Nilevile means Im drunk. Its one of the few Chopi phrases I learned while in Mozambique. Since I decided to sing in Chopi, I had to use the phrases I knew - the other being Nabonga kunininga mati - Thank you for bringing me water.
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from Remembering The Future,
released April 24, 2010
Music & words by Nora Balaban, based on a traditional timbila part.