What does Peponi (Paradise) mean?

The Piano Guys: Peponi (Paradise) Meaning

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Peponi (Paradise) Lyrics

Aisha na na to matusa
Nuncali ye ye
Tu tu ca ca fisi ahn zuku
Ndoto peponi
Ah mizali katisi
Meno

Mi kalia yeh
Oo logi
Ndoto oh do
Peponi
Pizavi memo
Orundu mu machozi
Netu en caburet
Dudu...

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  1. KenyanPrincess
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     Feb 21st 2022 !⃝

    Hey,

    Native Swahili speaker from Kenya.

    This song mixes a few different languages but I will just contribute on the Swahili words (or rather the words I recognize as “Swahili”)

    Aisha (0:05) = a common female name here and throughout the African continent (I initially thought he said “Maisha” which means “life”)

    Yeye (0:11) = pronoun for her/ him (but the lyrics separate the syllables “ye ye” so it might be a different language - however, it might be rehiring to Aisha (her - yeye)

    Fisi (0:18) = hyena (though I doubt this was a a Swahili word and probably means something else in a different language)

    Ndoto Peponi (0:23) = Paradise Dream

    Meno (0:27) = teeth (but obviously it was a different language in the song)

    Kalia (0:32) = sit on

    Machozi (0:49) = tears (crying)

    Also, I think it’s worth noting that the Artist (Alex Boyé) is British-American (so accent and pronunciation may be a bit different to what I’m used to). Side note… there’s a lot of misinformed and misguided people out there throwing around the expression “cultural appropriation” everywhere… this rendition is absolutely brilliant (including the instrumentals) regardless of whether the artists are from. And the fact that they managed to mix our different languages together so well is amazing ! Music does not belong to one country, continent, race etc


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