[male
vocals]
[Intro – soft] Mont
Rubavu
nziza,
musozi
w’
imigano,
Musozi
w’
ibiti
byiza,
musozi
w’
ubwiza,
Witegeye
ikiyaga
cya
Kivu,
Naje
ndeba
ubwiza
bwawe,
Nsoza
mbona
urukundo.
[Verse 1] Nageze
i
Rubavu
ndeba
uwo
musozi,
Imigano
itatse
neza,
umuyaga
uyinyeganyeza,
Kivu
iri
munsi,
amazi
arabengerana,
Nti: “
Ese
hari
ubwiza
buruta
ubu?”
Nuko
mbona
umukobwa
anyura
imbere,
Ubwiza
bwe
burantangaza,
umutima
uranyeganyega,
Namenye
ko
umusozi
wari
mwiza
cyane,
Ariko
we
yari
mwiza
kurusha
Rubavu.
[Pre-Chorus] Ndamureba,
umutima
uravuga,
Nti: “
Uyu
ni
we
nari
ntegereje.”
Rubavu
wampaye
impano
idasanzwe,
Urukundo
rwaje
rutunguranye.
[Chorus] Umusozi
wa
Rubavu,
Rubavu
we,
Wampaye
urukundo
ntari
nzi,
Naje
ndeba
ubwiza
bwawe,
Mbona
umukobwa
uruta
ubwiza
bwawe.
Rubavu
we,
musozi
w’
imigano,
Kivu
ikubereye
ikamba,
Ariko
umutima
wanjye
wahisemo
umwe,
Wambereye
urukundo
rw’
ubuzima.
[Verse 2] Urukundo
rurakura,
imitima
iba
umwe,
Arambwira
ati: “
Uzaze
iwacu,
Tuzakwakira
n’
urukundo
n’
icyubahiro.”
Ndamukurikira,
tugeze
iwabo,
Ababyeyi
baratwumva,
baduha
umugisha.
Twubaka
urugo
mu
rukundo
n’
amahoro,
Imana
itugabira
ibyishimo,
Iduha
abana,
imbuto
y’
urukundo,
Ku
bw’
iyo
neza,
dushima
Uwiteka.
[Chorus] Umusozi
wa
Rubavu,
Rubavu
we,
Wampaye
urukundo
ntari
nzi,
Naje
ndeba
ubwiza
bwawe,
Mbona
umukobwa
uruta
ubwiza
bwawe.
Rubavu
we,
musozi
w’
imigano,
Kivu
ikubereye
ikamba,
Ariko
umutima
wanjye
wahisemo
umwe,
Wambereye
urukundo
rw’
ubuzima.
[Bridge – soft, emotional] Iyo
ndebye
abana
bacu,
Nshimira
Imana
yaturemye,
Kuko
uwo
munsi
nanyuze
i
Rubavu,
Nabonye
uwabaye
umutima
wanjye.
[Final Chorus – uplifting] Umusozi
wa
Rubavu,
Rubavu
we,
Wampaye
urukundo
ntari
nzi,
Naje
ndeba
ubwiza
bwawe,
Mbona
umukobwa
uruta
ubwiza
bwawe.
Rubavu
we,
musozi
w’
imigano,
Kivu
ikubereye
ikamba,
Ariko
umutima
wanjye
wahisemo
umwe,
Wambereye
urukundo
rw’
ubuzima.
[Outro – soft, fading] Rubavu
nziza...
Musozi
w’
imigano...
Naje
ndeba
umusozi,
Ngenda
ntwaye
urukundo...
Akanyamanza
keza,
Kaguruke
mu
kirere
cyawe,
Karebe
ubwiza
bwawe...
Rubavu
nziza...