[male vocals] Uuuuuu
Jay
Jay
Banda
miracle
imwe
azooming'a
ayangana
oyi
onanana
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Instrumental.......
From
the
dusty
outskirts
to
the
bustling
city
center,
thousands
of
Zambians -
children
clutching
parents’
hands,
women
with
babies
tied
to
their
backs
mmm
uyeh,
men
worn
by
labor,
the
differently
abled
navigating
crowds,
the
formally
employed
and
those
surviving
on
the
streets -
all
converged
upon
Heroes
Stadium
as
early
as 3
am.
nizo
oh
nizo
oh
nizoona
imwe
bantu
Chorus
Bantu
balina
njala
oh
oh
why
simunga
baleke
badye
bantu
Bali
na
njala
eh
eh
iyeh
eyi
eh
eh
Jay
jay
Banda
nimuntu,
amaganizila
bantu
bovutika
jay
jay
Banda
miracle
uwoh
owu
oh
oh
Jay
jay
Banda
nimuntu,
amaganizila
bantu
jay
jay
Banda
miracle
uwoh
owu
oh
oh
They
came
not
for
a
match
or
a
rally,
but
for
a
promise:
a
share
of
the $6
million
in
financial
empowerment
funds,
cunningly
secured
by
Honourable
Emmanuel
Jay
Banda .
nizo
oh
nizo
oh
nizoona
imwe
bantu
For
many,
this
money
represented
more
than
currency.
It
was
a
sliver
of
hope -
a
chance
to
pay
school
fees,
buy
medicine,
start
a
business,
or
simply
put
food
on
the
table.
Chorus
Bantu
balina
njala
oh
oh
why
simunga
baleke
badye
bantu
Bali
na
njala
eh
eh
iyeh
eyi
eh
eh
Jay
jay
Banda
nimuntu,
amaganizila
bantu
bovutika
jay
jay
Banda
miracle
uwoh
owu
oh
oh
Jay
jay
Banda
nimuntu,
amaganizila
bantu
jay
jay
Banda
miracle
uwoh
owu
oh
oh
In
a
nation
battered
by
uncertainty,
the
stadium
shimmered
like
an
oasis.
and
as
a
result
one
life
one
life
lost
a
mother
killed
by
a
bullet .
nizo
oh
nizo
oh
nizoona
imwe
bantu
Chorus
Bantu
balina
njala
oh
oh
why
simunga
baleke
badye
bantu
Bali
na
njala
eh
eh
iyeh
eyi
eh
eh
Jay
jay
Banda
nimuntu,
amaganizila
bantu
bovutika
jay
jay
Banda
miracle
uwoh
owu
oh
oh
Heavily
armed
police,
as
if
preparing
for
war,
encircled
the
stadium.
The
air,
thick
with
expectation,
suddenly
cracked
with
chaos.
Without
warning,
canisters
of
tear
gas
arced
skyward,
hissing
as
they
fell
among
the
throng.
Mothers
shielded
their
children.
The
elderly
wept.
Those
with
disabilities
struggled
desperately
to
escape
the
acrid
clouds.
But
as
a
result
one
life
one
life
lost
a
mother
killed
by
a
bullet
Chorus
Bantu
balina
njala
oh
oh
why
simunga
baleke
badye
bantu
Bali
na
njala
eh
eh
iyeh
eyi
eh
eh
Jay
jay
Banda
nimuntu,
amaganizila
bantu
bovutika
jay
jay
Banda
miracle
uwoh
owu
oh
oh
The
stadium,
a
sanctuary
of
hope,
became
a
battleground
of
confusion
and
fear.
No
explanation
came
from
the
authorities.
The
reason
for
halting
the
funds -
money
that
could
have
changed
thousands
of
lives -
remained
shrouded
in
silence.
Some
whispered
of
political
maneuvering,
others
of
jealousy
and
see
now
as
a
result
one
life
one
life
lost
a
mother
killed
by
a
bullet
Chorus
Bantu
balina
njala
oh
oh
why
simunga
baleke
badye
bantu
Bali
na
njala
eh
eh
iyeh
eyi
eh
eh
Jay
jay
Banda
nimuntu,
amaganizila
bantu
bovutika
jay
jay
Banda
miracle
uwoh
owu
oh
oh
As
Dreams
scattered
like
the
crowd
itself,
trampled
lost
in
the
stampede.
police
rage
ushered
and
as
a
result
one
life
one
life
lost
a
mother
killed
by
a
bullet
But
Why,
ohh
why?
I
say
why?
Oh
nana
nana
why
must
the
hands
that
reach
for
hope
be
met
with
violence?
Why
deny
a
people
their
dignity,
their
chance?
Cry...
mother
zambia
as
a
result
one
life
one
life
lost
a
mother
killed
by
a
bullet
In
the
aftermath
oyeh
its
silence
roared -
a
call
for
answers,
for
justice,
for
the
simple
right
to
hope
and
to
receive
what
was
promised.
lala
lala
lala
eyi....
onana
nana
Chorus
Bantu
balina
njala
oh
oh
why
simunga
baleke
badye
bantu
Bali
na
njala
eh
eh
iyeh
eyi
eh
eh
Jay
jay
Banda
nimuntu,
amaganizila
bantu
bovutika
jay
jay
Banda
miracle
uwoh
owu
oh
oh
Chorus
Bantu
balina
njala
oh
oh
why
simunga
baleke
badye
bantu
Bali
na
njala
eh
eh
iyeh
eyi
eh
eh
Jay
jay
Banda
nimuntu,
amaganizila
bantu
bovutika
jay
jay
Banda
miracle
uwoh
owu
oh
oh
Why
is
man
why
is
man
oh
oh
oh
oh
oh
why
is
man
Yami
nganji
uwoo
iyenana
Iyehi
Fades
out