Salty sana, salty sana
Mwebena Chipili, iseni bonse
Donald Lumbeta, kwenyu forward iwe
Iseni bonse twikatane chapamo
Tuvotele umufyashi wesu
Donald Lumbeta uwakwata umuchinshi
Uwakwata umutima uusuma pabantu bakwe
Uushilaba uko afuma, Donald Lumbeta mwina Chipili
Nesukulu yakwe atampile fye kuno
Alishiba nobuchushi bonse tupitamo
Iseni twime bonse, tumuvotele
Salty sana, salty sana, mwebena
Chipili kwenyu, kwenyu, kwenyu
Iseni bonse twime tumuvotele
Donald Lumbeta, uyu e uletutungulula
Salty sana, salty sana, mwebena chipili
Kwenyu kwenyu
Uyu muntu alikwata umutima uusuma
Uwakwata amano
Alitemwa icine, teti abepe iyo
Bamunyinane, iseni pamo
Tuye kuntanshi na Lumbeta wesu
Uukaleta ubuyantashi mu Chipili, a man of vision, a man integrity and wisdom kwenyu kwenyu
Salty sana, salty sana, mwebena
Chipili kwenyu, kwenyu, kwenyu
Iseni bonse twime tumuvotele
Donald Lumbeta, uyu e uletutungulula
Salty sana, salty sana,
Awe, kwenyu forward
Lumbeta wesu
Salty sana, salty sana
Chipili forward iwe