[Kikuyu] We Go Up

Lyrics

[INTRO]  
Ee…  
Mikono juu  
Urungi ni uyu  
Oh-oh  

[VERSE 1]  
Macio marefu, muthenya ngumu tuiga  
Tworetwo, twathii kuga  
Kagwo karia, kaiguo karia  
Twari njikite, tuhikire ũrĩa  

Kuma ũthithĩ ni guoko  
Twona thayo ya riũa ino  
Wĩrĩe ihenya ũroka mũtikũ  
Twari mũtwe ni ithũ  

[PRE-CHORUS]  
Tiga kugĩteka gahora  
Twari haha, twĩ nyonete  
Wĩtige, rũithĩra  
Ino ni ritha yetu  

[CHORUS]  
Tuĩra, hĩndĩa haha  
Nĩuruhĩe, nĩũgĩrĩre  
Tuĩra, nĩtwĩkĩra kwĩra  
Ino ni thaa, ino ni ritha   

Mikono juu, rũithĩra  
Mũno, nĩthũrĩte  
Tuĩra, hamwe thĩna  
Tũhikanie — tũrĩ haraya  

[DROP / CHANT]  
Ira… ira…  
Tuĩra  
Ira… ira…  
Mikono juu  

[VERSE 2]  
Mũgũnda ũkĩra kĩria  
Kĩhĩndĩo kĩa gũkĩra  
Ndĩmĩra, ndĩo nĩkĩra  
Inĩ ni ũtũrĩ wĩra  

Mĩthiga mĩrũ, rĩo ũmũrũ  
Ngoro ciothe, tũrĩ mũtwe  
Wĩtige, wĩtũrĩ  
Thuura hamwe  

[PRE-CHORUS]  
Tiga kugĩteka gahora  
Twari haha, twĩ nyonete  
Wĩtige, rũithĩra  
Ino ni ritha yetu  

[CHORUS]  
Tuĩra, hĩndĩa haha  
Nĩuruhĩe, nĩũgĩrĩre  
Tuĩra, nĩtwĩkĩra kwĩra  
Ino ni thaa, ino ni ritha   

Mikono juu, rũithĩra  
Mũno, nĩthũrĩte  
Tuĩra, hamwe thĩna  
Tũhikanie — tũrĩ haraya  

[BRIDGE]  
Rũgano rũyo nĩ ũgĩrĩra  
Twĩra, tũrĩ njikĩ  
Maitĩ ni ũrĩa  
Urungi ni uyu  

[FINAL CHORUS]  
Tuĩra, nĩtũhĩrĩra  
Kĩrĩa, kĩrĩa kĩyũ  
Tuĩra, nĩtũrĩkĩra  
Ngũkĩra, tũrĩ njikĩ  

Mikono juu, kĩrĩa ngũ  
Ino ni rĩa tũrĩ  
Tuĩra, hamwe thĩna  
Tũhikanie — tũrĩ haraya  

[OUTRO]  
Ira… ira…  
Tuĩra  
Ee ee  
Tũrĩ haraya