| Embargo (original) | Embargo (translation) |
|---|---|
| Leo nasaili | Today I ask |
| Ju mimi sikuelewa mambo yale | I did not understand those things |
| Unasema embargo | You say embargo |
| Ni njiya ya kuleta amani kwangu | It is a way of bringing peace to me |
| Kwa vile naona | As I see it |
| Ni watu wanahangayika bure | They are people who worry for nothing |
| Unisamehe sana | Forgive me so much |
| Ju mimi sione uzuri wake | Ju I do not see its beauty |
| Bwana mukubwa | Great sir |
| Uje inazimiya | Come on in, take a look |
| Watu wanakufa na njala | People are starving |
| Wanatesera | They are suffering |
| Inci inazimiya | Inci fades away |
| Inakosa dawa na cakula | It lacks medicine and food |
| Ni amani gani | What a peace |
| Inaleta njala na maladi | It brings hunger and disease |
| Bwana mukubwa | Great sir |
| Uje inazimiya | Come on in, take a look |
| Watu wanakufa na njala | People are starving |
| Wanatesera | They are suffering |
