Chena by Tshala Muana (With lyrics and English translation)

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  • Опубліковано 6 лис 2024

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  • @rickykachuzu4167
    @rickykachuzu4167 5 місяців тому +68

    Who is here in 2024, great hits never die.

  • @dennismiriti7715
    @dennismiriti7715 Рік тому +170

    On mount Kenya slopes, Chuka is the place, kabutini is the village. It's on a Saturday, 4:30pm after taking a cup of tea with roasted yams (tea served from silverly shiny metallic kettle to our grey metallic cups). We are collecting dry coffee berries in our coffee plantation. My mother is collecting firewood ready to prepare supper. My late father is working on the coffee trees, with his wooden radio with AM frequency only covered in a yellow mat. He's tuned to KBC and this tune is playing. Our ears are glued to the tune as our nerves are being calmed down after working all day long. Young boys from the neighborhood wearing torn & patched khaki shorts are hunting birds with bows and arrows. Some are grazing goats and sheep. Young barefooted girls are from the river to fetch water with pots on their heads, while some are hurriedly collecting firewood in the bushes. The sun is going down in a beautiful horizon. Memories of good old days. Rip Tshala

    • @hannahGateru-t5z
      @hannahGateru-t5z Рік тому +4

      Soo nostalgic ....what a moment..in the evening...

    • @denisitumbe6087
      @denisitumbe6087 11 місяців тому +5

      Ooh.. men you rekindled the memories perfectly

    • @marymwiiya4223
      @marymwiiya4223 9 місяців тому +4

      Great and sweet memories indeed, early 90s.

    • @kelvinkapembwa9750
      @kelvinkapembwa9750 8 місяців тому +2

      Africa is beautiful, our God given heritage !

    • @jadieljacob9571
      @jadieljacob9571 8 місяців тому +1

      Gone are the beautiful days.

  • @nyakatomary6183
    @nyakatomary6183 4 місяці тому +79

    Who came from tiktok to listen this sing let's gather ❤

    • @pridemuroyiwa
      @pridemuroyiwa 3 місяці тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂 thats where i heard it my i like this song so much❤❤❤❤

    • @philemonmandela8866
      @philemonmandela8866 3 місяці тому

      Alar ! it has been available for ages Hahaha..Before tik tok

    • @florencenetsai-pr8ys
      @florencenetsai-pr8ys 3 місяці тому

      Myself I enjoy this song though I did not know the ,meaning.

    • @lameck360
      @lameck360 3 місяці тому

      Am here my guy❤

    • @LeahJohnson-p2k
      @LeahJohnson-p2k 2 місяці тому

      ME HERE

  • @fabianmwoshi
    @fabianmwoshi Рік тому +73

    Rest in peace Tshala Muana 10.12.22. When a favourite musician passes on it hits like you have lost a family member.

  • @patricktippa141
    @patricktippa141 8 місяців тому +25

    its 2024 and the song reminds of early 90s.....kids of today if you pass by this song just give a like and listen carefully how the old songs were written and sang by angels😘😘 just a sweet masterpiece

  • @Arleckie
    @Arleckie 3 роки тому +71

    When Bantus sing, it’s more than just a song 🙌🏼!!

  • @ralfchurchill7214
    @ralfchurchill7214 2 роки тому +53

    I miss my dad, my mum , my big brother. They're all gone. The song plays in my dad's cassette, in a peaceful grassthatched house, oh I miss the old childhood memories

  • @kairichiezekiel3293
    @kairichiezekiel3293 5 місяців тому +35

    Who is here May 2024, song still a hit

    • @kariukibonface6765
      @kariukibonface6765 5 місяців тому

      I tried to Shazam this

    • @felixbiego
      @felixbiego 5 місяців тому

      @@kariukibonface6765 couldn't shazam too.

    • @felixbiego
      @felixbiego 5 місяців тому

      can't find it on Spotify

    • @walterdushime
      @walterdushime 4 місяці тому

      I am, This is a great song!

    • @ValentineAlivitsa
      @ValentineAlivitsa 4 місяці тому +2

      Listening in 2024 leaving my comment to those will be there in 2050

  • @alexwainaina
    @alexwainaina 4 роки тому +75

    I've loved this song for over 30 years! The emotion just wrenches me....and TODAY I find out why she sings so deeply. Found the words in English for the very first time...and now I understand.
    Lovely song.
    Have to listen again.
    TSHALA MUANA.

  • @japhethochieng3536
    @japhethochieng3536 5 років тому +86

    I can play this song repeatedly on flash disc from Mombasa to Busia without boredom. That's how lovely the song is like the chirping of a bird. I love this song by Tshala Muana.

  • @nickymaxwell8909
    @nickymaxwell8909 Місяць тому +3

    I miss those great days. Old is gold for sure.... Continue resting in peace Tshala Muana.

  • @francismungai9234
    @francismungai9234 Місяць тому +3

    2024 .N imagine when we were kids we never loved this kind of songs but now after growing up we love them coz they give us so many memories since nursery school

  • @helenoftroy2665
    @helenoftroy2665 3 роки тому +27

    After seeing the English translation I realized her language is similar to my language which is LUNDA from Zambia. Our people migrated from Congo. My great great great grandfather who was named after, was a king in Congo.

    • @MegaSaintjoe
      @MegaSaintjoe 3 роки тому +1

      You are right, my wife is lunda and for sure it's similar

    • @jeanbenoitminyem3123
      @jeanbenoitminyem3123 3 роки тому +4

      Bantou are one people;from Cameroon to Cape town!!

    • @brightand-beautiful1016
      @brightand-beautiful1016 3 роки тому +1

      That makes sense . Tshala is Congo Luba.

    • @charlesmcshonay5901
      @charlesmcshonay5901 2 роки тому +3

      Sounds like Swahili and Kikuyu too

    • @johnstoneolefa913
      @johnstoneolefa913 2 роки тому +1

      @@charlesmcshonay5901 its bantu thats why some words pronunciation is almost similar

  • @Cute_Stuffs
    @Cute_Stuffs 2 роки тому +17

    Such a soulful woman 👩 I’ve just discovered her I was born in 2000

  • @abygailmukonki423
    @abygailmukonki423 4 роки тому +24

    This song reminds me of my late mother, she loved the song

    • @malamachilombo6992
      @malamachilombo6992 2 роки тому +1

      Yes my mother loved this song as well. Now understand

  • @tutuinsurancebrokersltd8150
    @tutuinsurancebrokersltd8150 2 роки тому +23

    This is not a human singing, it's an angel singing.
    They will never make music like this again sadly.
    This is when music was music and musicians we're people..

  • @wamulumelufwendo1977
    @wamulumelufwendo1977 3 роки тому +26

    Takes me back to an innocent childhood... reminds me of so many people. A beautiful song.

  • @janami299
    @janami299 3 роки тому +19

    ...reminds me of URTNA in my childhood days... 💕 💕 💕 🇰🇪
    The arrangement of the song, the vocals are so on point...

    • @velenjanilupankwa5540
      @velenjanilupankwa5540 Рік тому

      Do you know where to find the URTNA video ? I am looking for it

    • @jonathankaranja5857
      @jonathankaranja5857 Рік тому

      ​@@velenjanilupankwa5540 Then isn't (or wasn't) URTNA an agency within OAU? Who knows the full version of the acronym URTNA?

  • @husseinibrahim5438
    @husseinibrahim5438 2 роки тому +3

    Tshala muana you are the best I’ve been listening to this beautiful song since 1988 I was 15 years old and you even came to Kenya I can remember I was in 7th grade and I can’t stop listening to this song thanks Tshala.

  • @shemopiyo4214
    @shemopiyo4214 Рік тому +13

    The voice is absolutely gorgeous and deeply soothing. REST IN PEACE Tshala Muana.

  • @albertdol6103
    @albertdol6103 3 роки тому +15

    December 2020 who is listening to this beautiful song

  • @dianaokwara1176
    @dianaokwara1176 2 роки тому +12

    Woooiye, this song brings some silence in my mind!!!! Love it 🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @davidlungu946
    @davidlungu946 2 роки тому +9

    This was the video/song that introduced TSHALA MUANA on the Zambian scene way back in 1978,,I thought then that she was probably the hottest female musician on the music scene😍💕🎶👏👏👏

  • @ndunguizzo
    @ndunguizzo 19 днів тому

    Evertime i listen to this song i becomes so emotional, it reminds me of a time when the earth was young in the early 90's during sunsets out late dad (may he continue rip)would switc his dry cells powered wooden radio and tune to Kbc radio station,i remember the tune playing while i and my siblings were finishing up the day's chores,some washing only their feet ,others cooking and others locking the cows in their sheds,this is soo nostalgic ,i miss those days

  • @dafemuya3471
    @dafemuya3471 6 років тому +22

    this song reminds me of my childhood when we used to eat ugali with strong tea...Thanks again Ken Mwirigi, you are a blessing

  • @tomlepski8306
    @tomlepski8306 5 років тому +23

    A very good song by Tshalla Muana. This is the song which introduced Tshalla to Kenyans after Elizabeth Zani featured it on URTNA-MUSIC FROM AFRICA programme on KBC TV in the late eighties. The original had a very emotional video with a very young and slim Tshalla crying real tears as she belted this classic. Would anyone have that original video and post it?

    • @janami299
      @janami299 3 роки тому +2

      ...indeed URTNA...them days...my deep love for African music was birthed in my childhood days...

    • @josephinempundu4205
      @josephinempundu4205 Рік тому

      Here in Zambia we also watched her on Urtna and I fell in love with her music. RIP mama

    • @MildredAchoch
      @MildredAchoch Рік тому

      I remember that video! Powerful performance.

    • @jonathankaranja5857
      @jonathankaranja5857 Рік тому

      I remember the URTNA programme featuring one night around 1992, on KBC TV.
      (Does someone have that original video?)

  • @wamiriamu
    @wamiriamu 4 роки тому +11

    i've looked for this song all my adult life and oh my, thank you. thank you. so many memories listening to the song in the kitchen mama cooking and my brothers sleepy by the fireside. i get so emotional :(

  • @martinobery8716
    @martinobery8716 7 місяців тому +1

    remember my late grandfather in early 1990s plucking coffee berries listening to KBC ,nostagia,good old days ,never again will those beautiful moments come again in life

  • @jackimandati1909
    @jackimandati1909 11 місяців тому +3

    some music never age, the way they are crafted, even the language difference cannot come in between

  • @sarahnjoki1656
    @sarahnjoki1656 Рік тому +11

    Rest in peace our African Queen, your music is and will always remain a favorite to many.

  • @radinadennis899
    @radinadennis899 4 місяці тому +2

    It’s July Wed 3rd 2024, a very proud Kenyan…we can smell change, a better tomorrow ✊

    • @blessedlove2113
      @blessedlove2113 4 місяці тому +2

      July 9th and change will sweep away the wicked politicians and we will have righteous leadership for the first time ever. God bless Kenya and Kenyans. And keep us safe from wickedness.

  • @rmsguests6818
    @rmsguests6818 3 роки тому +7

    My favourite tshala mwanas to date,very emotional

  • @mcmillanmpala
    @mcmillanmpala 6 місяців тому +6

    Continue resting in peace legend true African woman 😢😢

  • @matsidiso1714
    @matsidiso1714 2 місяці тому +1

    We need the video, that video was amazing

  • @Thuon_
    @Thuon_ 3 місяці тому +1

    My childhood memories were made out of this, nostalgic and beautiful.

  • @jony-vh6ne
    @jony-vh6ne Місяць тому

    Reminds me of my village life. Fetching water in River Gitwe and grazing cattle in the forest till the sun sets. Happy families and neighbours, food was in plenty and life was full of love. Weeknd meant for shamba and school days were exciting. The desire to work hard to improve our families.

  • @Adiliaeve.
    @Adiliaeve. 2 роки тому +7

    this is by far the most beautiful song I've ever had the pleasure to listen to and to know what it means......oh my lord ....takes me waaaaaaaay back.

  • @akinyiojwang2835
    @akinyiojwang2835 Рік тому +2

    The song reminds me about my late Dad. The 80s radio was the thing.

  • @felixkipngeno8137
    @felixkipngeno8137 3 роки тому +8

    It's appreciating ethnicity in diversity. How else could we Ave known the meaning of the song. Thanks mwirigi. You are our hero men

  • @martinkimanthi4057
    @martinkimanthi4057 Рік тому +4

    The queen has rested today. RIP legend. Your music lives

  • @lukeedward6428
    @lukeedward6428 Рік тому +2

    10th December 2022 you exited the scene. Forever in our hearts, minds and souls with such tunes. Rest in eternal power.

  • @kiverengeedwin6987
    @kiverengeedwin6987 3 роки тому +6

    Reminds me of Victor my only late bro,liked this song.RIp bro😭😭😭😭

  • @vndale1
    @vndale1 4 роки тому +7

    Lovely song. One of my favorites growing up. Thanks Tshala Muana .

  • @nancychelangat
    @nancychelangat 2 роки тому +6

    Finally understood the song!!! The depth is on another level!! Loved this song since I was a little girl though I didn't know what it was about, buy it spoke to me deeply!

  • @bensonesipila4688
    @bensonesipila4688 Рік тому +4

    I have no words to express the love I have for this Legend... R.I.P Mum

  • @naomichitondo8218
    @naomichitondo8218 5 років тому +7

    I remember this song when I was still a young girl. My late sister loved the song.
    still sounds good.
    Mama tshala

  • @yuleyule7747
    @yuleyule7747 Рік тому +1

    I have gone through every reply, Right now am so emortional. This song reminds me of my childhood.

  • @KiiryaMichael-u5y
    @KiiryaMichael-u5y 9 місяців тому

    I remember ma late dad,ma late big bro,who used to come to the village listening to that song,ooh when I listen to it,tears roll from my eyes.Rip African queen

  • @charleslangat751
    @charleslangat751 4 роки тому +6

    We call it "Music with substance" reminds me of my childhood days...

  • @renamwangi7769
    @renamwangi7769 Рік тому

    It indeed a black Saturday, she's gone to join the likes legends of Papa Wemba, Madilu System among many My Condolences from Kenya R.I.P Mama

  • @wandukusi
    @wandukusi 3 роки тому +7

    The name of the song is 'Cicatrice de' amour'... nice work in translation.

  • @desteriusshitsamamulama828
    @desteriusshitsamamulama828 4 дні тому

    I still love this song and religiously listen to it a few times a week. First heard this song in the mid 80s.

  • @oyando
    @oyando 3 роки тому +7

    It's August, 2021 and am here again just to enjoy this soothing and calming good music.

  • @nyakundigaudenciah7767
    @nyakundigaudenciah7767 Рік тому +3

    So lovely 🌹 song which impacts greatly
    Rest in power peace Tshala,a memorable artist

  • @marianoslumbado7352
    @marianoslumbado7352 23 дні тому

    Some of this hits will never get old; forever a masterpiece.

  • @charleskiragu5272
    @charleskiragu5272 2 роки тому +2

    Those who were not born during urtna times,missed alot,like fosha,tshala mwana,mbilia bel,yvonne chaka chaka,tabuley rochereau,pepe kale,professor norman,kanda bongo man,papa wemba,sam fun thomas,franco luamvo luanzo makiadi,sam mangwana ...................the list is endless😜😜😜

  • @dancanmugwe2103
    @dancanmugwe2103 Рік тому

    After South Africas Chaka Chaka this lady was a name to reckon, I grew up in back streets of Nairobi in the 80s and her voice for sure could manage to reach our forgotten corners in the city, well done mama , Rip. You represented the whole of Africa Mama.

  • @benmacharia4194
    @benmacharia4194 4 місяці тому +6

    Omuga Kabisae pale KBC National Service Station...Salamu za adhuhuri...

  • @pamelandukumia4122
    @pamelandukumia4122 6 років тому +7

    Finally i can listen and innerstand the lyrics!!! Thank you so much!! Brings up beautiful child memories.

  • @omondijude
    @omondijude 2 роки тому

    I love you tsala mwana.
    You sing with passion.
    Mungu akubariki sana

  • @ronaldotieno6754
    @ronaldotieno6754 11 місяців тому

    Such a lovely song. Just learnt the meaning of the song today. May Tshala Muana continue resting in peace.

  • @isapilkington7467
    @isapilkington7467 4 роки тому +7

    Remind me of my late mum she loved this song

  • @dancanmugwe2103
    @dancanmugwe2103 Рік тому

    Greetings from Kenya Reminds me of childhood listening to KBC only Station back in the 80s and 90 though we never understood words but the emotions would tell us it was emotive, in 2023 I confirmed this after checking the translations, Rip Mama

  • @njeriweru1980
    @njeriweru1980 4 роки тому +8

    I found this video by complete coincidence. I knew not a word of the song. I do not know how on earth the name Tshala Muana came to me; I checked and found this among her songs.
    Absolutely love it from 🇰🇪 Kenya, I continue to listen despite the terrible times the world is facing. #keepsafe
    What made her sing such a sad song, though?

    • @mawogolemoses8974
      @mawogolemoses8974 3 роки тому

      She wanted to express the pain broken hearts go thru.

    • @davidgakuru5301
      @davidgakuru5301 3 роки тому +1

      Hey Njeri I love this song too I just bumped in to it. Such good melody listening when am just chilling here in the 🇺🇸. Old is gold. Am Dave

    • @njeriweru1980
      @njeriweru1980 3 роки тому +1

      @@davidgakuru5301 hi. Njeri, as you mentioned earlier. 😁
      Music is incredible.

    • @davidgakuru5301
      @davidgakuru5301 3 роки тому

      @@njeriweru1980 habari ya 🇰🇪

    • @njeriweru1980
      @njeriweru1980 3 роки тому

      @@davidgakuru5301 Kenya is in its usual troubles.

  • @DAVIDOCHIENG-v7s
    @DAVIDOCHIENG-v7s 11 місяців тому

    There are long memories that we may never forget.
    May God bless the memory of Tshala Muana.

  • @PaulMG
    @PaulMG Рік тому

    I've been rewinding this song for the last 2 hours only to learn that she has left the earth. Rest in Peace Rhumba Queen of Africa, Tshala Muana.

  • @mikerosco4267
    @mikerosco4267 3 роки тому +6

    Just discovered this song and cannot stop playing it.

  • @abenayowasike3065
    @abenayowasike3065 3 роки тому +4

    A Classic of its Own Kind.Let Tshala Rule the Airwaves.

  • @stemdhako1638
    @stemdhako1638 2 роки тому

    Wow this is one of the best days of my life💃💃. That I get to understand what Tshala Muana ❤💤sings about in this song. It has captured my heart since the 80s when I heard it for the first time. Thanks for the translation.

  • @lolo_417
    @lolo_417 2 роки тому +3

    This song reminds me of way back, listening to it play on Radio 4 🇿🇲 still love the song #2022 #01 #April

  • @jacksonm2750
    @jacksonm2750 Рік тому +1

    My all time music,have listened to it countless times from when i was young,but I never knew the heartbreaking message in it........thank you for the interpretation.

  • @chipomuchehiwa7331
    @chipomuchehiwa7331 2 місяці тому +1

    I am just crying listening to it I don't know were I think I'm broken

  • @kennvictor4954
    @kennvictor4954 3 місяці тому +2

    It's 12 July 2024 this song reminds me when I was growing up

  • @mulotwasichalwe5266
    @mulotwasichalwe5266 5 місяців тому

    Big man Enersto....this was one of your favorite songs

  • @anthonysavio3875
    @anthonysavio3875 5 років тому +6

    thank you ken mwirigi...continue with the same spirit to translate...kanda bongo man, tabuley, mbilia bel and the rest

  • @charlesmcshonay5901
    @charlesmcshonay5901 2 роки тому +2

    Oh how lovely this song is!! It elicits an air of delightful nostalgia

  • @margaretndungu8143
    @margaretndungu8143 Рік тому

    From Kenya here...Rip legend

  • @shurechebet588
    @shurechebet588 5 років тому +7

    Can't get enough of this song

  • @yourstrulyitsbnm6589
    @yourstrulyitsbnm6589 2 роки тому +3

    For the music lovers 2022..it hits right for me

  • @OscarPhiri-vb6zh
    @OscarPhiri-vb6zh 5 місяців тому +1

    What a song!!!surely sung by angels

  • @JacintaGitau-kf9my
    @JacintaGitau-kf9my 3 місяці тому

    Thats y my latemom used to cry after hearing it😢😢??Ngai..

  • @DavidMwangi-yw4rj
    @DavidMwangi-yw4rj 5 місяців тому

    I love the song back in days having a radio was a blessings from above ❤

  • @machelomondi1093
    @machelomondi1093 9 місяців тому +1

    This was a very painful testimony. RIP Tshala Chena.

  • @gladyschilenga8159
    @gladyschilenga8159 4 роки тому +9

    Who is listening to this song in 2020 like. Listening from Zambia

  • @mutegidesderio9402
    @mutegidesderio9402 Рік тому

    Rest in celestial shores tshala muana from Kenya

  • @princewainaina6512
    @princewainaina6512 Рік тому

    Always engraved in my mind, sometimes it makes me feel sad to accept the fact that you can't sing again, continue resting in peace rhumba queen Tshala Muana

  • @chumazuma1955
    @chumazuma1955 2 місяці тому +1

    Where is this woman from? I love this song with my whole heart

  • @blacksonchileya6703
    @blacksonchileya6703 2 роки тому +2

    She still alive this woman I remember when I was at school waiting film at school they put this song and I don't know the meaning now I know

  • @jkass757
    @jkass757 3 роки тому +3

    The song reminds me ofy motherland. I love it

  • @nehemiahkiplangat443
    @nehemiahkiplangat443 Рік тому +1

    My all time favourite song for the entire life 🧬 ...You were a great singer , songwriter that can't be forgotten in this world. May you Rest Well till we meet.

  • @markochindima694
    @markochindima694 5 місяців тому +1

    The year is 2030 my name is MARKO CHINDIMA this was My favorite song as a young star. Thank you for listening ❤❤

  • @vannymiyoba1903
    @vannymiyoba1903 6 років тому +4

    Mama you great that song ! Well-done

  • @VostiMakash
    @VostiMakash 2 місяці тому +1

    Its 2024 and just discovered its tshala mwanas song

  • @richardkarbolo7634
    @richardkarbolo7634 10 місяців тому

    Best memories of my childhood life. Played on late 90's. Reminds me of my late prents😢😢

  • @Xmen1842
    @Xmen1842 Рік тому

    Deep and soothing! What an angelic piece! Fell for this piece since my childhood and just saw the English translation today then knew I was hardly wrong to have loved it.
    Legends sleep, they don't die.

  • @antonynjoka7318
    @antonynjoka7318 Рік тому +3

    If she sounds soo good💕💕 💞online imagine watching the legend performing concert live

    • @marymwiiya4223
      @marymwiiya4223 9 місяців тому

      I attended one of her concerts in 1992/92 and this song was played. I miss those days😢

  • @jimmyokwach2414
    @jimmyokwach2414 3 роки тому +6

    Childhood memories.😮😮🥺

    • @kennanji
      @kennanji 2 роки тому

      Kumbe unapenda hii ngoma?

  • @penelopechishimba2573
    @penelopechishimba2573 Рік тому

    Rip Tshala muana ...l loved your songs since childhood and I still do its so sad 😭😭😭😭😭

    • @penelopechishimba2573
      @penelopechishimba2573 Рік тому

      I couldn't just hold back my tears after listening to this song... Dad used to play this song repeatedly ... the song has brought me old memories ...I miss you daddy,I miss you so much 😭😭😭Rip dad dearest its so heartbreaking 😭😭😭😭

  • @KiiryaMichael-u5y
    @KiiryaMichael-u5y 9 місяців тому

    You inspired generations to come,you neva,ever be forgotten

  • @mawogolemoses8974
    @mawogolemoses8974 3 роки тому +6

    What a heart breaking message.