BIRANGWA

Uri inzozi nkumbura iteka ntazabona

You’re a dream that means so much to me,

but one that I can never hold for real

Ukaba ikibibi cyansaze umugongo aho ntishima

And you're a birthmark on the whole of my back,

where I cannot touch

Uri kure, kure nk'Ijuru ndebesha andi maso nkakubona

You feel so far away, far like heaven,

where only my heart can see

Uri inkuru nzabara iteka itarangira

You're my never-ending story,

and a story that I will always tell

Biganza birangwamo ubupfura iyo ugarutse ukareba uko nakuze

My guiding light, so caring and wise,

if you could come and see the kind of woman I've become

Biganza birangwamo umutima Nzakuririmba

The heart of an angel,

I will sing praises of you

Uri iriba ryamaze inyota ritazakama

You're a river of life that satisfies my thirst,

and will never dry up

Ukaba igicu kinkingira izuba kitazahita

And you're a cloud in the sky that never leaves

and always protects me from the harsh sun

Uri umurya, umurya w'inanga numvisha umutima ntabasha gucuranga

You're a sad note, a chord of inanga,

that only my heart can hear, but one that I can never play

Uri irungu nzarwara iteka ritazakira

You’re a constant longing in my heart,

one that will never be cured

Biganza birangwamo ubupfura iyo ugarutse ukareba uko nakuze

My guiding light, so caring and wise,

if you could come and see the kind of woman I've become

Biganza birangwamo umutima Nzakuririmba

The heart of an angel,

I will sing praises of you

Uwo amaso yanyimye

The one my eyes cannot see

Nzakuririmba

I will sing praises of you

Uwo ibitekerezo byampaye

The one only my thoughts can reach

Nzakuririmba

I will sing praises of you

Intore ntabariwe

Such a brave person I have known

Nzakuririmba

I will sing praises of you

Nshuti yanjye ntagumanye

A treasure I couldn’t keep

Nzakuririmba

I will sing praises of you

Nkuririmbire abana banjye

I will praise your name for my children

Nzakuririmba

I will sing praises of you

Iyeeeeee eh eh

Hummm

Nzakuririmba

I will sing praises of you