Mapulani Lyrics English Translation
| Original (Chewa (Chichewa), English) | English Translation |
| [Verse 1] | [Verse 1] |
| Ndinkayendera zanga | I was just walking for my own things1I was just going about my business |
| Ndisaname ndinalibiretu mapulani | I won’t lie, I totally had no plans |
| Tangokumana iwe ndi ine eh eh | We’ve just met, you and I eh eh |
| Ona ndikusanja mapulani | Look I’m putting my plans together |
| Kuno ndi kumbali baby tili awiri | We are the two of us here in private |
| Ndikutsitsa mfundo manifesto | I’m laying out my manifesto |
| Koma ndikangolowa mu boma lako | If I just enter your government |
| Sindzatula pansi udindo | I will not put down my responsibilities2I will not drop the crown/ I will never step down from that throne |
| Otsutsa boma samalephera ma damage | Someone who abuses his position will always cause damage3Literally: “One who abuses government does not fail to cause damage.” Here, the man refers to someone who has been playing this girl, causing damage. |
| Koma ulendo uno akumana nazo | But this time, he has met his rival4Meaning: I’m here and the man causing damage has met his end. |
| Ndilibe chipani ine independent | I have no party, I’m an independent candidate |
| Iwe ndiwe my running mate | You are my running mate |
| [Chorus] | [Chorus] |
| Eh mapulani anga | Eh my plans |
| Eeh eeh eeh mapulani eh eh | Eeh eeh eeh plans eh eh |
| Ati eeh eeh eeh mapulani eh eh | I say eeh eeh eeh plans eh eh |
| Ati eh eh mapulani baby | I say eh eh plans, baby |
| Awa ndiwo timati mapulani | These are what we call plans |
| Akuti eeh eeh eeh eeh my baby girl | I say eeh eeh eeh eeh my baby girl |
| Awa ndiwo timati mapulani | These are what we call plans |
| Mvela eeh eh eh eh eh | Listen eeh eh eh eh eh |
| Eeeh eh eh | Eeeh eh eh |
| Awa ndiwo timati mapulani | These are what we call plans |
| [Verse 2] | [Verse 2] |
| Kawafunseni anzanga | Go and ask my friends |
| Omwe ndimacheza nawo | The ones I hang out with |
| Amanditcha one man chiyenda yekha | They call me one man, solo walker5He assures the girl that he is not a player and even his friends call him “the man who walks alone” |
| Tangokumana iwe ndi ine baby | We’ve just met, you and I |
| Tikuyenda awiri | We are walking the two of us |
| You better tell your friends | You better tell your friends |
| Adzavale ma dress apamwamba | They should come and wear expensive dresses |
| Ine ndi anzanga titapha ma suit apamwamba | My friends and I will be rocking expensive suits |
| Abambo ako adzakuperekeze baby | Your father will escort you |
| Kudzakusiya m’manja mwanga | Then leave you in my hands |
| Ndikufuna mayi wanga akamandiona | I want when my mother sees me |
| Adziona m’maso mwawo bambo anga | In her eyes, she should see my father in me6He wants his mother to look proudly at the man he has become, and see his father (likely late) reflected in him. |
| Ndimomwe adaddy anawatengera amami | Remembering how dad took her hand in marriage |
| Kuwachotsa pakhomo lamakolo awo | Taking her from her parents’ house |
| [Chorus] | [Chorus] |
| Eh mapulani anga | Eh my plans |
| Eeh eeh eeh mapulani ndi awa | Eeh eeh eeh these are plans |
| Ati eeh eeh eeh mapulani | I say eeh eeh eeh plans |
| Koma eeh eeh eeh mapulani baby | Sure eeh eeh eeh plans, baby |
| Imvwa mapulani | Listen to [these] plans |
| Komano eeh eeh eeeeeh | Sure eeh eeh eeeeeh |
| Koma eeh eeh eeh mapulani awa | Sure eeh eeh eeh these plans |
| Komano eeh eeh eeh mapulani baby | Surely eeh eeh eeh plans baby |
| Iwe mvela mapulani | Listen to these plans |
| Ati eeh eeh eeh mapulani | I say eeh eeh eeh plans |
See also: Namadingo – Mapulani Lyrics
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Track Info
| Title | Mapulani |
| Artist | Namadingo |
| Released | March, 2020 |
| Producers | Moshu |
| Genre | Afro Pop/Soul |
| Language(s) | Chewa (Chichewa), English |
| Country of origin | Malawi |
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