Nduli is a Swahili Song addressing the plight of Somalis in Kenya. Written by Ina Cawsgurow and Sung by Hamadi Kamole and Rahma ................................................. Sketchy translation of the Song: Of neither rains nor of springs water, This isn’t a season of triumph, Bleak as the situation is, (Already for the citizens) (Who, besides all woes) are taxed heavily, Like colonies, And these wild cats, And the stupid parrots, And this cub, the progeny of hyena, And the schemes corporate moguls, (To impoverish the plebs) And the media outlets, Of lies upon lies; to misinform, The root of perennial dissonance, Enhanced to keep me pauper, The bane of our country’s life, “Show me your I.D card! I don’t have it, officer! Give me notes of money then! I don’t have a cent. Aboard the lorry (to jail)! But I’m a Kenyan. How can I Kenyan not have an I.D card? I’m a refugee. How can a refugee not have money? Aboard the lorry (to jail)! Aboard the lorry (to jail)! Chorus: Between the dove and the eagle, Who is a killer? The one with no an ID card, Hey, you destined for Kasarani, Between the chicken and the shunk Who’s a killer? The one with no ID card, Hey, you destined for Kasarani, Kenya these days, The I.D card is an amulet, The bearer is deemed innocuous, The sorcery of altering: A lion to a gazelle, A falcon to hummingbird, It was the middle of the night, asleep, The police came and harassed me, My fellow Kenyans kept quiet, (Singling me out) Saying I was an alien, (On the ground of) the texture of my hair, Ponder, ponder, Not knowing the map well is the hitch, From Marsabit to Mandera, This is the hair, Moyale to Ijara, Is Kenya for sure, And I don’t entreat a biped, (To allow me) To be a Kenyan, I’m a Kenyan, pure, Between the dove and the eagle, Who is a killer? The one with no an ID card, Hey, you destined for Kasarani, Between the chicken and the wild cat, Who’s a killer? The one with no ID card, Hey, you destined for Kasarani, .............................................. Must.........Watch
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