father's instruments, young Simon taught himself to play and has been performing regularly at the White Rhino Hotel in Nyeri. His Kikuyu song 'Ukatha wa kairitu' (A girl with beauty) praises his love for a Kamba girl and is rooted in typical Kikuyu music and oral tradition.
lyrics
Nithukitio kiongo niuthaka wa kairitu
Niuthaka wa kairitu gathaithi 24 Milika
Wahiuha ni mwari wa kioko na kwao nii lkamba iture ria Masii
Sammy uka tuthi ni ukunduara
Ikambaini Sammy uka tuthii
Uthoni wa Milika
Ni twonaniire nako uhikiini wari kwao
Da nyuaga wothe ugiitika
Tothi ndariaga oronayo ikigua thii
Ndatigiruo ng'ethetie ndonaga na kanua
Tuarikia kugiithania ngiringika ngigua
Thii ni ndaitiriirio mai ngarani muguanja
Andu amwe maugage ati nii ndi wakibaba nao
Aria angima ugage ndi muroge nii Ikamba
Nanii ninda merire niuthaka wa Wahiuha
Niguo wakiria njano ndiri ndona tauyu
Tuitho tugukenga tuha tua muraika kamugambo
Kahoro ta muto wa mbaba
Ndiroria muthenya uyu wa juma ugakinya ri
Ndikinyie kanithaini thiruo ni wasiwasi nacio
Ng'endo cia Ikamba nyambe ndicihumuke
Nigukuruo ndana thii ndana hiuka mahunge
Niuthaka wa kairitu gathaithi 24 Milika
Wahiuha ni mwari wa kioko na kwao nii lkamba iture ria Masii
Sammy uka tuthi ni ukunduara
Ikambaini Sammy uka tuthii
Uthoni wa Milika
Ni twonaniire nako uhikiini wari kwao
Da nyuaga wothe ugiitika
Tothi ndariaga oronayo ikigua thii
Ndatigiruo ng'ethetie ndonaga na kanua
Tuarikia kugiithania ngiringika ngigua
Thii ni ndaitiriirio mai ngarani muguanja
Andu amwe maugage ati nii ndi wakibaba nao
Aria angima ugage ndi muroge nii Ikamba
Nanii ninda merire niuthaka wa Wahiuha
Niguo wakiria njano ndiri ndona tauyu
Tuitho tugukenga tuha tua muraika kamugambo
Kahoro ta muto wa mbaba
Ndiroria muthenya uyu wa juma ugakinya ri
Ndikinyie kanithaini thiruo ni wasiwasi nacio
Ng'endo cia Ikamba nyambe ndicihumuke
Nigukuruo ndana thii ndana hiuka mahunge
credits
from Spotlight on Kenyan Music Vol.3,
released January 1, 2007
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