Name: Expensive Water (Mati Yakataika)
Duration: P00H07M34S
Description: "Mati Yakataika, Si Ungayawolere" is a proverb in the Nyungwe dialect, a Bantu language spoken by more than 400,000 people in Mozambique, which means / "spilled water can't be collected again"

Expensive Water (Mati Yakataika)

by They Must Be Crazy

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"Mati Yakataika, Si Ungayawolere" is a proverb in the Nyungwe dialect, a Bantu language spoken by more than 400,000 people in Mozambique, which means / "spilled water can't be collected again"

lyrics

The water where I come from
is the water where you come from too
or have you forgotten that
waternauts we used to be?

The water inside of me
is the water inside of you
it no matter who's right or wrong,
water always speaks the truth

In this world we're living in
we think about everything
forgetting the greater good
rise up, preserve water, You

(The waters that some pray for)
Brothers mothers dying yet
(are the waters that others pay cheap)
Rich aint carrying on the poor
(so you pray to the essential)
(Water is the greatest gift)
(only the day you miss it)
daily blessing everywhere

(The water where I come from)
In this world we're living in
(is the water where you come from)
we think about everything
(is the water where we came from)
forgetting the greater good
(is the water inside of us)
rise up, preserve water, You

(So, the waters out of control)
Brothers mothers dying yet
(are the waters I set free)
Rich aint carrying on the poor
(You come back to your heart)
Water is the greatest gift
(and you set your waters free!)
Daily blessing everywhere
(Set your waters free!)

If we dont get to our heart first
in Noah's Ark we'll die sooner or later of thirst
We all know about the rising sea
but have you seen it rising inside you and me
We say we green, we vote for left
we say we no part in this theft
Pray to Iemanjá, or Fortune Tells
but dont just stand there wishing well!

Expensive Mati! Mati Yakataika!
Water! Water! Water! Water! Expensive is Water!

Oh Iemanjá
Mati Yakataika Si Ungayawolere
Mati Yakataika Si Ungayawolere
Oh Iemanjá
Mati Yakataika

credits

released September 9, 2020
Lyrics: Edgar Valente, Selma Uamusse, Daniel Vasconcelos Melim

David Vistas - Guitar
Edgar Valente - Vocals
Gonçalo Prazeres - Sax Baritone
Iúri Oliveira - Percussion, Vocals
Ivo Rodrigues - Trumpet
João Aguiar - Guitar
João Barreiros - Keyboards
Pedro Tzigani - Bass
Rui Machado - Sax Tenor
Sebastião Bergmann - Drums
Yuri Antunes - Trombone
Zé Cruz - Trumpet

Selma Uamusse - Vocals [special guest]

Recorded by Bernardo Pastor and Quim Monte
at Estúdio Namouche, Lisboa, Portugal, 2020

Mix: Mike Simões
Master: Grant Phabao
Vídeo: Ricardo Dias, Lee Squires
Management: Carlos Parada

Special thanks to:

Selma Uamusse
João Guimarães
FUSCO
Beware
Estúdio Namouche
Culturgest
Ao Sul do Mundo, CRL.
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They Must Be Crazy Lisbon, Portugal

They Must Be Crazy is an Afrobeat collective based in Lisbon.
Bringing twelve portuguese musicians together from across the country, they create a powerfull horn and rhythm section, topped only by Edgar Valente’s massive energy on stage.

Anywhere they play, no one will be indifferent to the sound of Afrobeat! ... more