Nayo Kwiteke

By Berita Nibigira  

Mahoro mahoro Barundi, Barundikazi, n’abagenzi babarundi. 

Muraho? 

Murakomeye? 

Abakera barayamaze ngo: ubunyegeri buyagira kw’igufa.

And His Excellency, our generous ambassador, made sure kwo twa funguye bikweye, twahimbawe, kandi twa nezererewe. 

Hama igisigaye ni kuyaga. 

Kuko umutwe w’umwe ntiwigira imana. 

Suko none? 

None muri teguye kumpa amatwi? Murakoze

Mahoro mahoro Barundi, Barundikazi, n’abagenzi babarundi. 

Muraho? 

Murakomeye? 

Raba ukuntu musayangana! 

Ukuntu musa nayo kwiteke! 

Ukuntu mubereye ijisho!

Ukuntu ubumwe, amahoro, nama jambere bisigaye arizo ndimi gusa muvuga! 

Kuko mwara maze gutahura ko ibindi atakamaro bifise! 

Mahoro mahoro Barundi, Barundikazi, n’abagenzi babarundi. 

Muraho? 

Murakomeye? 

Ndabifurize kandi mwese hamwe n’imiryango yanyu: a very happy independence!

A 62nd anniversary of Burundi bwacu! 

Igihu ca twibarutse! 

Imana yarakiremwe igiha ivya vyinshi:

Our small, but mighty Burundi covered in  lush green hills rolling through provinces to reach all the countryside.

Walking through the breathtaking green valleys is an experience that replenishes the heart and soul.  

Oh, our glistening Lake Tanganyika, the deepest in Africa and longest in the world, stretching from Bujumgura to Nyanza Lac. 

 Our freshwater jewel. 

Ohh uburyohe bwa kayaga ko kumugoroba kwitanganyika iyo kahuhuse sha ntawuda shima! 

 Our Burundi, Home to over 10 thermal spring water sites, offers free therapy for all, 

 no wonder Burundians have the most flawless skin, ageless! Look at you all! 

Oh the aroma of our Arabian coffee and tea continues to cause the world to empty its pockets. No more Jinglinging jingling pockets because of it,  to our benefit of course. 

Not to mention the smell of imikeke ivuye Irumonge yo kejwe kwimbabura sprinkled with the perfect amount of sea salt topped with lemon, served with ubuswage, makes even a symptomatic COVID patient salivate, agahakwo no kwirya urutoke. 

Mahoro mahoro Barundi, Barundikazi, n’abagenzi babarundi. 

Muraho? 

Murakomeye? 

For centuries, we have mastered dancing gracefully and jubilantly to our own rhythm with one-of-a-kind royal drums, a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. 

Known for our proverbial hospitality, Visit Burundi has taken it even further extending it to all, because what is a foreigner in this globalized era? 

From turning heads gorgeous classy women to warmhearted men strong enough to wrestle a cow, what has God not given Burundi Bwacu? 

Mahoro mahoro Barundi, Barundikazi, n’abagenzi babarundi. 

Muraho? 

Murakomeye? 

Niki Imana itaduhaye? 

So, then why do we continue to scatter? 

To leave and abandon our so-called Burundi bwa cu? 

When is the brain drainage gonna end? 

When will the Burundian youth no longer dream of going abroad to reach self-actualization? 

But rather dream of being the best IT guru in Burundi? 

Best innovator In Burundi! 

One to bring the best export techniques, helping balance the import and export scale? 

Dream of being the best diplomate in the world? 

Dream of taking Burundi to the moon and beyond? 

When will the desire of raising kids in the fertile soil of Burundi Bwacu, with zero need to send them abroad for education or medical treatments, start and become achievable?

When will elections stop causing uproars and unrest? 

When will career success stop being pegged to the umugambwe urimwo? 

When will the struggle of parents not being able to feed or send their children to school, stop?

Hmmm ati ngo Bene vyo nibo bene inambu. 

Oh mumbabarire ndari ndibagiye ahondi, 

kandi kondi umwigeme, amupfasoni, eka ntakiye kuvuga menshi. 

Ariko twesi turazi ko ibuye riserutse nitryica isuka. 

A visible stone surely does not harm a hoe. 

Mahoro mahoro Barundi, Barundikazi, n’abagenzi babarundi. 

Muraho? 

Murakomeye? 

Niki imana itaduhaye? 

Umva Nta wutanga Imama kwihebura. 

So, we the people of Burundi are full of hope! 

The mountains we have already climbed cannot equate to the valley we are walking through today. 

Ariko we must become our own heroes.

It is us to build our nation nivyo Imana yaduhaya 

It is us to use ubwenke tumaze kurahura. 

It is us guteza imbere abacu nivyacu. 

It is us to come together in unity. 

And It is us dukeneye guhagurukira rimwe!

Because it is high time to make things right! 

To restore our identity!

To renovate our culture and traditions!

To reinvigorate our beautiful and sweet Kirundi!

To refashion and redefine imvutano!

To reteach the art and importance of Kuva ijambo!  

To reinstill and reconstruct umubanyi as umuzimwa muriro! 

Kuko Where our hearts desire to be! 

What our eyes seek to see! 

Where we envision our children and generations to come to be! 

Only we can get us there! 

Ntawundi. 

Kandi Imana ifasha uwifashije. 

Murakoze.