Siya – Winky D
Zimbabwen dancehal musician Winky D dropped his first official video of 2025 titled Siya which literally translates to Leave. Siya is a reflective offering on words of advice for one to not be swayed into blind conformity which leads us down a path whose wages is death. Siya is a litany on self-awareness imploring one to leave the pursuit of an easy life that is not in alignment with our life’s purpose.
Siya – Winky D Lyrics and Translation
Jah Know
Pabho
Oskid
Meso tinawo
We have eyes
Tinomawonesa zvisizvo
But we use them to see wrongly
Makumbo tinawo
We have legs
Tomaendesa kusiriko
But they take us to the wrong places
Hana tinadzo
We have hearts
Dzinorovera zvisiko
But they beat for the wrong things
Pfungwa tinadzo
We have minds
Tinongofunga zviripo
But we only think on things before us
Zvisina dikita rangu kani
If its not of my sweat
mawoko angu siya
My hands should leave
Zvisina kuda kwangu
If its not of my will
Moyo wangu siya
My heart should leave
Rusiri rwendo rwangu kani
If its not of my path
makumbo angu mira
My legs should stop
Asiri mashoko angu
If they are not my words
Muromo wangu pfira
My mouth should spit out
Aiwa chimboramba
No refuse
Aiwa chimboramba
No refuse
Iwe meso chingoramba
Eyes refuse
Makumbo chimboramba
Legs refuse
Humwe huranda hunouya nekuda kugamuchira
Some slavery comes from wanting only to receive
Dai wavhura meso unofa munzira
May you open your eyes lest you die along the way
Zvimwe zvinonyudza buda mudziva
Some things will drown you leave the ocan
Ndambakuudzwa akasiya jira
The-one-who-refused-to-be-told left his blanket
Zvinoyevedza zvine kakuparira
Attractions can be inciteful
Saka pakutambira ngwarira
So be careful when you play
Kugona ngoma huipfavira
To master the drum is to play it calmly
Unofira mukuravira
You will perish in the tasting
Zvisina dikita rangu
If its not of my sweat
mawoko angu siya
My hands should leave
Zvisina kuda kwangu
If its not of my will
Moyo wangu siya
My heart should leave
Rusiri rwendo rwangu kani
If its not my path
makumbo angu mira
My legs should stop
Asiri mashoko angu
If they are not my words
Muromo wangu pfira
My mouth should spit out
Aiwa chimboramba
No refuse
Aiwa chimboramba
No refuse
Iwe meso chingoramba
Eyes refuse
Makumbo chimboramba
Legs refuse
Musandisiye ndichiita zvandisingazogona
Don’t let me toil in vain
Tsoka usandiendesa kwandinono chona
My feet don’t lead me to ruin
Ziso tarisa zvimwe handidi kuwona
My eyes, some things I don’t desire to see
Chandinongochemera kugona
All I yearn is to be good
Tinofira kusada kuva shure
We toil to not be left behind
Asi mberi kune rufu mhanduwe
But ahead is only death my friend
Asi hatidzokere shure
But we never retreat
Moyo wangu ndibatsire ndinyumwe
May my heart help me sense the way
Zvisina dikita rangu
If its not of my sweat
mawoko angu siya
My hands should leave
Zvisina kuda kwangu
If its not of my will
Moyo wangu siya
My heart should leave
Rusiri rwendo rwangu
If its not my path
kani makumbo angu mira
My legs should stop
Asiri mashoko angu
If they are not my words
Muromo wangu pfira
My mouth should spit out
Aiwa chimboramba
No refuse
Aiwa chimboramba
No refuse
I transcribed the lyrics and wrote a translation as best as I could while preserving the song’s nuances.
Siya Winky D
Instrumental by Oskid
Directed by Imaniii
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