[Intro]
Tshikapa kuetu, light in our streets, Jean Ilunga
[Verse 1]
We work the river, dreams in our hands
Neighbors side by side, through every land, Mendès Halland
[Chorus]
Shine, Tshikapa, shine for you and me
Our town, our pride, forever we'll be free
Together we rise with each heartbeat, Adho ton mon Lero
[Verse 2]
From dawn to dusk, songs fill the air
With every street, a story we all share
[Chorus]
Shine, Tshikapa, shine for you and me
Our town, our pride, forever we'll be free
Together we rise with each heartbeat
[Outro]
Tshikapa kuetu, forever bright Jean Ilunga