(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

nemuni nivave,
mughesse ni gwende
ndia gwaghu, u gumbinghe
oh,ya tsughe,yetu botsu nzileyine
Du gwende

nessi wanzievi
Va sa diambu,mwaye
Du gwende yetu botsu
Gu nzile yine,
Dwa gwe ka ne dikenghi
ne ghikite ne mugheli
du sa ne mifune,mwaye eh,
Mwane mwane na wandi wissi
Gu nzile yine,
Du gwende

(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Du gwende
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Du gwende
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
dugwende
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Du gwende
(Ooh)

mune ghikambu,ngudu tsi mavu
A ghia mbotsi murime, bane bami
Ni gu ba sile vike,
ah nivatsie Kokoke
gu samutu wa tsibighi nzileyine
Du gwende

(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Du gwende
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Du gwende
(Ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Du gwende
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Du gwende









































[Intro]
[percussive fingerstyle acoustic guitar enters]
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

[Verse 1]
[male tenor vocals]
nemuni nivave,
mughesse ni gwende
tumbe ndia gwaghu,
u ghu gumbinghe
oh,ya tsughe,
yetu botsu nzileyine
du gwende

[Chorus]
nessi wanzievi
Va sa diambu,mwaye
Du gwende yetu botsu
Gu nzile yine,
Dwa gwe ka ne dikenghi
ne ghikite ne mugheli
du sa ne mifune,mwaye eh,
Mwane mwane na wandi wissi
Gu nzile yine,,du gwende

[Outro]
[vocalizing in falsetto]
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
du gwende
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
du gwende
(Ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
du gwende
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
du gwende
(Ooh)





nia gulu ka ghissoni,
ngudu tsi mavu
A ghia mbotsi murime, bane bami
Ni gu ba sile vike, ghu mutamba
ah Kokoke nivatsie
gu sa mutu wa tsibighi nzileyine
du gwendeN

[vocalizing in falsetto
[vocalizing in falsetto]
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
du gwende
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
du gwende
(Ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
du gwende
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(nzile yetu botsu
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
du gwende
(Ooh)[guitar ends on a final strum]