26. Ndashakashak' umwana wa njye

Agakiza · 4 verses

1.

Ndashakashak’ umwana wa njye,(I am searching for my child,)

Uri he se, mwana wanjye?(Where are you, my child?)

Mbere wajyag’ unezeza rwose,(Before, you used to make me truly happy,)

Na none ndacyakwibuka(And still now I remember you)

Uri he se mwana wanjye?(Where are you, my child?)

Uri he se mwana wanjye?(Where are you, my child?)

Garuka ningoga!(Return quickly!)

Mwana wanjye nku nda,(My beloved child,)

Ni wowe nshak’ uyu munsi(It is you I seek today)

2.

Mbere wari wejejwe rwose,(Before you were truly pure,)

Ukimberey’ umwana(When you were still my child)

Non’ ubu wanduriye mu byaha,(But now you have become defiled in sins,)

N’ inzira mbi wahisemo(And the bad path you have chosen)

3.

None ndifuza kukubona,(Now I desire to see you,)

Ko wagend’ utunganye(That you would walk uprightly)

Nkongera kukumv’ useng’ Imana(To hear you pray to God again)

Ushimir’ Umwami Yesu(Thanking the Lord Jesus)

4.

Nshakashakir’ iyi nzimizi(I am searching for this lost one)

Uyishakish’ urukundo(Seek them with love)

Ndamukiriz’ uwo mwana wanjye,(I greet that child of mine,)

Mubwire yuko murinze(Tell them that you are watching over them)