Navukiye i Rwanda, ngasa n’uba i Buraya,

Umuriro n’amazi byibera mu rukuta,

Sinzi umunoga sinzi n’agatadowa,

Yebaba Mawe na Dawe muzanyereke u Rwanda.

Mbe tante dupfana iki? Naho oncle we ni nde?

Ba cousin dupfana iki? Beau frère ni muntu ki?

Oya se kandi, oya rwose ndababaye,

Nzibariza sogokuru ninsura nyogokuru.

Nzasura abakambwe nimenyere ibyaho,

Ninywere ku byo banywa dusangire ku byo barya,

Inombe n’umushogoro isogi n’igisusa,

Ndire ku mbehe yogeshejwe imonyi.

Mfate isuka njye kurima nsarurire mu bigega,

Ibitebo n’imitiba, ikidasesa n’urutaro,

Ndore ingasire n’urusyo umuhini n’isekuru,

Urukebano n’umuvure, nenge nywe ku gikatsi.

Inkoko n’umwuko, nanzike nywe rutuku,

Umuhoro n’indyabiti inkongoro n’igicuma,

Menye incyamuro, menye n’umujyojyo,

Nibohere icyibo, nshundire mu gisabo.

Nzinywera ku marwa dutaramiye mu kirambi,

Nirebera mu mbari munsi y’urusenge,

Inyuma ari ku rutara, hino mu mfuruka,

Hirya ho ni mu mbere, ngo habayo n’uruhimbi.

Banyereke urusika, nirebere inyegamo,

Urubariro n’umwashi, imyugariro n’inkingi,

Menye kanagazi, ndetse na mbonabihita,

Ifuni n’imbugita, uruhindu nicyansi.

Menye imigani yaho, kirazira n’ibisakuzo,

Ngo uwicaye ku ityazo ntarara ngo aramuke,

Ngo uraye mu isekuru bucya ahindura igitsina,

Ngo akavumburamashyiga gashyigura utaryama.

Nzafasha nyogokuru imirimo imugora,

Nzatashya navome nase inkwi nzicane,

Mwahirire ishinge nzajye no kurahura,

Nzakoranye mu ziko mvumbike n’umuriro.

Nzaca n’ubusuna, nibohere umushanja,

Urugaga n’urutamyi, nibohere igiseke,

Nahure inyana nzicire n’icyarire,

Nizigera mu ruhongore nshanire rusengo.

Nzibwirira urungano twibyinire iby’iwacu,

Ibinimba umudiho, dushayaye iby’iwacu,

Tubyine kamwe nk’aka, umucucu wirenge,

Urwiririza na Manzi, na Rugenera w’i Ndera x2