Becoming The Muse

Mandionei

Mandionei is Zimbabwean musician Jah PrayZah’s first single of 2025. The soulful Afrobeats track is reflective offering about getting criticised by people have lost their way and forgotten their roots fixated with personal gain yet struggling with its burden.

Some fans have suggested that the song is in response to Winky D’s recent track Siya suggesting a lyrical battle and musical beef despite the two musicians being of different genres nor ever having explicitly expressed an artistic feud— but the fans will fan.

Mandionei Jah PrayZah Lyrics and Translation

Kana muchi mhanya masara sei?
If you are fast how did you get left behind
Mamirirei?
Why did you stop?
Kundishora mandionei?
Criticising me what have you seen on me?
Mmm mandionei?
Mmmm what have you seen on me?
Zvamunoreva zvinondipei?
What does what you say give me?
Chamakandi vengera ndakaiteiko?
You hate me but what have I done?
Munongo nongedza pandiri sei?
You point out everywhere I go
Mmm mandionei?
What have you seen on me?
Zvamunoreva zvinondipei?
What does what you say give me?
Chamakandi vengera ndakaiteiko?
You hate me but what have I done
Munongo nongedza pandiri sei?
You point out everywhere I go
Mmm mandionei?
What have you seen on me

Makuti makurema?
You say you are big
Munoremere kunyangwe vanorema
You are bigger than the biggest

Mukanganwa kutenda vairera
You forget to thank those who raised you
Vakashevedzera nhasi hamuchadaira
When they call you don’t answer
Makafumura zvinoera
You expose sacred things
Makaparadza mhiko yerudo
You broke vows of love
Kufananidza mudzimu nechipoko
Likening ancestral spirits to spooks
Muchiti munorema
Saying you are big
Takavaona vainzwa hukasha
We saw them feeling aggressive
Ndikati hezvo
And said oh
Zvavaremere
Its too much for the,
Ndakavaona vonzwa hukasha
I saw them filled with aggression
Ndikati chii?
Asked why?
Zvavaremera
Its too much for them
Ndakavaona vainzwa hukasha
I saw them filled with aggression
Ndikati hezvo
And I said oh
Zvavaremera
Its too much for them
Ndakavaona vonzwa hukasha
I saw them filled with aggression

Mashoko ose nhando, anobvepi?
All these baseless words where do they come from?
Nehondo yese yamunorwa, munorwei?
And the wars you fight, why do you fight?
Mukangosiyana neni, munobvei?
If you leave me alone, what does it take from you?
Nehondo yese yamunorwa, munorwei?
And the wars you fight, why do you fight?
Muchanopengera kwamatenga fodya.
You’ll go mad where you bought the smokes
Muripenyu moga munehumbimbindoga
You are on you own and selfish
Munozvibaya nepfumo rakamarodza
You stab yourself with a spear you sharpened
Yaramba yakajomba yakafa yakarodha
That was that died with a loaded gun
Dai murimi mune simba rekudenga kwaisamboedza
If you had the power of the heavens there would be no dawn
Kusina chiedza
No light
Dai matipedza
You’d finish us
Maisatirega
You’d never let us be
Maisatirega
You’d never let us be

Makuti makurema?
You say you are big
Munoremere kunyangwe vanorema
Bigger than the biggest
Mukanganwa kutenda vairera
Forgeting to thank those who raised you
Vakashevedzera nhasi hamuchadaira
If they call today you wont answer
Makafumura zvinoera
Exposing sacred things
Makaparadza mhiko yerudo
Breaking vows of love
Kufananidza mudzimu nechipoko
Likening ancestral spirits to spooks
Muchiti munorema
Saying you are big
Takavaona vainzwa hukasha
We saw filled with aggression
Ndikati hezvo
And said oh
Zvavaremera
Its too much for them
Ndakavaona vonzwa hukasha
Saw them filled with agression
Ndikati chii?
And asked why?
Zvavaremera
Its too much for them
Ndakavaona vainwa hukasha
I saw them filled with aggression
Ndikati hezvo
I said oh
Zvavaremera
Its too much for them
Ndakavaona vonzwa hukasha
I saw them filled with agression
Havadi kubvuma
They wont accept
Zvavaremera
Its too much for them
Muchizviti munorema
They say they are big

Asi maisema?
Were you disgusted?
Asi zvakunetsa?
Is it difficult?
Asi maakuneta?
Are you tiring?
Asi makupanika?
Are you panicking?
Kukurumidza kuneta?
Tiring early
Muchizviti munorema
Saying you are big

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Produced by: Rodney Beatz
Directed by: Svinurai and Umsebenzi Ka Blaqs
Assistant Director: Dir. Dave