Kara nouradi
Kwateka:
1. Si-mpe ka-pi
Li-na pu-mu.
Ta ka-nde-re-re po
Nye va-na ve-ndi
Ta ta-nta a-si:
“Gu-hye-tu tu va-te-ra.”
Tu li-di-di-mi-ki-re
Nta-ni tu ka-re ne-pu-ro.
Nye he-na ga ha-ra ku-di-mba
Nke-ny’a-pa ru-su-mo:
(CHORUS)
‘Nga ku pa-me-ka.
No-ku-ku-kwa-fa.
Nga-ni ka-ra nye
No-ve nke-ny’a-pa.’
Ka-ra no-u-ra-di.
Ru-su-mo ga ha-ra:
“Nga ku-nko-ndo-pe-ka,
No-ku-ku-pa-me-ka.”
(BRIDGE)
Ta ru-ga-na yi-po—
Nye a pa-ke-re—
Mbi-li e-pa-ta lye-ndi.
A-ge ga ka-ra
No-va-kau-me a-va
Va mu ha-ra u-ne-ne.
2. A-ge ka-pi
A ro-ro-ka,
Nye ngwe-ndi e-ku-vi.
Nke-nye e-zu-va—
Ku-hu-ndi-ra Ho-mpa—
Mo-mu-tji-ma a mu kwa-fe.
A ru-ga-ne u-ne-ne—
A si-ki-se mo na-yi-nye.
A-ge ku-gwa-na nye no-nko-ndo
Mo-ru-su-mo o-ru:
(CHORUS)
‘Nga ku pa-me-ka.
No-ku-ku-kwa-fa.
Nga-ni ka-ra nye
No-ve nke-ny’a-pa.’
Ka-ra no-u-ra-di.
Ru-su-mo ga ha-ra:
“Nga ku nko-ndo-pe-ka,
No-ku-kupa-me-ka.”
“Nga ku nko-ndo-pe-ka,
No-ku-ku-pa-me-ka.”