Wabali wane waruta/Wabali wane wamala My relatives have gone/My relatives have finished Wamwana nkhakuphalira/Kucharo kuli Edzi My child, I told you/There is AIDS out here Myako ula waruta/Ankhazi wako waruta Your friend has gone/Your aunt has gone Wamwana nkhakuphalira/Kucharo kuli Edzi My child, I told you/There is AIDS out here Nthenda yambura mankhwala/tisamalire makola waluwali The disease has no cure/Let’s care for the sick Unifukwa namachero ndise Because tomorrow it will be us getting sick
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Iwe Edzi iwe ndakulakwiranji ine/Iwe Edzi iwe tandisiye You, AIDS, what wrong have I done to you/You AIDS, leave me alone Ine Edzi ine sindingakusiye iwe paka utasiya chiwerewere chako I, AIDS, will not leave you alone until you stop having sex
]]>https://aidsinmalawi.omeka.net/items/show/57I do admire]]>2021-04-27T13:53:54-04:00
Anyamata limbikani sukulu/Asungwana limbikani sukulu/Mpewe matenda a Edzi Boys, work hard at school/Girls, work hard at school/Prevent yourselves from getting AIDS Inetu ndisilira madam ngati aweno anapewa matenda a Edzi I do admire that madam who prevented herself from the disease AIDS Inetu ndisilira a sir ngati aweno anapewa matenda a Edzi I do admire that sir who prevented himself from the disease AIDS
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Dziko linotu lagwedezeka/ndimatendatu a Edzi The world is shaken/Because of AIDS Koma chiyembekezo chilipo/Tidzagonjetsa popempheradi But there is still hope/We would conquer it through praying
Oh mbale wanga usadandaule/Oh mbale wanga bwera kwa yesu Oh my friend don’t worry/Oh my friend come to Jesus Oh khulupira akonda dzikoli/akonda iwe akonda tonse Oh believe that He loves the world/He loves you and all the people
Nanga nyifwa yingatipatula/nanga masozi angathika/Yesu wazamufyula masozi Even if death separates us/Even if tears could flow/Jesus will wipe the tears away
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Dziko linotu lagwedezeka/ndimatendatu a Edzi The world is shaken/Because of AIDS Koma chiyembekezo chilipo/Tidzagonjetsa popempheradi But there is still hope/We would conquer it through praying
Oh mbale wanga usadandaule/Oh mbale wanga bwera kwa yesu Oh my friend don’t worry/Oh my friend come to Jesus Oh khulupira akonda dzikoli/akonda iwe akonda tonse Oh believe that He loves the world/He loves you and all the people
Nanga nyifwa yingatipatula/nanga masozi angathika/Yesu wazamufyula masozi Even if death separates us/Even if tears could flow/Jesus will wipe the tears away
Nthani yasautso yokhetsa misozi/Talekana ndi okondeka Sad news which makes people cry/We’ve lost our loved ones Tisataye mtima/Lilipo bwezi lokonda ndipo losamala Don’t lose hope/We’ve a friend who loves and cares
Asamala/Ndiziwa yesu asamala/Pomwe ndakhumudwa/Akonda ndipo asamala He cares/I know Jesus cares/When I’m disappointed/He loves and cares
Sindidera nkhawa ndidzadyanji/Poti sindidera nkhawa nzavalanji I’m not worried what I’m going to eat/I’m not worried what I’m going to wear Poti ndidziwa azatumiza angelo ake/Poti akonda nasamala I know He will send His angels/Because He loves and cares
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Edzi yilibe mankhwala AIDS has no cure Anyamata mchenjere Edzi yilibe mankhwala/Asungwana mchenjere Edzi yilibe mankhwala Boys, watch yourselves, AIDS has no cure/Girls, watch yourselves, AIDS has no cure
]]>https://aidsinmalawi.omeka.net/items/show/48We are not stones]]>2021-04-18T21:14:00-04:00
Inu abale tipewe Edzi nthenda yomweyi yilibe mankhwala My friend, let’s prevent ourselves from getting AIDS because it has no cure Sindife miyala sindife mitengo ndife anthu tiyenera kuwetsetsa We are not stones, we are not trees, we are people, we have to understand
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Oh azanga, ndifuna ndifunse/Ndamva kuti Edzi/Edzi ndi chiyani? Oh my friends, I want to ask/I heard of AIDS/What is AIDS? Edzi ndi matenda omwe agwedeza dziko AIDS is a disease which has shaken the world Zambia agwedeza dziko/Malawi agwedeza dziko/Tanzania agwedeza dziko Zambia is shaken by it/Malawi is shaken by it/Tanzania is shaken by it Azibambo ambiri anamwali ndi matendawa/Azimayi ambiri anamwali ndi matendawa More fathers have died of the disease/More mothers have died of the disease Anyamata ndi asungwana bwerani tikambirane kugonjetsa nthendayi Boys and girls, let’s discuss how to conquer the disease Ndikulimbika maphunziro/Ana amasiye achuluka/Makolo awo anamwali ndi matendawa Work hard on education/The number of orphans is going up/Their parents died of the disease