Sitake sifa

[Verse 1]
Alikuja kama ndoto, mrembo wa kifalme
She came like a dream, a royal beauty
Uso wake kama mwezi, mwanga wake hauzimiki
Her face like the moon, her light never fades
Ananipenda kweli, anasema niko moyoni
She truly loves me, she says I’m in her heart
Lakini mimi naogopa, maisha haya ya hadharani
But I’m afraid, of this life in the public eye

[Verse 2]
Watu wananitazama, kama mimi ni wa bahati
People look at me, as if I’m the lucky one
Wengine wanazungumza, wakitaka kujua siri
Others talk, wanting to know our secret
Lakini ndani yangu, natamani tu utulivu
But inside me, I only long for peace
Maisha ya faragha, siwezi kuacha kivivu
A private life, I can’t leave the shadows

[Chorus]
Samahani mrembo, siwezi kuwa wako
Forgive me, beautiful one, I can’t be yours
Sio kwa sababu nakuchukia, bali najipenda mno
Not because I hate you, but because I love myself too much

Wewe ni wa dunia, mimi wa kivulini
You belong to the world, I belong to the shade
Sitaki sifa, nataka amani
I don’t want fame, I want peace
Sitaki sifa, nataka amani
I don’t want fame, I want peace

[Verse 3]
Macho yake yanang’aa, kama nyota ya alfajiri
Her eyes shine, like the morning star
Kila mtu anamuona, kila mtu anazungumzia
Everyone sees her, everyone talks about her
Ananiambia nisijali, tutaishi kwa mapenzi
She tells me not to worry, that love will guide us
Lakini najua mapenzi haya yatachomwa na magazeti
But I know this love will be burned by the newspapers

[Bridge]
Hata nikiota nawe, moyo wangu huumia
Even when I dream of you, my heart hurts
Najua siwezi kubeba, mzigo wa umaarufu
I know I can’t carry the burden of fame
Naomba unisamehe, niondoke kwa heshima
Please forgive me, let me leave with dignity
Ni bora kuumia sasa, kuliko kuishi kwa huzuni
Better to hurt now, than to live in sorrow

[Chorus – repeat]
Samahani mrembo, siwezi kuwa wako
Forgive me, beautiful one, I can’t be yours
Sio kwa sababu nakuchukia, bali najipenda mno
Not because I hate you, but because I love myself too much
Wewe ni wa dunia, mimi wa kivulini
You belong to the world, I belong to the shade
Sitaki sifa, nataka amani
I don’t want fame, I want peace
Sitaki sifa, nataka amani
I don’t want fame, I want peace

[Outro]
Nitabaki nikikupenda kwa mbali
I’ll keep loving you from afar
Lakini moyo wangu, si wa kuonwa na kila macho
But my heart is not for every eye to see
Wewe utang'aa kama jua,
You will shine like the sun,
Mimi nitabaki kivulini – kwa utulivu wangu.
I will remain in the shade – in my calmness