[Kinyarwanda] I Was Here

Lyrics

[Intro – Piano, Strings, Distant Choir]

Hmmmm...

Umunsi ibihe bizahinduka...

Imyaka izahita...

Igihe kizahinduka...

N'ibizahoraho

Ni urukundo twatanze...

N'ubuzima twakozeho.

[Verse 1]

Ntabwo nzasunika umusozi,
Ntabwo nzahindura ijuru,

Ntabwo izina ryanjye
Rizandikwa aho bakomeye baruhukiye.

Ariko nindamura uwarambiwe,
Nindamura inzozi ziguruka,

Ninzana akanyamuneza
Muri ijoro ry'umwijima w'umuntu,

Ubuzima bwanjye ntibuzaba ubusa.

[Pre-Chorus]

Kuko itara rito
Rishobora gucana umwijima,

N'ubugwaneza buke
Busiga ikimenyetso kitazibagirana.

[Chorus]

🌍 Nari hano...

Si ukugira ngo nibukwe,

Ariko kugira ngo nzirikane abandi.

Nari hano...

Si ukujya hejuru,

Ariko kugira ngo nzamure undi.

Kandi niba isi ibengerana
Iyo urugendo rwanjye rurangiye,

Ibyo birahagije.

Nari hano.

[Verse 2]

Hari abavuga amagambo,
Hari abubaka n'amaboko,

Hari abigisha umwana,
Hari abafasha abandi guhagarara.

Hari abakiza umutima wakomeretse,
Hari abatuza ubwenge buhangayitse,

Hari abasiga ubutunzi,
Abandi basiga urukundo rwabo.

Kenshi ni urukundo
Ruramba cyane.

[Pre-Chorus]

Kuko umutima wibuka
Icyo amaso ashobora kuzibagirwa,

Kandi igikorwa cyiza cyose
Kiba inzira abandi bashobora gukurikira.

[Chorus]

🌍 Nari hano...

Si ukugira ngo nibukwe,

Ariko kugira ngo nzirikane abandi.

Nari hano...

Si ukujya hejuru,

Ariko kugira ngo nzamure undi.

Kandi niba isi ibengerana
Iyo urugendo rwanjye rurangiye,

Ibyo birahagije.

Nari hano.

[Bridge – Choir Rising]

Iyo igitabo cya nyuma gifunze,

Iyo indirimbo ya nyuma iririmbwe,

Icyo navuze mu buzima bwanjye

Si ibyo natunze,

Ariko ibyo natanze.

Si abankurikiye benshi,

Ariko ababonye inzira yabo.

Si ubutunzi nakusanyije,

Ariko ibyiringiro nasize inyuma.

Kuko buri roho yandika

Inkuru mu buzima bw'abandi.

[Final Chorus – Full Choir]

🌍 Nari hano...

Nakunze cyane.

Natanzwe ntakigoye.

Nabayeho inzozi.

Nari umunyampuhwe.

Nari hano...

Kandi ahantu muri ejo hazaza

Hari igice cyanjye gisigaye.

Mu nseko natumye ibaho.

Mu mizigo natwaye.

Mu nzozi nazimuriye.

Mu buzima nahinduye.

🌍 Kandi niba isi ibengerana

Kubera ko nanyuze aha,

Ibyo birahagije.

Nari hano.

[Outro – Choir & Piano Fade]

Ubuzima bumwe...

Amahirwe amwe...

Amahirwe meza...

Gusiga isi

Hasi gato

Uko twasanze.

Hmmmm...

Nari hano...