As I walk out of the house, tyres screech
Town here mdara, pasara two chete
Vape moyo chibaba
I get in, silently sit in a corner away from people
Ko vapinda vacho ngatibhadarei
Coins are passed from the back to the front
Mese zvamaita maCoins, maBank akavhara here?
As we slide to the rank the Kombi makes a sudden stop
Ngatiite action vabereki, musaite sevarwere
Straight into the hustle and bustle of the city
Mkoma tigere here, $1 plain cut
I shake my head slowly and almost step on some tomatoes
Dhora for ten chete, apinda nhasi aya
A stranger pulls me aside without even greeting me
Mdara tirikutsvaga vanhu vebasa, offloading a truck
I know it’s a scam so I quickly walk away
Mshonga unouraya makonzo faster faster
Fuck me!
Ko mkoma tine colour yebhutsu yenyu
A guy reaches for me holding a stained toothbrush
Tinozora one motiudza kuti zvakanaka here
I have shoe polish to take care of that thank you!
Hanzvadzi pindai muone maWeave anamaiguru
I’m not about to spend money buying a weave for her
Panemadhiri here tsano, tine maSamsung nhasi
An old lady in front beside me stumbles and knocks my phone down
Tinawo ma shatter glass emaPhone ese!
A tale of the OG hustlers, Harare Hustlers
