Joel Lwaga - Sitabaki Nilivyo (I Shall Not Remain The Same) - the official video
Joel Lwaga is from Tanzania (Sung in Swahili) Maisha haya, ninapita tu (I am only passing through this life) Hali hii ya sasa ni kwa muda tu (My present condition is only for a time) Ushindi wangu, U karibu nami (My victory is close) Mtetezi wangu, yu hai (Because my Defendeer lives) Refrain: Sitabaki kama nilivyo (I shall not remain the same) x4 Silalamiki, wala sikufuru (I do not complain, nor do I blaspheme) Najua ni darasa napitishwa (I know it is a trial I am put through) Imani yangu ipo kwenye kipimo (My Faith is is being measured on a scale) Najua nitapita tu (I know I shall prevail) Sitamani za wengine wala sijilinganishi (I do not desire others’, neither do I compare myself) Najua wakati wangu upo (I know my time is coming) Siogopeswhi na mapito ninayoyapitia (I am not afraid of my trials) Namwamini yule aliyeruhusu nipite (For I trust He who allowed I pass through this) (Refrain) Mtetezi wangu (My Defender lives) Yu hai (Yu hai) (Lives (is al...