Eric Wainaina – Jana Ni Jana Lyrics
Verse 1
Jana ni jana
(Yesterday is yesterday)
Juzi ni juzi
(The previous day is the previous day)
Mtondoo ni jana yake
(The day before the previous day is further yet)
Mtondogoo ni historia
(The day before that is history)
Umerauka asubuhi ya leo
(You have woken up today morning)
Wacha kujipinga na masaibu, masaibu, masaibu ya jana
(Stop being let down by problems, problems, and problems of yesterday)
Chorus
Then you wake up in the morning
The matatus blow their horns
And you ride the bumpy road
No it shouldn’t mean a thing
No it shouldn’t mean a thing
Verse 2
Wajitoa rangi
(You accuse yourself)
Wajihangaisha
(You shame yourself)
Amri ya Mungu ni ujipende we wajilaumu
(God’s law is that you love your self and you are blaming yourself)
Je umesahau neema ni ya kila siku
(Have you forgotten that grace is new every morning?)
Jua imepambazuka, imepambazuka, imepambazuka upya
(The sun has risen, it has risen, It’s a new day)
Chorus
Then you wake up in the morning
The matatus blow their horns
And you ride the bumpy road
No it shouldn’t mean a thing
No it shouldn’t mean a thing
Ah! Jana ni jana
Juzi ni juzi
Mtondoo ni jana yake
Mtondogoo ni historia
Mtondogoo ni historia
Verse 3
Rekebisha itakoyaweza kurekibishwa
(Mend what can be mended)
Wacha kupoteza mda na majonzi
(Stop wasting time in regret)
Wakati hauwezi kurudi nyuma
(Time cannot turn back)
Maji yakimwagika, yakimwagika, yakimwagika hayazoleki
(When water pours, it pours, it pours cannot be collected)
Chorus
Then you wake up in the morning
The matatus blow their horns
And you ride the bumpy road
No it shouldn’t mean a thing
No it shouldn’t mean a thing
Ah! Waamka asubuhi
(Ah! You wake up in the morning)
Na matatu zapiga honi
(The matatus are hooting)
Redio mpaka mjini
(Radio plays into the city)
Angalia mbele usoni
(Look into the future)
Angalia mbele usoni
(Look into the future)
Then you wake up in the morning
The matatus blow their horns
And you ride the bumpy road
No it shouldn’t mean a thing
No it shouldn’t mean a thing