Ndjema Circles

[Intro] Whispers dream in a distant tongue Footsteps echo where the valleys hum [Verse 1] Chendza djema, lidjissao mdrini, lights of memory glow Litrulilia, we walk the trail where the old songs flow Tsena ngali zagazao, rangué ndjema y’a timiya, hearts in echo glow Tsena ngali zagazao, rangué ndjema y’a timiya, under moonlight's slow [Chorus] Yo, lo shingile, ya kweli, ya nambao Yo, we carry the names the rivers show Lo wudjissa hayakini, yizo kweli, yizo nambao We carry the past, we carry the flow [Verse 2] Md rini ngali djissao hakika lini, djipviya, we persist and sing Chendza nguilo ho mdrini ze nourou, riches of memory bring Walao, in the quiet, the stories cradle everything Nyoa ndani wunounichié, hope in every note we sing [Bridge] Fahamia wa hangu kamakini, ba tsidja ni timizi Miyadi tsiwombo zindji douan, a doorway where we begin Wuni heleyé wuni walié ho ndani, let brightness rise from within [Chorus] Yo, lo shingile, ya kweli, ya nambao Yo, we carry the names the rivers show Lo wudjissa hayakini, yizo kweli, yizo nambao We carry the past, we carry the flow [Outro] Bo Fahamia wa hangu, keepers of the flame Ndongo ya mdrini, in every heart the same Tunaofika hakika, with courage we proclaim The circle turns, and we remain the flame