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My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all
– Chai yangu gone baridi, mimi nina wanashangaa kwa nini mimi got nje ya kitanda wakati wote
The morning rain clouds up my window and I can’t see at all
– Mvua ya asubuhi inanyesha kwenye dirisha langu na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could it’ll all be grey, but your picture on my wall
– Na hata kama mimi naweza yote itakuwa kijivu, lakini picha yako juu ya ukuta wangu
It reminds me, that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad
– Umenikumbusha mbali sana, sio mbaya sana
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all
– Chai yangu gone baridi, mimi nina wanashangaa kwa nini mimi got nje ya kitanda wakati wote
The morning rain clouds up my window and I can’t see at all
– Mvua ya asubuhi inanyesha kwenye dirisha langu na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could it’ll all be gray, but your picture on my wall
– Na hata kama mimi naweza yote itakuwa kijivu, lakini picha yako juu ya ukuta wangu
It reminds me, that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad
– Umenikumbusha mbali sana, sio mbaya sana
Dear Slim I wrote you, but you still ain’t callin’
– Mheshimiwa Naibu spika, lakini bado sijakupigia simu
I left my cell, my pager and my home phone at the bottom
– Mimi kushoto kiini yangu, pager yangu na simu yangu ya nyumbani chini
I sent two letters back in autumn, you must not’ve got em
– Mimi alimtuma barua mbili nyuma katika vuli, lazima nimepata em
There probably was a problem at the post office or something
– Labda kulikuwa na tatizo katika ofisi ya posta au kitu
Sometimes I scribble addresses too sloppy when I jot ’em
– Wakati mwingine mimi scribble anwani pia sloppy wakati mimi noti ‘ em
But anyways, fuck it, what’s been up man, how’s your daughter?
– Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, sasa huyo binti yako anaendeleaje?
My girlfriend’s pregnant too, I’m ’bout to be a father
– Mke wangu ni mjamzito pia, mimi ‘ bout kuwa baba
If I have a daughter, guess what I’mma call her?
– Kama mimi nina binti, nadhani nini mimi nina wito wake?
I’mma name her Bonnie
– Jina Langu Ni Bonnie
I read about your Uncle Ronnie too, I’m sorry
– Mimi kusoma Kuhusu Mjomba Wako Ronnie pia, mimi nina sorry
I had a friend kill himself over some bitch who didn’t want him
– Nilikuwa na rafiki yangu mmoja ambaye hakumpenda
I know you probably hear this every day, but I’m your biggest fan
– Najua unaweza kusikia hii kila siku, lakini mimi ni shabiki wako mkubwa
I even got the underground shit that you did with Skam
– Mimi hata got shit chini ya ardhi kwamba alifanya Na Skam
I got a room full of your posters and your pictures, man
– Nilipata chumba kilichojaa mabango yako na picha zako, mtu
I like the shit you did with Rawkus too, that shit was phat
– Mimi kama shit alifanya Na Rawkus pia, shit kwamba alikuwa phat
Anyways, I hope you get this man, hit me back
– Ngoja nimpigie huyu mtu, nimpigie tena
Just to chat, truly yours, your biggest fan, this is Stan
– Tu kuzungumza, kweli yako, shabiki yako kubwa, hii Ni Stan
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all
– Chai yangu gone baridi, mimi nina wanashangaa kwa nini mimi got nje ya kitanda wakati wote
The morning rain clouds up my window and I can’t see at all
– Mvua ya asubuhi inanyesha kwenye dirisha langu na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could it’ll all be gray, but your picture on my wall
– Na hata kama mimi naweza yote itakuwa kijivu, lakini picha yako juu ya ukuta wangu
It reminds me, that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad
– Umenikumbusha mbali sana, sio mbaya sana
Dear Slim, you still ain’t called or wrote; I hope you have a chance
– Ndugu Slim, bado hujaitwa au kuandika; natumaini una nafasi
I ain’t mad, I just think it’s fucked up you don’t answer fans
– Mimi si mwendawazimu, nadhani tu ni fucked up wewe si kujibu mashabiki
If you didn’t want to talk to me outside the concert
– Kama hukutaka kuzungumza nami nje ya tamasha
You didn’t have to, but you could’ve signed an autograph for Matthew
– Si lazima, lakini unaweza kuwa saini autograph Kwa Mathayo
That’s my little brother man, he’s only six years old
– Huyu ni mdogo wangu wa kiume, ana umri wa miaka sita tu
We waited in the blistering cold for you
– Sisi kusubiri kwa ajili yenu
For four hours and you just said no
– Kwa saa nne na wewe tu alisema hakuna
That’s pretty shitty man, you’re like his fucking idol
– Wewe ni mtu wa ajabu, wewe ni kama sanamu yake ya fucking
He wants to be just like you, man, he likes you more than I do
– Yeye anataka kuwa kama wewe, mtu, yeye anapenda wewe zaidi kuliko mimi kufanya
I ain’t that mad though, I just don’t like being lied to
– Mimi si kwamba wazimu ingawa, mimi si tu kama kuwa uongo kwa
Remember when we met in Denver?
– Unakumbuka tulikutana Tanzania?
You said if I’d write you, you would write back
– Wewe alisema if i’d write wewe, wewe would write back
See, I’m just like you in a way
– Angalia, mimi ni kama wewe kwa njia
I never knew my father neither
– Sikumjua baba yangu wala
He used to always cheat on my mom and beat her
– Kila mara alikuwa akimpiga mama yake na kumpiga
I can relate to what you’re saying in your songs
– Naweza kukujulisha unachokisema katika nyimbo zako
So when I have a shitty day, I drift away and put ’em on
– Na siku nitakapoamka, nitapiga magoti na kuinamisha kichwa changu juu
Cause I don’t really got shit else
– Kwa sababu mimi si kweli got shit mwingine
So that shit helps when I’m depressed
– Hivyo shit husaidia wakati mimi nina huzuni
I even got a tattoo of your name across the chest
– Mimi hata got tattoo ya jina lako katika kifua
Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds
– Wakati mwingine mimi hata kukata mwenyewe kuona ni kiasi gani bleeds
It’s like adrenaline, the pain is such a sudden rush for me
– Ni kama adrenaline, maumivu ni kama kukimbilia ghafla kwa ajili yangu
See everything you say is real, and I respect you cause you tell it
– Kuona kila kitu kusema ni ya kweli, na mimi heshima wewe sababu wewe kuwaambia
My girlfriend’s jealous cause I talk about you 24/7
– Sababu ya wivu wa mpenzi wangu kukuzungumzia 24/7
But she don’t know you like I know you, Slim, no one does
– Lakini yeye si kujua wewe kama mimi najua wewe, Slim, hakuna mtu gani
She don’t know what it was like for people like us growing up
– Yeye hajui nini ilikuwa kama kwa watu kama sisi kupanda juu
You gotta call me, man, I’ll be the biggest fan you’ll ever lose
– Wewe gotta call me, man, i’ll be the biggest shabiki you’ll ever lose
Sincerely yours, Stan
– Kwa dhati yako, Stan
P.S. We should be together too
– P. S. tunapaswa kuwa pamoja
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all
– Chai yangu gone baridi, mimi nina wanashangaa kwa nini mimi got nje ya kitanda wakati wote
The morning rain clouds up my window and I can’t see at all
– Mvua ya asubuhi inanyesha kwenye dirisha langu na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could it’ll all be gray, but your picture on my wall
– Na hata kama mimi naweza yote itakuwa kijivu, lakini picha yako juu ya ukuta wangu
It reminds me, that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad
– Umenikumbusha mbali sana, sio mbaya sana
Dear Mr. I’m-Too-Good-to-Call-or-Write-My-Fans
– Mashabiki wanachagua: I’m-Too-To-Call-au-Write-My-Fans
This’ll be the last package I ever send your ass
– Hii itakuwa package ya mwisho niliyowahi kutuma punda wako
It’s been six months and still no word, I don’t deserve it?
– Imekuwa miezi sita na bado hakuna neno, sistahili?
I know you got my last two letters
– Najua umepata barua zangu mbili za mwisho
I wrote the addresses on ’em perfect
– Niliandika anwani juu ya ‘ em kamili
So this is my cassette I’m sending you, I hope you hear it
– Kwa hiyo hii ni kaseti yangu ninayokutumia, natumaini unasikia
I’m in the car right now, I’m doing 90 on the freeway
– Niko kwenye gari sasa hivi, nafanya 90 kwenye barabara ya uhuru
Hey, Slim, I drank a fifth of vodka, you dare me to drive
– Mheshimiwa Mwenyekiti, naomba nizungumze kidogo kuhusu maji, naomba nizungumze kidogo
You know the song by Phil Collins “In the Air of the Night”
– Unajua wimbo Wa Phil Collins “Katika Hewa ya Usiku”
About that guy who could’ve saved that other guy from drowning
– Ni nani ambaye angeweza kumwokoa mtu huyu kutoka kwa kifo
But didn’t, then Phil saw it all, then at a a show he found him
– Lakini hakuwa, Basi Phil aliona yote, basi katika show alimkuta
That’s kinda how this is, you could’ve rescued me from drowning
– Hiyo ni kinda jinsi hii ni, unaweza ve kuokolewa mimi kutoka drowning
Now it’s too late, I’m on a thousand downers now, I’m drowsy
– Sasa ni kuchelewa mno, mimi nina juu ya downers elfu sasa, mimi nina kusinzia
And all I wanted was a lousy letter or a call
– Kila kitu nilichotaka ni barua pepe au barua pepe
I hope you know I ripped all of your pictures off the wall
– I wish ungejua kuwa nimeweka picha zako zote hapo juu
I loved you Slim, we could’ve been together, think about it
– I upendo Wewe Slim, we could be together, think about it
You ruined it now, I hope you can’t sleep and you dream about it
– Wewe kuharibiwa ni sasa, i hope huwezi kulala na ndoto kuhusu hilo
And when you dream
– Na wakati wewe ndoto
I hope you can’t sleep and you scream about it
– I hope huwezi kulala na kupiga kelele kuhusu hilo
I hope your conscience eats at you
– Natumaini dhamiri yako inakula kwako
And you can’t breathe without me
– Huwezi kupumua bila mimi
See, Slim, shut up bitch, I’m tryna talk
– Wake up, wake up, i’m tryna talk
Hey, Slim, that’s my girlfriend screamin’ in the trunk
– Hey, Slim, hiyo ni mpenzi wangu mayowe ‘ katika shina
But I didn’t slit her throat, I just tied her up, see I ain’t like you
– Lakini mimi si watakata koo yake, mimi tu amefungwa yake juu, kuona mimi si kama wewe
Cause if she suffocates she’ll suffer more and then she’ll die too
– Kwa sababu kama yeye suffocates yeye itabidi kuteseka zaidi na kisha yeye itabidi kufa pia
Well, gotta go, I’m almost at the bridge now
– Karibu sana, karibu kwenye jukwaa
Oh shit, I forgot, how am I supposed to send this shit out?
– Oh shit, I forgot, jinsi mimi wanatakiwa kutuma hii shit nje?
My tea’s gone cold, I’m wondering why I got out of bed at all
– Chai yangu gone baridi, mimi nina wanashangaa kwa nini mimi got nje ya kitanda wakati wote
The morning rain clouds up my window and I can’t see at all
– Mvua ya asubuhi inanyesha kwenye dirisha langu na siwezi kuona kabisa
And even if I could it’ll all be gray, but your picture on my wall
– Na hata kama mimi naweza yote itakuwa kijivu, lakini picha yako juu ya ukuta wangu
It reminds me, that it’s not so bad, it’s not so bad
– Umenikumbusha mbali sana, sio mbaya sana
Dear, Stan, I meant to write you sooner but I just been busy
– Dear, Stan, mimi maana ya kuandika wewe mapema lakini mimi tu imekuwa busy
You said your girlfriend’s pregnant now, how far along is she?
– Wewe alisema mpenzi wako ni mjamzito sasa, jinsi mbali pamoja ni yeye?
Look, I’m really flattered you would call your daughter that
– Angalia, mimi nina kweli kusifiwa unaweza kumwita binti yako kwamba
And here’s an autograph for your brother
– Na hapa ni autograph kwa ndugu yako
I wrote it on a Starter cap
– Nimeiandika kwenye Ukurasa Wa Mwanzo
I’m sorry I didn’t see you at the show, I must’ve missed you
– Samahani sikukuona kwenye show, lazima nimekukosa
Don’t think I did that shit intentionally just to diss you
– Usifikiri nimefanya hivyo kwa makusudi ili tu kukukatisha tamaa
But what’s this shit you said about you like to cut your wrists too?
– Lakini nini shit hii wewe alisema kuhusu wewe kama kukata mikono yako pia?
I say that shit just clowning, dawg, come on, how fucked up is you?
– Mheshimiwa naibu spika, nianze kwa kusema tu kwamba, mheshimiwa dkt.
You got some issues Stan, I think you need some counseling
– Wewe got baadhi Ya masuala Stan, nadhani unahitaji baadhi ya ushauri nasaha
To help your ass from bouncing off the walls when you get down some
– Kusaidia punda wako kutoka bouncing mbali kuta wakati kupata chini baadhi
And what’s this shit about us meant to be together?
– Na nini shit hii kuhusu sisi maana ya kuwa pamoja?
That type of shit’ll make me not want us to meet each other
– Aina hiyo ya shit’ll kufanya mimi si unataka sisi kukutana kila mmoja
I really think you and your girlfriend need each other
– Nadhani wewe na mpenzi wako mnahitajiana
Or maybe you just need to treat her better
– Au labda wewe tu haja ya kutibu yake bora
I hope you get to read this letter, I just hope it reaches you in time
– Natumaini kupata kusoma barua hii, mimi tu matumaini itafikia wewe katika muda
Before you hurt yourself, I think that you’ll be doing just fine
– Kabla hujajiumiza mwenyewe, nadhani utakuwa unafanya vizuri tu
If you relax a little, I’m glad I inspire you, but Stan
– Kama kupumzika kidogo, mimi nina furaha mimi kuhamasisha wewe, Lakini Stan
Why are you so mad?
– Kwa nini una wazimu?
Try to understand, that I do want you as a fan
– Jaribu kuelewa, kwamba mimi nataka wewe kama shabiki
I just don’t want you to do some crazy shit
– Mimi sitaki tu kufanya baadhi ya mambo shit
I seen this one shit on the news a couple weeks ago that made me sick
– Nimeona hii habari kwenye gazeti la mwananchi wiki mbili zilizopita ikinifanya niwe mgonjwa
Some dude was drunk and drove his car over a bridge
– Dude fulani alilewa na kuendesha gari lake juu ya daraja
And had his girlfriend in the trunk
– Na alikuwa na mpenzi wake katika shina
And she was pregnant with his kid
– Na alikuwa mjamzito na mtoto wake
And in the car they found a tape, but they didn’t say who it was to
– Na katika gari walipata mkanda, lakini hawakusema ni nani
Come to think about it, his name was…
– Fikiria juu yake, jina lake…
It was you.
– Ilikuwa ni wewe.
Damn!
– Jamani!
