Leave No One Behind (feat. Faith Mussa, Sebastian Sturm, GIDDES CHALAMANDA, Esther Chitheka Lewis, Keturah, Esau Mwamwaya, Sera Kalo & Mal Élevé)

Intro

Giddes Chalamanda

Chonde abale, tiyeni tigwirizane, tigonjetse nthenda ya coronavirus,

Koma tikumva? Koma tikumva? Koma tikumva?

Tiyeni timvane. Tiyeni tigwirizane. Tikatero, tikatero, Zikhala bho.

Translation:

Everyone, Let’s come together. Let us fight the Corona Virus disease. Are you listening? Let us understand each other. Let us come together. Let’s fight this disease. If we do this, it will all be good.

Verse 1

Esau Mwamwaya & Keturah

Esau Mwamwaya

Inkangomveka ngati mbiri kutalitali

Tsoka lero mliluwu

Tilinawo pafupi

Nkhondo nkhonde

Amayi achimwene anapita

Osabwelera ngati apangila dala

Translation:

It started as a rumor from afar

Sadly the pandemic is finally in our midst

The war is right under our balconies, my mum and brother are gone

they will never come back as if this was their choice

Keturah

Mlili amama wankhuli ndi mitembo...

Tiphunzitseni kulira imfa yakwera mma window...

Kulira kwa abwana kulira kwa kapolo...

Mmimba ya njoka chonde tsamwitseni.

Translation:

This pandemic is hungry for corpses

Show us how to mourn because death is peeping at us through the window

tears of the rich, tears of the poor

Please spare us from the venom of this snake

Hook 1

Esther Chitheka Lewis

In this difficult hour

Let's share our power

We're sisters and brothers

We take care of each other

In this difficult hour

Let's share our power

Don't turn your back

leave no one behind

Verse 2

LMNZ & Faith Mussa

LMNZ

Instead of

keeping the economy afloat

we ('re) really bold-ly

puttin the economy on hold

gastronomy is closed

commodities ain't sold

to protect the sick and the old

this gives me hop

puttin people over money?

yo

when have you seen that? gimme some feedback

feels like a fairytale

ha

it's not an ill-usion,

let's defend our lives

follow facts that are proven

Faith Mussa

Osamamvera mabodza

Zokamba Kamba zachuluka

Mupange nokha chisankho

chokabaitsa katemera

Aliyense moyo

amasunga yekha

Zokumva imva

kupweteketsa mutu

Translation:

Don’t waste time with heresy and lies

There are too many fake stories out there

Make an informed decision about getting vaccinated

Its your life and you should take care of it

It’s an unnecessary headache to waste time on fake stories

Hook 2

Esther Chitheka Lewis & Sebastian Sturm

In this difficult hour

Let's share our power

We're sisters and brothers

We take care of each other

In this difficult hour

Let's share our power

Don't turn your back

leave no one behind

Verse 3

Sera Kalo & Mal Élevé

Sera Kalo

All that we’ve been through

and survived

Time and time again

like air we’ll rise

Let’s cast our fears aside

and open up our minds

Be the light

Choose life!

Mal Élevé

Weltweite Krise - weit über Grenzen brauchen wir Solidarität!

In Zeiten wie diesen, halten wir zusammen, weil es ohne gar nicht geht

Wir bleiben stabil und vereint - damit diese Ohnmacht nicht bleibt

Wir lassen hier niemand allein - leave no one behind

Translation:

It's a global crisis - we need solidarity far beyond borders!

At times like these, we stick together, it is not possible without solidarity

We remain stable and united - so that this powerlessness does not last

We do not leave anybody alone here - leave no one behind

Hook 3

Esther Chitheka Lewis & Sebastian Sturm

In this difficult hour

Let's share our power

We're sisters and brothers

We take care of each other

In this difficult hour

Let's share our power

Don't turn your back

leave no one behind