Night in Zanzibar (Tanzanian Girl)

She struck me deep, right in my soul

Thought she’d find her place in the sun, her role

But behind her mask, her masquerade in Zanzibar

I was the only one who saw her, near and far

Her beauty hid a dangerous truth, a sly art

A face that could light up the dark

But her touch, her smile, the way she moved

All on her was a poison, a spell that proved

Oh, hiyo msichana wa Tanzania

Aliyechukua roho yangu, kuumiza bila huruma

Hiyo msichana wa Tanzania, tazama

Poison kwa moyo wangu, lakini bado natamani sana

Everyone warned me, but I didn’t see

Blinded by the fire she kindled in me

They knew her games, they knew her ways

But I fell deeper with every single gaze

Now here I stand, caught in her sway

Wishing I had turned, had walked away

But those eyes, that face, a siren’s song

Once you're in, you can’t stay strong

Oh, hiyo msichana wa Tanzania

Aliyechukua roho yangu, kuumiza bila huruma

Hiyo msichana wa Tanzania, tazama

Poison kwa moyo wangu, lakini bado natamani sana

Naboyi ye, naboyi ye, nakimi ye

Mwasi ya pasi, na lingaki kolongwa na ye

Mwasi ya tanzanian, mwasi ya masumu

Naboyi ye, nakimi ye, mwana ya pusu

So I walk away, leaving her behind

That Tanzanian girl, out of sight, out of mind

But the memory lingers, the shadow stays

A bitter love, in so many ways