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)