Wanakaa mbalinao
Wanakaa mbalinao
Wanakaa mbalinao na familiazao
Ona tulivyo waona hawanapakuwenda hao
Ona tulivyo waona wanadai hakizao
(They are far from their family
When we saw them, they had nowhere to go
When we saw them, they were fighting for their rights)
Oh children of the night
Your feet sunk into fallen moons on the roadside
You honor life for you speak to death
In the city of lights
No one to hear no want to hear no one to hear
No one to hear no want to hear no one to hear
No one to hear no want to hear no one to hear
Wanakaa mbalinao
Wanakaa mbalinao
Wanakaa mbalinao na familiazao
Ona tulivyo waona hawanapakuwenda hao
Ona tulivyo waona wanadai hakizao
(They are far from their family
When we saw them, they had nowhere to go
When we saw them, they were fighting for their rights)
Kula kwao shida
Kulala shida
Wanatesekaa
(Eating wasn't easy for them
As they slept in terrible places
They are suffering)