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Lyrics: Dschafaa
Produced with: Suno (AI-generated music & vocals based on the original text)
This track was created in collaboration with generative AI. Text, concept, and the choice of version are by Dschafaa; Suno generates the sonic realisation and voice from the submitted material. INT versions intentionally carry what is spoken in the German and English originals into another language, without aiming at literal translation.
Lyrics
Machozi ya mshangao.
Ishirini na moja —
mzaha,
hauvumiliki.
Ma-tschó-si ya mscha-ngá-o
I-schi-rí-ni na mó-ja
mzá-ha
hau-vu-mí-li-ki
Einundzwanzig —
ein Witz,
unaushaltbar.
Tears of dread.
Twenty-one —
a joke,
unbearable.
Ngazi za historia,
zikirudia hadi utupu.
Nyuso za chuki
badala ya upendo.
Nga-zi za his-tó-ri-a
zi-ki-rú-di-a há-di u-tú-pu
Nju-so za tschu-ki
ba-dá-la ya u-pén-do
wiederholt ins Nichts.
Fratzen statt Liebe.
Stairs of history,
repeating into nothingness.
grimaces instead of love.
Ardhi iliyopotea,
gurudumu huzunguka bure,
vipande vya ukweli.
Ar-dhi i-li-yo-po-té-a
gu-ru-dú-mu hu-zún-gu-ka bú-re
vi-pán-de vya u-kwé-li
das Rad dreht leer,
Fragmente einer Wahrheit.
Lost ground,
the wheel spins hollow,
fragments of a truth.
Upepo nne hubeba —
ujasiri usio na jina.
Upepo nne hubeba —
“kwenda” hugeuka “kuwa pamoja.”
Upepo nne.
Dunia moja.
Sisi mmoja.
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
u-dscha-sí-ri u-sí-o na dschí-na
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
kwén-da hu-ge-u-ka kú-wa pa-mó-dscha
U-pé-po né
Du-ní-a mó-dscha
Sí-si mó-dscha
Mut ohne Namen.
Vier Winde tragen —
aus Zu wird Mit.
Vier Winde.
Eine Welt.
Ein Uns.
Four winds carry —
courage unnamed.
Four winds carry —
as “to” becomes “with.”
Four winds.
One world.
One light.
Mikutano miwili.
Jaribio la akili —
likavunjwa na mabomu.
Mi-ku-tá-no mi-wí-li
Dschá-ri-bi-o la a-kí-li
li-ka-vún-dschwa na ma-bó-mu
Ein Versuch von Vernunft —
zersplittert von Bomben.
Two meetings.
A reach for reason —
shattered by bombs.
Kutikisa kichwa.
Kujisalimisha.
Tumefika wapi?
Ku-ti-kí-sa kí-tschwa
Ku-dschi-sa-lí-mi-scha
Tu-me-fí-ka wá-pi
Resignation.
Wo sind wir nur gelandet?
Head shaking.
Resignation.
Where have we landed?
Upinde wa mvua wa ukaidi,
umevalishwa mabegani.
Ndiyo — uone.
U-pín-de wa mvu-a wa u-ká-i-di
u-me-va-lí-schwa ma-bé-ga-ni
Ndi-jo — u-ó-ne
um die Schultern gelegt.
Ja — seht es.
A rainbow of defiance,
laid across the shoulders.
Yes — behold it.
Upepo nne hubeba —
ujasiri usio na jina.
Upepo nne hubeba —
“kwenda” hugeuka “kuwa pamoja.”
Upepo nne.
Dunia moja.
Sisi mmoja.
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
u-dscha-sí-ri u-sí-o na dschí-na
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
kwén-da hu-ge-u-ka kú-wa pa-mó-dscha
U-pé-po né
Du-ní-a mó-dscha
Sí-si mó-dscha
Mut ohne Namen.
Vier Winde tragen —
aus Zu wird Mit.
Vier Winde.
Eine Welt.
Ein Uns.
Four winds carry —
courage unnamed.
Four winds carry —
as “to” becomes “with.”
Four winds.
One world.
One light.
Kung’aa katika hapa,
mipaka laini —
mwanzo wa safari
ya “hata hivyo”.
Ku-ngá-a ka-tí-ka há-pa
mi-pá-ka lái-ni
mwa-nzó wa sa-fá-ri
ya há-ta hi-vjó
weiche Grenzen —
Anfang einer Reise ins Dennoch.
A shimmer in the here,
softened borders —
the start of a journey
into nevertheless.
Kusikiliza.
Kutembea.
Kupumua.
Ku-si-kí-li-za
Ku-tem-bé-a
Ku-pu-mú-a
Gehen.
Atmen.
Listening.
Walking.
Breathing.
Nyimbo hunena
hekima yao
kwako.
Njim-bo hu-né-na
he-kí-ma yá-o
kwá-ko
von Weisheit
zu dir.
Songs speak
their wisdom
to you.
Upepo nne hubeba —
ujasiri usio na jina.
Upepo nne hubeba —
“kwenda” hugeuka “kuwa pamoja.”
Upepo nne.
Dunia moja.
Sisi mmoja.
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
u-dscha-sí-ri u-sí-o na dschí-na
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
kwén-da hu-ge-u-ka kú-wa pa-mó-dscha
U-pé-po né
Du-ní-a mó-dscha
Sí-si mó-dscha
Mut ohne Namen.
Vier Winde tragen —
aus Zu wird Mit.
Vier Winde.
Eine Welt.
Ein Uns.
Four winds carry —
courage unnamed.
Four winds carry —
as “to” becomes “with.”
Four winds.
One world.
One light.
Kucheza mvua,
historia ikijiumba,
ikibadili “kwenda” kuwa “pamoja.”
Ku-tsché-za mvu-a
his-tó-ri-a i-ki-dschi-úm-ba
i-ki-ba-dí-li kwén-da kú-wa pa-mó-dscha
Geschichte, die formt,
aus einem Zu ein Mit.
Dancing in rain,
history reshaping,
turning a “to” into a “with.”
Bila nini,
bila nani,
bila wakati.
Bí-la ní-ni
Bí-la ná-ni
Bí-la wa-ká-ti
ohne Wer,
ohne Zeit.
Without what,
without who,
without time.
Upepo nne hubeba —
ujasiri usio na jina.
Upepo nne hubeba —
“kwenda” hugeuka “kuwa pamoja.”
Upepo nne.
Dunia moja.
Sisi mmoja.
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
u-dscha-sí-ri u-sí-o na dschí-na
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
kwén-da hu-ge-u-ka kú-wa pa-mó-dscha
U-pé-po né
Du-ní-a mó-dscha
Sí-si mó-dscha
Mut ohne Namen.
Vier Winde tragen —
aus Zu wird Mit.
Vier Winde.
Eine Welt.
Ein Uns.
Four winds carry —
courage unnamed.
Four winds carry —
as “to” becomes “with.”
Four winds.
One world.
One light.
Unaweza —
lakini hauulizi.
Hadithi yako inasukuma.
U-na-wé-za
la-kí-ni hau-u-lí-zi
Ha-dí-thi yá-ko i-na-su-kú-ma
doch du fragst nicht.
Deine Geschichte drückt.
You could —
yet you do not ask.
Your story presses.
Tiketi mbili.
Moja imetolewa.
Tumaini.
Ti-ké-ti mi-wí-li
Mó-dscha i-me-to-lé-wa
Tu-ma-í-ni
Eine vergeben.
Hoffnung.
Two tickets.
One given away.
Hope.
Uthibitisho.
Endelea.
Tunakutazama.
U-thi-bí-ti-scho
En-de-lé-a
Tu-na-ku-ta-zá-ma
Geh weiter.
Wir sehen dich.
Encouragement.
Keep going.
We see you.
Upepo nne hubeba —
ujasiri usio na jina.
Upepo nne hubeba —
“kwenda” hugeuka “kuwa pamoja.”
Upepo nne.
Dunia moja.
Sisi mmoja.
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
u-dscha-sí-ri u-sí-o na dschí-na
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
kwén-da hu-ge-u-ka kú-wa pa-mó-dscha
U-pé-po né
Du-ní-a mó-dscha
Sí-si mó-dscha
Mut ohne Namen.
Vier Winde tragen —
aus Zu wird Mit.
Vier Winde.
Eine Welt.
Ein Uns.
Four winds carry —
courage unnamed.
Four winds carry —
as “to” becomes “with.”
Four winds.
One world.
One light.
Historia hujiandika.
Nyuso au upendo?
Je, hushikilia jua?
His-tó-ri-a hu-dschi-an-dí-ka
Nju-so au u-pén-do
Dsché hu-schi-kí-li-a dschú-a
Fratzen oder Liebe?
Hält sie die Sonne?
History writes itself.
grimaces or love?
Does it hold the sun?
Shaka.
Wasiwasi.
Kesho baada ya haya?
Mashujaa wa upinde wa mvua.
Scha-ka
Wa-si-wá-si
Ké-scho a-bá-da ya há-ya
Ma-schu-dschá-a wa u-pín-de wa mvu-a
Besorgnis.
Zukunft danach?
Krieger des Regenbogens.
Doubt.
Concern.
Future after this?
Warriors of the rainbow.
Simama imara.
Duara lililopinda —
utalivunja?
Tembea kinyume,
hatua kwa hatua.
Upepo nne hubeba.
Si-má-ma i-má-ra
Du-á-ra li-li-lo-pín-da
u-ta-li-vún-dscha
Te-mbé-a ki-njú-me
ha-tú-a kwa ha-tú-a
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
Ein verstellter Kreis —
durchbrichst du ihn?
Gegen gehen,
Schritt für Schritt.
Vier Winde, die tragen.
Stand firm.
A crooked circle —
will you break through it?
Walk against,
step by step.
Four winds that carry.
Upepo nne hubeba —
ujasiri usio na jina.
Upepo nne hubeba —
“kwenda” hugeuka “kuwa pamoja.”
Upepo nne.
Dunia moja.
Sisi mmoja.
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
u-dscha-sí-ri u-sí-o na dschí-na
U-pé-po né hu-bé-ba
kwén-da hu-ge-u-ka kú-wa pa-mó-dscha
U-pé-po né
Du-ní-a mó-dscha
Sí-si mó-dscha
Mut ohne Namen.
Vier Winde tragen —
aus Zu wird Mit.
Vier Winde.
Eine Welt.
Ein Uns.
Four winds carry —
courage unnamed.
Four winds carry —
as “to” becomes “with.”
Four winds.
One world.
One light.
Tiketi ya pili —
kwa urafiki.
Moyo wa simba waimba.
Ti-ké-ti ya pí-li
kwa u-ra-fí-ki
Mó-jo wa sím-ba wa-ím-ba
Für Freundschaft.
Löwenherz singt.
Second ticket —
for friendship.
Lionheart sings.
I and I.
Alfajiri.
Nuru ya neema yako.
Ai änd Ai
Al-fa-dschí-ri
Nú-ru ya né-e-ma yá-ko
The dawn.
Light of your grace.
ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं
भरगो देवस्य धीमहि भर्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि।
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्
Om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
Tat savitur vareṇyam
Bhargo devasya dhīmahi
Dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt