[male
vocals] (
Marimba
keys
soft
and
melodic) (
Reggae
bassline
swaying
slow)
Oh,
Mama,
uyu
murwiyo
rwerudo
Kuna
Mama
Ellen
Mugezelwa
Mai
Peshi,
mudiwa
wemhuri
Mwari
ropafadza
vana
Maivedu
Tinavo
vatinoti
vamaivedu
Kunyangwe
zvazvo
vasiri
vovakatibereka
Asi
rudo
rwavo
rwakafanana
nerwamaamai
Ndinokukombererai
Mama,
ndimi
makavaona
Kubva
zuva
rekutanga
vachibuda
muZimbabwe
Vakananga
Joni
kunoshandira
mhuri
Kutsunga
kwavo
kwakadzika
semidzi
yemiti
Ooh,
Mama
Ellen,
mudiwa
wemoyo
Rudo
rwenyu
rwakadzika,
rwakachena
Mwari
ngaakuchengetei
mazuva
ose
Imi
muri
hwaro,
imi
muri
chiedza
Ndoda
kuti
munzwe
rudo
rwangu
irwo
Mama,
maita
basa
nekutirera
Mwari
ndimi
munoona
zvaive
pamoyo
wavo
Kubva
misi
yavakafunga
rwendo
Havana
wavakaudza,
asi
mumoyo
mavo
vega
Vangoiti
Mwari,
Mwari
wangu
nditungamirirei
Imimi
Mwari
makadzwa
murandakadzi
wenyu
Mukamutungamirira
mukamuchengeta
Makore
mazhinji
munyika
yeSouth
Africa
Tinotenda
nekumuchengetedza
kusvika
nhasi
Ooh,
Mama
Ellen,
mudiwa
wemoyo
Rudo
rwenyu
rwakadzika,
rwakachena
Mwari
ngaakuchengetei
mazuva
ose
Imi
muri
hwaro,
imi
muri
chiedza
Ndoda
kuti
munzwe
rudo
rwangu
irwo
Mama,
maita
basa
nekutirera
Kushanda
kwenyu
kwandibatsira
kukura
Kushinga
kwenyu
kwandipa
simba
remoyo
Kunyangwe
kure,
rudo
rwenyu
rwuri
pedyo
Mwari
vakupei
hupenyu
hurefu,
Mama
Rugare
nerufaro
zviwedzere
muupenyu
Ooh,
Mama
Ellen,
mudiwa
wemoyo
Rudo
rwenyu
rwakadzika,
rwakachena
Mwari
ngaakuchengetei
mazuva
ose
Imi
muri
hwaro,
imi
muri
chiedza
Ndoda
kuti
munzwe
rudo
rwangu
irwo
Mama,
maita
basa
nekutirera
Ndinokuda,
Mama
Ellen
Mai
Peshi,
Mwari
vakukomborerei
Kusvika
nekusingaperi,
tinokudai (
Marimba
fading
out
slowly)