Biko (Gone Too Soon) | A Tribute

In loving memory of Biko. I never got the time to thank you for everything, so I put it in a song, hoping somehow you can hear us. You were a gift from God. It was not luck that you were my brother. A rare breed. One in a million. Asante, Biko. Until we see you again. — Samuel (Mr Six Pack) —————————————— LYRICS / MAANDISHI [Intro] Mmm... Biko... [Verse 1] Ulikuwa zawadi kutoka kwa Mungu. (You were a gift from God.) Sio bahati ulikuwa ndugu yangu. (It is not luck you were my brother.) Nataka kuongea nawe tena, ndugu yangu. (I just want to talk to you again, my brother.) Niite "Oya, Oya" mara moja zaidi. (Call me "Oya, Oya" one more time.) Bado siamini. (Still can't believe it.) [Chorus] Ni uchungu sana. (It is so painful.) Ni ukweli mzito kubeba. (It is a truth too heavy to carry.) Biko... Biko... Biko... [Verse 2] Biko, kama ningekuwa naweza kukupigia simu sasa hivi, (Biko, if I could call you right now,) I'd just say thank you, brother. Asante. Thank you for every door you opened for us, Kutuonyesha dunia kubwa kuliko tulivyoijua. (To show us a world bigger than we knew.) Thank you for standing with us in the good and the hard, Ulikuwepo kwa kila kicheko na kila chozi. (You were there for every laugh and every tear.) Thank you for every dream we were gonna chase together, Hata zile ambazo hatutaweza kuzifuata sasa. (Even the ones we won't be able to chase now.) Thank you for being the one who always knew, Mahali pa kwenda, nini ya kufanya, jinsi ya kuishi. (Where to go, what to do, how to live.) Sikupata wakati wa kukushukuru kwa kila kitu. (I didn't get the time to thank you for everything.) And now we're telling you in a song, Tukitumaini, somehow, unaweza kutusikia. (Hoping, somehow, you can hear us.) [Bridge] Your mama said it, and she was right, Hukuwa wa kawaida, ulikuwa wa pekee. (You were not ordinary, you were one of a kind.) A rare breed, mmoja kati ya milioni. (One in a million.) [Outro] Leo tumekusanyika kukuaga. (Today we gather to send you off.) Lakini upendo wako utabaki. (But your love will remain.) Until we see you again, brother. Asante, Biko. Machozi mengi sijui kusema kwaheri. (So many tears, I don't know how to say goodbye.) —————————————— Written by Samuel Ouko (Mr Six Pack) Music created with Suno In memory of Biko. Pumzika kwa amani, ndugu. (Rest in peace.) If Biko touched your life, share a memory in the comments below. Tunaomboleza pamoja. (We grieve together.)