Verse 1
Tubabarire: — Duh' umugisha
Tumurikirwe — N' ubuntu bgawe,
Ngw inzira yaw' imenyekane mw isi,
Abantu bameny' ubugingo bgawe
Verse 2
Kand' amahanga — Agusingize
Nukw anezerwe, — Kand' aririmbe
Ur' umucamanza n' Umwami wabo;
Uzacir' ab' isi — Imanza nziza
Verse 3
Wategets' isi — Ngo yer' imyaka
Mana, ni Wowe — Uturengera
Imigish' uduha — Tuyamamaze,
Maz' iyi si yos' ikugandukire