[male
vocals]
[Intro] Eh
eh!
Modeste!
Lualaba
telema!
Twende!
[Verse 1] Modeste
rafiki
yangu
leo
tunasherehekea
Jhon,
Elisé,
Sarah,
Adasa
wote
wamekuja
Patronne
ako
hapa
anapiga
kelele
Tunakutakia
furaha
tele
leo
ndugu
yetu
Kama
mbuzi
anavyoruka,
leo
tunaruka
Maisha
ni
mazuri
tukiwa
pamoja
hivi
Sikiliza
sebene
hii
inavyotikisa
ardhi
Modeste
wewe
ni
jembe,
wewe
ni
moto!
[Chorus] Modeste!
Modeste!
Leo
ni
sherehe
yako
Modeste!
Modeste!
Piga
hatua
mbele
Tunakupenda
sana,
wewe
ni
ndugu
yetu
Ngoma
inavuma,
dansi
inawaka
leo
Modeste!
Modeste!
Furaha
ienee
kote
Tunakupenda
sana,
wewe
ni
ndugu
yetu
[Verse 2] Jhon
anacheza,
Elisé
anapiga
vigelegele
Sarah
na
Adasa
wako
uwanjani
wanatesa
Patronne
anatazama,
anafurahia
sana
Hii
ni
dansi
ya
nguvu,
hii
ni
Ndombolo
Twende
kulia,
twende
kushoto,
shika
kiuno
Modeste,
wewe
ndio
mfalme
wa
sherehe
hii
Hakuna
kulala,
leo
tunakesha
hadi
asubuhi
Sauti
za
Kinshasa
zinasikika
kila
kona!
[Chorus] Modeste!
Modeste!
Leo
ni
sherehe
yako
Modeste!
Modeste!
Piga
hatua
mbele
Tunakupenda
sana,
wewe
ni
ndugu
yetu
Ngoma
inavuma,
dansi
inawaka
leo
Modeste!
Modeste!
Furaha
ienee
kote
Tunakupenda
sana,
wewe
ni
ndugu
yetu
[Bridge] Eh
eh!
Ndombolo!
Inua
mikono
juu,
inua
mikono
juu!
Modeste
anakuja,
wote
mkae
mbali!
Dansi
ya
kisasa,
dansi
ya
furaha
Bolingo!
Bolingo!
Modeste
ni
mshindi!
[Verse 3] Kumbuka
siku
zote
sisi
tuko
nyuma
yako
Elisé,
Jhon,
Sarah,
Adasa,
wote
ni
familia
Patronne
anasema
wewe
ni
wa
thamani
Maisha
ni
safari,
twende
nayo
kwa
bashasha
Cheza,
cheza,
cheza,
usichoke
kamwe
Modeste,
jina
lako
litadumu
daima
Leo
tunakusherehekea
kwa
moyo
mmoja
Ndombolo
inakutaka,
twende
uwanjani!
[Chorus] Modeste!
Modeste!
Leo
ni
sherehe
yako
Modeste!
Modeste!
Piga
hatua
mbele
Tunakupenda
sana,
wewe
ni
ndugu
yetu
Ngoma
inavuma,
dansi
inawaka
leo
Modeste!
Modeste!
Furaha
ienee
kote
Tunakupenda
sana,
wewe
ni
ndugu
yetu
[Outro] Modeste!
Wapi!
Wapi!
Sherehe
inaendelea!
Modeste
moto
ya
moto!
Eh
eh,
ndombolo!
Bye
bye,
twende
kazi!