Futa - means wipe. Song is a prayer to God to wipe away his tears. (Futa chozi). maCHOZI means tears.
Mbosso:
Youthness (age) is like hot water that quickly becomes cold.
I was only young for a few moment and all of a sudden I am now a big person with responsibilities.
Now, I have two kids who look up to me.
I struggle daily with challenges trying to fend/cater for them.
But when I fail to come home with food, my fellow parent (wife) becomes so angry, and verbally insults me.
I work extra hard, using all my energy that my shirt is constantly drenched in sweat.
When I repair a crack on my floor, the roof starts leaking.
I no longer go knocking at friends/relative's houses.
Can I be the source of care my children look up to?
Where will my relief come from?
Chorus:
Does God really hear my voice when I pray?
Is it that my prayers don't reach the Seventh Heaven?
Bahati (replying): Wipe your tears, wipe them
Mbosso: Don't ask me why I am crying
Bahati: Wipe your tears, wipe them
Mbosso: I am afraid I feel it's like my grace and destiny have been pinned (stopped from flowing).
Bahati: Wipe your tears, wipe your tears
Mbosso: Father, God, see me.
Bahati:
When I am at work, I am constantly thinking of home
When I am at home, and they miss food, I don't have peace
I struggle a lot with my music
I truly struggle to get lucky in my quest to find my destiny
The keep wishing ills upon me, they with selfish hearts
When I get a bone, I find I am toothless, God hasn't given me teeth (Could mean: the I cannot utilise the opportunities around me)
I look at my children, all born out of wedlock,
In my religion, this is a big sin.
Chorus:
Does God really hear my voice?
It is that my prayers don't reach the Seventh Heaven?
Response: Wipe your tears, wipe them
There are times my strength fails, and I become weak
And here I am uneducated, my brain is empty
I struggle with hunger
My Father, when will I receive my portion?
Mbosso:
Youthness (age) is like hot water that quickly becomes cold.
I was only young for a few moment and all of a sudden I am now a big person with responsibilities.
Now, I have two kids who look up to me.
I struggle daily with challenges trying to fend/cater for them.
But when I fail to come home with food, my fellow parent (wife) becomes so angry, and verbally insults me.
I work extra hard, using all my energy that my shirt is constantly drenched in sweat.
When I repair a crack on my floor, the roof starts leaking.
I no longer go knocking at friends/relative's houses.
Can I be the source of care my children look up to?
Where will my relief come from?
Chorus:
Does God really hear my voice when I pray?
Is it that my prayers don't reach the Seventh Heaven?
Bahati (replying): Wipe your tears, wipe them
Mbosso: Don't ask me why I am crying
Bahati: Wipe your tears, wipe them
Mbosso: I am afraid I feel it's like my grace and destiny have been pinned (stopped from flowing).
Bahati: Wipe your tears, wipe your tears
Mbosso: Father, God, see me.
Bahati:
When I am at work, I am constantly thinking of home
When I am at home, and they miss food, I don't have peace
I struggle a lot with my music
I truly struggle to get lucky in my quest to find my destiny
The keep wishing ills upon me, they with selfish hearts
When I get a bone, I find I am toothless, God hasn't given me teeth (Could mean: the I cannot utilise the opportunities around me)
I look at my children, all born out of wedlock,
In my religion, this is a big sin.
Chorus:
Does God really hear my voice?
It is that my prayers don't reach the Seventh Heaven?
Response: Wipe your tears, wipe them
There are times my strength fails, and I become weak
And here I am uneducated, my brain is empty
I struggle with hunger
My Father, when will I receive my portion?