1. Pomwe akhungu adzaona

Ndipo ogontha adzamvanso,

Pamene madzi adzayenda

Ngakhale muchipululu,

Pomwe wolumala ’dzadumpha,

Abale athu sadzafanso,

Mudzaona madalitsowa

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2. Osalankhula ’dzalankhula,

Okalamba ku unyamata,

Pomwe nthaka idzatulutsa

Zinthu zambiri zabwino,

Pomwe ana ’dzaimba nyimbo,

Kudzakhala mtendere konse,

M’dzaona ’kufa atauka,

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3. Mimbulu idzadya ndi nkhosa,

Zilombo zoopsa ndi ng’ombe.

Mwana adzazitsogolera,

Ndipo zidzamvera iye.

Pamene mantha ndi misozi

Zidzakhala zinthu zakale,

Mudzaona zinthu zonsezi,

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