Lyrics
Verse 1
Eee Baba...
Sio kwamba nateseka
Ama nina wivu na baraka za wengine
Hapana, niko sawa
Eee Baba...
Sio kwamba nakukumbusha
Kwamba labda umenisahau
Hapana
Najua unanijua kwa jina
Unaona nayopitia
Pre-Chorus
Ila kama mwanadamu kuna muda
Moyo unauma, nazidiwa
Sa ntamweleza nani kama si wewe?
Yani kama mtu kuna muda mambo
Yananizidia, nazidiwa
Sa ntamwambia nani kama si wewe?
Chorus
Unapowabariki wengine
Usiniache na mimi
Usiniache na mimi
Baba nakungoja
Unapowapa riziki wengine
Unikumbuke na mimi
Unikumbuke na mimi
Baba nakungoja
Unapowabariki wengine
Usiniache na mimi
Usiniache na mimi
Baba nakungoja...
Verse 2
Mmmh
Riziki mafungu saba
Pengine la kwangu la sita
Ila wewe pekee ndo unayeweza ibadili hata ikawa kumi
Sifikiri Mungu Baba
Kwamba mi ndo mwema kabisa
Ila naomba ipokee ikipendeza dua yangu, nifute niduni
Baba mi nikila na kulala
Kupata shiba tu naridhika, wa...
Wape magari, nipe ndala
Walau miba kusitirika
Ukinipa nyumba pia eeh walah ah
Siwezi danganya ntafarijika
Pengine Baba biashara
Wateja waje kutiririka
Pre-Chorus
Maana kama mwanadamu kuna muda
Mambo yananizidi, nazidiwa Baba
Sa ntamweleza nani kama si wewe?
Oooh...
Kule ada, huku kodi ya pango
Mfukoni sina kitu, sina mambo
Sa ntamwambia nani kama si wewe?
Oooh Baba
Chorus
Unapowabariki wengine (Wengine)
Usiniache na mimi
Usiniache na mimi
Baba nakungoja
Unapowapa riziki wengine (Eeeh)
Unikumbuke na mimi
Unikumbuke na mimi
Baba nakungoja
Unapofuta machozi wengine
Usiniache na mimi
Usiniache na mimi
Baba nakungoja
Unapowainua wengine
Unikumbuke na mimi
Unikumbuke na mimi
Baba nakungoja
Outro
Ooooh
Baba nakungoja
Sina mwingine mi
Baba nakungoja
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Nikumbuke is a Swahili prayer asking God to remember the singer while others are blessed. The first verse insists that the singer is not suffering out of envy or bitterness, but admits that sometimes the heart hurts and burdens grow heavy, and asks who else could be told if not God.
The chorus is the central plea: when God blesses, provides for, wipes tears for and lifts up others, the singer asks not to be left out and to be remembered, saying "Baba nakungoja," meaning "Father, I am waiting." The second verse becomes specific about daily needs such as food, shoes, a house, business customers, school fees and rent, while accepting that God knows what is best. The request echoes Genesis 30:22, where God remembers Rachel, and Psalm 25:6-7, and the care for daily needs matches Matthew 6:31-33 and Philippians 4:19. The tone is honest, humble and patient, and the plain language makes the prayer easy to take on as one's own.
Related Scripture
- Genesis 30:22 God remembers Rachel and opens her womb.
- Matthew 6:31-33 Jesus teaches that the Father knows daily needs and provides for them.
- Philippians 4:19 God is said to supply every need according to His riches.