Kenyan Children songs/lullabies n others needed

manvikta · (#1 (**permalink**))

I do request you to contribute by posting what you remember from your childhood days.
I hope to make an open directory for the nostalgic games,songs and rhymes.

Anyone knows the whole lullaby?=>" lala mtoto lala, Mama atakuja lala...."

I got a few other bits from Mashada .
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narator--response
paukwa-pakawa
sahani-ya mchele
kiboko-ya mtoto mkorofi
giza ya mwizi
na maziwa je-ya watoto wa nyayoo

kitenda wili-- tega . then ukishindwa he be like nipe mji.
nilienda mji wa mombasa watoto wa mombasa wakanipa salamu.mnazipokea? jibu ni ---

Nyama nyama nyama.(narrator)....nyama!(the excited kids reply while jumping).
Ya kuku (narrator) nyama! (the kids) ya crocodile
(if anyone jumps over here you're out of the cirle)...LOL...the days...

Kana ka Nicola,
kona kora kora,
Nako kora kona
kana ka nicola, kora.
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Mzungu-Mweusi · (#2 (**permalink**))

I guess mashadites were never kids huh? Either that or these folks are sooo old they dont remember the lullabies ;)

Anyway,i dont remember any ,pole sana :D

Shinashki · (#3 (**permalink**))

>I guess mashadites were never kids huh? Either that or these
>folks are sooo old they dont remember the lullabies ;)
>
>Anyway,i dont remember any ,pole sana :D

lullabies? lol who could forget......sasa ni saa sita, kwaheri mwalimu kwaheri watoto

baskeli yangu mama haina kengele, siogopi ngumi mama naogopa ....

how about games? Kati, blada, shake.....

Wantai · (#4 (**permalink**))

lala mtoto lala
lala mtoto lala
mama atakuja lala
akupe maziwa lala
atalete ndizi lala
lala mtoto lala...

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ombe ombe
nyathi maywak ondiek chame
nyathi ma ling'ondiek weye...

nyandolo nindo tere
min biro koting'o rabolo
rabolo rabolo...

arrghhh...u guyz didn't really expect me to remember these tu songs well, I sang them ages ago!

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how come most of these lullabies mention bananas, are the children monkeys?

Wantai · (#5 (**permalink**))

mabata madogo dogo
mabata madogo dogo
yanaogelea
yanaogelea
katika shamba nzuri ya miti ya juu
katika shamba nzuri ya miti ya juu
yanalia kwe kwe kwe
yanalia kwe kwe kwe
mabata madogo dogo

Kenyan chic · (#6 (**permalink**))

Lullaby:
Lie still, little kid
No more, whimpering
Listen, while I sing
And make less noise

Game:
Nyama, nyama, nyama! Respond: Nyama!
Ya ngombe..? " : Nyama!
Ya kuku....? " : Nyama!

Ya nyoka...? --> You do whatever is necessary there or if you scream nyama you're "Kuft"

Shinashki · (#7 (**permalink**))

in and out the bamboo forest
in and out the bamboo forest
you are my partner.......

I sent a letter to my parents all the way i lost it
somebody must have picked it up and put in his pocket
la la la la blah blah .........

this was famous in Racecourse

crocodile crocodile may we cross the river
NO!
why not?
Because i want a colour!
which colour do you want?
Brown! (go figure, lol all racy uniform was brown lol!)

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Niko Mashada
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Volina · (#8 (**permalink**))

sasa ni saa sita, sasa ni saa sita mwalimu kwaheri, mwalimu kwaheri:)

Nasikia sauti sauti ya mama, sasa ni saa sita, sasa ni saa sita mwalimu kwaheri, mwalimu kwaheri:)

I am going home:

manvikta · (#9 (**permalink**))

Thank you all. I appreciate your help. More are welcome...but pls, if not swahili nor English pls write the meaning too. Thx you :)

Shinashki · (#10 (**permalink**))

baa baa black sheep
baa baa black sheep
have u any wool....

mwenye tumbo mwenye shamba
alipanda viazi, akachimba chimba akapata dhahabu
lolo bahati lolo bahati
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