[male vocals] Mashiiiiiiika
kaufela
aluyeni
luli
independence
dayyyyyy
Mashiiiiiiika
kaufela
aluye
luli
independence
dayyyyyy
[Verse] Kaunda,
kapwepwe
and
nkumbula
fought
for
freedom
Nebanatilwe ,
kutamiwa
Kono
neba
sikazwafa.
Baekeza
kulwanela
tukuluho
mi
bakoma
on
that
day 24
th
October 1964
freedom
was
granted ,
mwa
Zambia
kautwahala
siyongili
neili
tabo
luli.
Kacenu
mwa
mashika
kuinzi
tabo
sicaba
sitabile
Batu
kaufela
babina,
banani
tabo
luli......
[Chorus] Happy
independence
mashika
headteacher
Happy
independence
mashika
teachers
Happy
independence
mashika
and
nangweshi
communities
Kaufela
Luna
aluye
lubine
One
by
one
katapila
by
one
One
by
One
katapila
by
one
Silobe
sinuko
wena,
nopa
siwamba
Bina
wena ,
beya
beat
sililile
luli
kacenu
mwanaha. [
Verse] 24
th
October
kilizazilelinde, 24
October
kilizazilelinde ,
lelinde
kuluna
ba
Zambia
kuluna
ba
Zambiye
kuluna
ba
Zambia .
Alusana
bukoba
mwanaha
yaluna
Halusana
bukoba
mwa
bulozi
Halusana
bukoba
mwa
sioma
Halusana
bukoba
mwa
nangweshi
Halusana
bukoba
mwa
mashika
[Chorus] Happy
independence
mashika
headteacher
Happy
independence
mashika
teachers
Happy
independence
mashika
and
nangweshi
communities
Kaufela
Luna
aluye
lubine
One
by
one
katapila
by
one
One
by
One
katapila
by
one
Silobe
sinuko
wena,
nopa
siwamba
Bina
wena ,
beya
beat
sililile
luli
kacenu
mwanaha.
[Bridge] Can
you
feel
the
pressure
building
up?
We’
re
pouring
sweetness
in
a
golden
cup
One
step
left,
then
one
step
right
We’
re
owning
the
fire,
we’
re
owning
the
night
Don’
t
look
back,
just
keep
the
pace
We’
re
winning
the
long
and
historical
race
Yeah,
feel
the
power,
feel
the
heat
This
is
the
rhythm
of
the
freedom
street
Silobe
sinuko
wena,
nopa
siwamba
Bina
wena ,
beya
beat
sililile
luli
kacenu
mwanaha.
[Outro] Sililile
sililile
kwanu
Sililile
sililile
kwanu
Mashika
boys
aluyeni
lubine
This
is
the
rhythm
of
the
freedom
street [
Verse] 3
Zambia
my
home
Zambia
my
country
Zambia
my
futureeeeeeeeeeee
heyyyyyyyyyyyy
Hey,
hey,
hey ,
hey,
hey
Pili
nibine ,
pili
nibine ,
pili
nibine
Musiniswali
nibata
kubina
na
Loba
fokona
wena,
loba
fokona
wena
Kacenu
sidibile
mwamashikaaaa
Banane
shaaa
alulwani
lubalafela
Ndende
cipili
ndende
cipili.
Kinyakalalo
feeeeeeeeeela
[Chorus] Happy
independence
mashika
headteacher
Happy
independence
mashika
teachers
Happy
independence
mashika
and
nangweshi
communities
Kaufela
Luna
aluye
lubine
One
by
one
katapila
by
one
One
by
One
katapila
by
one
Silobe
sinuko
wena,
nopa
siwamba
Bina
wena ,
beya
beat
sililile
luli
kacenu
mwanaha.
[Outro] Sililile
sililile
kwanu
Sililile
sililile
kwanu
Mashika
boys
aluyeni
lubine
Mashika
girls
aluyeni
lubine 62
years
mwatabo 62
years
mwambombolelwa
Happy
independence
dayyyyyyyyyyyy