Ikigengwe

[Intro]

Yeah… yeah…

Ikigengwe…

Sometimes I smile, but inside I’m crying…

Oh Lord…

[Couplet 1]

Naraseka imbere y’abantu, ariko umutima urarira,

I tell them “I’m okay”, but deep inside I’m tired.

Abantu nakunda baragiye, hasigara kwibuka,

Now I’m walking alone, trying to find my way.

Mw’ijoro ndaryama, ivyiyumviro bikanka,

I close my eyes, but the pain keeps coming back.

Nkabaza Imana nti, “Nzokira ryari?”

But I keep believing, better days will come.

[Refrain]

Ikigengwe, ikigengwe, ndi jyenyene.