TWITWA NDE UBU

by Alain BERTRAND

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I wrote this song for the commemoration of Rwanda Genocide. I t was programmed for the opening of Rwanda National Radio on 2009 April 07 morning. This was my second song composed in Kinyarwanda. I thank my friend KANYANDEKWE Thomas who corrected some errors I had made in my new language. There was a word of fog and hatred I did not want to pronounce in that song. But there were new names I suggested for the people of that new Rwanda I was feeling part of.

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TWITWA NDE UBU ?
(BERTRAND Alain & KANYANDEKWE Thomas, BERTRAND Alain)

UMUSHYîTSI NI JAMBO KI ?
WUZUYE MU KANWA KANJYE HOSE
SINARINZI AHO UTURUKA
SINZI NIBA UZAKOMEZA KUMBAMO

IJAMBO RYADUPFURITSE IBIHE N’IBIHE
IMISOZI, IMISOZI YARATUMIZE, YARATUMIZE
TWE ABAHUNGU N’ABAKOBWA
B’ IMANA IMWE, B’ IMANA IMWE

UMUSHYîTSI NI JAMBO KI ?
WUZUYE MU KANWA KANJYE HOSE
SINARINZI AHO UTURUKA
SINZI NIBA UZAKOMEZA KUMBAMO

IJAMBO RYAHUNGABANYIJE
ABAHUNGU N’ABAKOBWA B’IMANA IMWE
IJAMBO RYATUMYE DUKWIRA IMISHWARO
TWEBWE TWESE TWAHAWE IZINA RISHYA
HARIRIMANA!

UMUSHYîTSI NI JAMBO KI ?
WUZUYE MU KANWA KANJYE HOSE
SINARINZI AHO UTURUKA
SINZI NIBA UZAKOMEZA KUMBAMO

UBWO TUVUYE MURI IYI MISOZI
UBWO DUSUBIRANYE UBUMUNTU
TURASHAKA KONGERA KUBA ABANA BATOYA
BAKINAGA, BAKINAGA, BAKINAGA, HAMWE, HAMWE.

(UBU)
DUSHAKA KO TWITWA HAKINIMANA !
AKARAMATA HAKINIMANA !
AKARAMATA HAKINIMANA !
AKARAMATA HAKINIMANA !
AKARAMATA HAKINIMANA !
AKARAMATA HAKINIMANA !
AKARAMATA HAKINIMANA !
AKARAMATA HARIRIMBIMANA !
(NYAMATA 7-13 MARS 2009)

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released September 4, 2012

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