Matata Featuring STL Stella Mwangi - "ACHUU!" (with lyrics and partial English translation)

MATATA OFFICIAL, March 12, 2021

Matata and STL (Stella Mwangi) Presents ACHUU!! Walk away from anything that gives you bad vibes. There is no need to explain oneself. It's your life; do what makes you happy!!

**** Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post showcases the 2021 Kenyan/Nowegian* song "ACHUU!" by Matata featuring STL (Stella Mwangi). "Achuu" is the sound of sneezing. "ACHUU!" is sung/rapped in Swahili, Sheng, and English. Unfortunately, I haven't found any English translation of this song online. This post presents the lyrics that I found online and their Swahili to English Google translate results- with the statement that I'm aware that this is a partial translation that probably gave the wrong meanings for the Swahili words that are actually Sheng and that gave no translations for the Kikuyu words. In addition to those Google translate results, this post includes a translated Kikuyu line that was given by a commenter in the discussion thread for this video. I've presented these translations because they give a sense of what the song is about. If you know Swahili, Sheng, and/or Kikuyu, please improve these translations to English so people throughout the world can more fully appreciate and enjoy this song. Thanks! The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners. Thanks to Matata and STL (Stella Mwangi) for their music. Thanks to all those who are associated with this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. -snip- *Both the Afro-Pop grou Matata and the rapper STL (Stella Mwangi) are Kenyans who live in Norway.
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LYRICS - ACUU! (Swahili, Sheng, and Kikuyu)

Oi oi oi oi oi oi
Woi woi woi woi woi woi
Bad vibes am allergic to
Achuu Achuu Achuu Achuu
Oi oi oi oi oi oi
Woi woi woi woi woi woi
Bad vibes am allergic to
Achuu Achuu Achuu Achuu ["Achuu" is the sound of sneezing.]

Cheki di gang gang  Hii ni matata mbogi ni genje
Checki di ngeus shake di bang bang
Pekene jeng jeng
Tulisha safisha rada si ni wanjaja
Hatupikii chai na ketepa yetu ni ganja  tea
Hii ni Fantasy Tuna courtesy
Hii ni rasta see man a gangster see
Sema ngwe utekwe kwe
uguzwe cheke kwe kwe kwe
Me nataka asanti ya punda rrrr nipe teke ke

Maneno yako bitter shinda hadi mursik
Na kama boss ni vita man I don't fight chicks
Nina rubber inaeza futa your career erase it
Na pia juta juta ka ukona beef at your risk
Hii ni lambo  ata na Subaru can't race it
Big ego coco jambo let's face it
Vile una hang ka bolingo I can't take it
Nina swali ehh amigo can I kick it

(Richie)

[chorus]

Uliokoka na bado hujaomoka buda
Sahi una kula tu mogoka ukitoa ushuhuda
Unjifanya we mreligious na una roho ya judas
Una betray my ninjas juu ya salasa buda
Round hii tumenona ka paka za butchery
Na sura ka matiangi hapa hakuna fogery (Achuu!)
Cheki cheki nime clean up nice
Oohhhh Shingo maji maji see dat ice

Man dem man dem
Niko base na ma gal dem gal dem
Tuna blaze tuna burn dem burn dem
Bad vibes man a kill dem  kill dem yeah
Me ndo kingpin wa hizi pengting
Man a freshting na siko flexing
I got the juice na siko blending
Nime standout lakini bado nina blend in
Nie reke ngwere Nyúmete kúraihú Túmete kúraihu twonete barafù wee Ndīaríkīríe thúkúrú, Nó ninjúe Mathafú werúte handafú ndúe ndí thahafú Njítagwo Nyambura Naa ndícokaga na thútha níndagá gacúngwa ashio ange noo gúfútha Íkíra kíratú gíakú tīgana na gīakwa naa ndúkandehere maúndú matare na fata Boss am not just somebody am a limitless force Africans are lost better bring em back to core Call yourself a lion but you just a house cat Gotta switch that flip it like an acrobat Mambo bado mbele ya kuchizi Catch up with me uta fall kama ndizi I mean I'm one off no match up you need back up I just add up [chorus]

From https://www.lyrics.com/lyric-lf/5820882/Matata/Achuu+%28feat.+Stella+Mwangi%29 -snip- I used the word "chorus" instead of writing those lyrics each time because of space considerations.

[Google Translate: Swahili to English]

Oi oi oi oi oi oi
Woi woi woi woi woi woi
Bad vibes am allergic to
Achuu Achuu Achuu Achuu
Oi oi oi oi oi oi
Woi woi woi woi woi woi
Bad vibes am allergic to
Achuu Achuu Achuu Achuu

Cheki di gang gang This is a vicious mbogi is genje
Check the ngeus shake one by one
Pekene jeng jeng
We washed the radar cleaner is not the starter
We do not make tea and our kettle is ganja tea
This is Fantasy Tuna courtesy
This is a rasta see man a gangster see
Say yes to your rule
cut off the check of the
And I want donkey sand rrrr give me a kick

Your words are bitter to the point of death
And if the boss is a war man I don't fight chicks
Nina rubber can erase your career erase it
Also, be careful not to overdo it at your risk
This is a trophy and the Subaru can't race it
Big ego coco Jambo let's face it
Vile una hang ka bolingo I can't take it
I have a question ehh amigo can I kick it

(Richie)

[chorus]

You are saved and you have not yet left the buddha
You only have to eat mogoka if you testify
You pretend to be mreligious and you have the spirit of judas
You have to betray my ninjas on the buddha salasa
This round we have fattened butchery cats
And the shape of the matiangi here is no fogery (Achuu!)
Check check I clean up nice
Oohhhh Neck water water see dat ice

Man dem man dem
Niko base na ma gal dem gal dem
Tuna blaze tuna burn dem burn dem
Bad vibes man a kill dem kill dem yeah
Me ndo kingpin of these pengting
Man a freshting na siko flexing
I got the juice and I was not blending
I have a standout but I still have a blend in

Nie reke ngwere Nyúmete kúraihú
Túmete kúraihu twonete barafù wee Ndīaríkīríe thúkúrú,
No Mathafú has ever been on the same page
Njítagwo Nyambura Naa ndícokaga na thútha níndagá gacúngwa ashio ange noo guffutha
Íkíra kíratú gíakú tīgana na gīakwa naa ndúkandehere maúndú matare na fata

Boss am not just somebody am a limitless force
Africans are lost better bring em back to core
Call yourself a lion but you just a house cat
Gotta switch that flip it like an acrobat
Things are still ahead of the curve
Catch up with me bow fall like a banana
I mean I'm one off no match up you need back up I just add up

[chorus]

-snip-
Here's a translation from Kikuyu to English for one line in that song:

zach robert, 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnt3YJw4C5o&ab_channel=MATATAOFFICIAL [discussion thread]
"ikiira kiratu giaku tingana na giakwa na ndukarihiri na maundu matari fataa (put your own shoes and leave mine alone and don't bring issues to me that are of no help)"

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