Ubuvanganzo bw'umwimerere nyarwanda

Izuba rirarenze

Izuba rirarenze,

Ngiriya imwe y'abashumba

Inka z'iwacu ziratashye

Abiriwe iyo, barinyakura

Ab'imuhira, barihanagura

Icyuya mu gahanga, dore umunsi uragiye

Icyuya mu gahanga, umunsi urashize

Ukwezi kuracanye

Inyenyeri na zo ziratse

Ikamba ryazo zrirazisanga

Rirasabagira ku ikuru ry'iwaznyu

Mu kirere cy'iwacu ni ko kabyino

Ngaho se jya mu nzu, dore imbeho ni yose

Genda ufate agapira ukinge mu gatuza

Ibitotsi ni byinshi,

Urugendo na rwo ni rwose

Uyu munsi sinkikubonye

Fata iyo nzira imwe yo mu nzozi

Duhurire iyo mu mpinga y'imisozi

Iwabo y'abatashye aho dukura abana

Impeta y'umubano, mu ibanga rya gihanga

Nkundira ngukunde

Nzabone icyo nkubwire

Kizagukura amahwa munda

Ibimbuza ni byinshi sinshoboye kuza

Wowe umanuke dore ukwezi kuraka

Uze nkuganirire uragenda wishimye

Na njye kandi ubwanjye ndaba nshize agahinda

Niba uje ntumbone

Umbabarire mugenzi

Ntabwo bizaba ari ukukwanga

Nawa urirebera

Iyi si iravuga

Tuyirukankamo dushaka kubaho

Wowe aho uri hose, jya wibuka utakambe

Untambire ubishaka, na njye nige gutamba

Untambire ubushaka na njye nige gutamba

Par Niyigaba Fidèle