← Gushimisha
52. Utahe ! Utahe !
Gushimisha · 3 verses
1.
Utahe ! Utahe !
Ko wazerereye
Mu gihugu cya kure,
Ibya S’ ubyayirayo ?
Mwana wanjy’ uzimiye,
Tyo ngwino, garuka !
Ngwino ! Ngarukira !
(My child! My child!)
(Why have you wandered away)
(In a distant country,)
(Wasting the Father's things?)
(My child who is lost,)
(Therefore come, return!)
(Come! Come back home!)
2.
Utahe ! Utahe !
Nturarambirwa se?
Izo ngurub’ uzite !
Ibyo zirya si byiza
(My child! My child!)
(Are you not tired?)
(Those husks you are eating!)
(What they feed on is not good)
3.
Utahe ! Utahe !
Ntuzi ko niriwe
Mpagaz’ aha kw irembo,
Mfit’ ubguzu kubgawe
(My child! My child!)
(Don't you know it is I)
(Standing here at the door,)
(Having compassion for you)