[Kikuyu] Radiance

Lyrics

**[Intro — Warm Vocals, Rising Rhythm]**

Oh-oh-oh, wone nyakio ũcũ,  
Mũndũ mũrũgũrũ wa ũrĩa wĩra na niĩ.  
Tũhoro na tũhoro, tũgĩkĩra kũrĩa nĩko,  
Ndoto cia mĩrongo igĩrĩ gũkĩra kĩhingo.  
Oh-oh-oh, wĩgũĩre?  
Mũthenya ũrĩa ũrĩa!  

**[Verse 1]**

Mũgĩtha wa ũtana warĩra ũtukũ,  
Ihoreri cia ngoro na ngoro.  
Kĩrĩgĩra kĩa ũkĩũ, mĩtaro yacio nĩyũka,  
Tũrĩ hamwe tũgĩkĩra igũrũ.  

Na Sweefin rũciinĩ rwa gĩkĩra,  
Maũndũ marĩa maũkĩrĩrĩra.  
Kũrĩa ngoro iria igĩrĩ, kũrĩa bũrũri,  
Mũthenya wa mũthenya tũrĩa na ũmũme.

**[Pre-Chorus — Building Energy]**

Wĩgũĩre ũrĩa mũgambo, ũrĩa mũtĩ,  
Hana kĩgĩkĩra kĩa tũgĩkĩra.  
Tũgĩkĩra hamwe, tũrũgĩa,  
Tũgĩthondeka ũmũthĩ wa rĩrĩa.

Hana gũthoma, hana gũkĩra,  
Mũndũ wa ũtana wĩhĩndĩrĩ.  
Ũmwe tũmwe, hamwe hamwe,  
Tũrĩ hamwe tũkĩhĩndũka!

**[Chorus — Big, Joyful, Unforgettable]**

Oh-oh-oh, wone ngoro yaku!  
Ndoto cia ũrĩa na cia niĩ.  
Tũgĩkĩra hamwe, ngoro imwe,  
Mũndũ mũrũgũrũ wa ũmũme!

Oh-oh-oh, wone wĩra waku!  
Rũgĩra ngoro ciothe, gũthoma kĩhingo.  
Na Sweefin, ndoto ciitũ ndĩkĩrĩra,  
Mbũrũri mũrũgũrũ wa ũrĩa na niĩ!

Ngai, ngai, wone ũrĩa wĩrĩra,  
Mũthenya wa ũmũme!  
Oh-oh-oh, tũrĩ hamwe tũtũmĩa,  
Tũrĩ hamwe tũhĩndũka mũthenya!

**[Verse 2]**

Kũrĩa mũrũ wa mũrũ, ndoto cia mũrũ,  
Kũrĩa baba ũrĩa warĩa na ũrĩa.  
Kũrĩa mũrũ wa ciana, kĩhingo kĩa ndoto,  
Mũndũ mũrũgũrũ wa kĩhingo.

Kũrĩa mũgũnda nĩgũthoma, mũgambo nĩgũthoma,  
Kũrĩa kĩrĩra nĩgũkĩra, nĩgũkĩra.  
Na Sweefin, kĩhingo kĩa ũmũme,  
Ndoto cia itũ nĩyũkĩra.

**[Pre-Chorus — Rising Harmonies]**

Wĩgũĩre mũgambo wa ngoro,  
Gũkĩra ũrĩa ũtana wĩmũthĩ.  
Ngoro cia mũndũ, ngoro cia ũmwe,  
Rũũrũ rwa ũmũthĩ nĩgũtũmũthĩ.

Ũrĩa wa mũthenya, mũndũ wa ũmũme,  
Mũthenya wa ndoto cia tũgĩkĩra.  
Ngoro cia ũmũme na ngoro cia ũmũme,  
Tũrĩ hamwe tũgĩthondeka!

**[Chorus — Full Dance Energy]**

Oh-oh-oh, wone ngoro yaku!  
Ndoto cia ũrĩa na cia niĩ.  
Tũgĩkĩra hamwe, ngoro imwe,  
Mũndũ mũrũgũrũ wa ũmũme!

Oh-oh-oh, wone wĩra waku!  
Rũgĩra ngoro ciothe, gũthoma kĩhingo.  
Na Sweefin, ndoto ciitũ ndĩkĩrĩra,  
Mbũrũri mũrũgũrũ wa ũrĩa na niĩ!

Ngai, ngai, wone ũrĩa wĩrĩra,  
Mũthenya wa ũmũme!  
Oh-oh-oh, tũrĩ hamwe tũtũmĩa,  
Tũrĩ hamwe tũhĩndũka mũthenya!

**[Bridge — Emotional, Then Explosive]**

Wone mũthĩnji wa mũgũnda,  
Wone ndoto cia kũrĩa.  
Wone ngoro ya mũrũ,  
Wone baba ũrĩa wĩmũthĩ.

Ngoro cia ciana ndĩkĩrĩra,  
Ngoro cia ũmũme nĩgũkĩra.  
Hana kũrĩa wĩmũthĩ,  
Ngoro ciothe nĩkĩrĩra.

Kũrĩa mũgĩtha wa ũtana,  
Kũrĩa ngoro cia ũmũme,  
Ũmũme wa gũkĩra,  
Na tũgĩkĩra hamwe!

**[Final Chorus — Choir, Drums, Celebration]**

[Verse]  
Eh-he-eh, ngwĩkĩrĩra ũhoro!  
Mĩthenya ĩyo, yaku na yaku.  
Tũhũthĩra hamwe, ngoro citu ĩmwe,  
Mũthamaki ũrĩa wa mũingĩ!

[Chorus]  
Eh-he-eh, ngwĩkĩrĩra ũhoro!  
Rũraya ngoro ciothe, gũkĩra mĩrango.  
Na Sweefin, ndoto ĩcũmbĩrĩrie,  
Mũkĩrĩra wa mũingĩ, mũkĩrĩra wa ũndũ!

[Verse]  
Ngwĩkĩrĩra, ngwĩkĩrĩra, ũrĩa wothe ũone,  
Mũthingo ũrĩa wa ĩyo mĩthenya ĩthe!  
Eh-he-eh, tũngwĩkĩrĩra ũhoro,  
Hamwe tũkĩmenya ũgima!

[Outro — Joyful, Timeless]  
Sweefin nĩ ũrĩa,  
Nĩ ndũrĩrĩ ya ciana.  
Kũrĩa ũmĩrĩrĩ na ũhuru,  
Na wendo ũtari wĩra.

Eh-he-eh, ũrĩa wothe ũngwĩkĩrĩra,  
Ndoto ĩyo nĩyaku, ndoto yaku nĩyaku.  
Hamwe tũtũmĩre ũhoro,  
Mũrĩrĩ wa ũgĩkũnyĩrĩra na ũtarĩra.

Ngwĩkĩrĩra, ngwĩkĩrĩra, ũthũkĩre,  
Kũrĩa ngoro ciothe, wendo ũthukĩre.  
Mũrĩrĩ ũmwe, wendo ũmwe, ũrĩa wa kũma,  
Mũthingo ũrĩa wothe wa ũgĩkũnyĩrĩra!

*Ngwĩkĩrĩra… ngwĩkĩrĩra…*  
*Ngwĩkĩrĩra… yaku na yaku…*