[male vocals] Intro;
Hii
ni
kwa
familia
zenye
kuna
ugomvi
kati
ya
ndungu
na
ndugu ,
dada
kwa
dada
watu
amboa
walikua
kua
pamoja ,
wakala
pamoja..
walipendana
lakini
leo
hawaongeleshani...
mother
to
daughter?
son
to
father,
brother
to
brother ,
relatives.
This
is
my
message
to
you..
Let's
build
bridges,
not
walls,
Najua
ulikosewa
na
moyo
wako
ukaumia
but
its
time
you
forgive
your
brother ,
its
time
you
forgive
your
sister .
Bibles
says
that
you
should
forgive
so
that
you
may
also
be
forgiven,
for
Its
only
when
we
forgive
that
we
are
forgiven.
Hii
ndiyo
tunayoomba
leo.
Usipomsamehe
ndugu
yako,
Unajenga
ukuta
moyoni
mwako.
Usipomsamehe
dada
yako,
Unajenga
ukuta
ndani
yako.
Unamfungia
ndugu
yako
nje,
Na
wewe
unajifungia
ndani.
Hasira
inakuwa
ukuta,
Kinyongo
kinakuwa
ukuta,
Kiburi
kinakuwa
ukuta,
Na
moyo
unazidi
kuwa
mbali.
Lakini...
Let's
build
bridges,
not
walls.
Kwa
sababu
daraja
linaunganisha.
Daraja
linaunganisha
watu,
Daraja
linaunganisha
maeneo,
Daraja
linaunganisha
mioyo
iliyotengana.
Bridge
is
forgiveness.
Bridge
is
giving
reconciliation
a
chance.
Bridge
is
saying, "
Ndugu
yangu,
hebu
tujaribu
tena."
Bridge
is
opening
your
heart.
Bridge
is
making
yourself
reachable.
Bridge
is
giving
your
brother
a
way
back.
Bridge
is
giving
your
sister
a
way
back.
Daraja
ni
msamaha.
Daraja
ni
upatanisho.
Daraja
ni
kumpa
ndugu
yako
nafasi
nyingine.
Kwa
hiyo...
Let's
build
bridges,
not
walls.
Tusijifungie
ndani.
Tusiwafungie
ndugu
zetu
nje.
Tufungue
mioyo
yetu.
Let's
build
bridges,
not
walls.
And
then
the
song
can
flow
directly
into:
[FINAL CHORUS] Let's
build
bridges,
not
walls,
Tuchague
upendo,
si
chuki.
Let's
build
bridges,
not
walls,
Tuchague
msamaha,
si
kinyongo.
Kwa
watoto
wetu,
Kwa
vizazi
vijavyo,
Watakapotukumbuka,
Waseme
tulichagua
familia.
Let's
build
bridges,
not
walls.
Let's
give
reconciliation
a
chance.
Let's
give
forgiveness
a
chance.
Let's
give
our
family
another
chance.
Tujenge
daraja...
Tusijenge
kuta.
This
makes “
bridge”
itself
the
central
metaphor:
a
wall
is
unforgiveness
and
isolation;
a
bridge
is
forgiveness,
reconnection,
reconciliation,
and
giving
one
another
another
chance.