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Uyai Imi Vana vaShe
Uyai Imi Vana vaShe
1. Uyai mi vana vaShe,
Tiimbe pamwechete.
Ngatimbe norufaro.
Kuna Ishe achatonga
Panyika pano kana
Zvitema zvacheneswa,
Vanhu vasisatadze,
Kwangove nerugare.
2. Tichafara zvikuru
Kuwona Ishe wedu!
Odzika nokupenya,
Kuipa kuchapera.
Dzimbo dzatichaimba
Kumuponesi, naShe!
Rudo ruchatonga pasi
Nekutya kuchapera!
3. Takapfeka zvichena,
Togara muchiedza.
Toimba kurumbidza;
Todaidzira mufaro
Nyikayosukwa zvivi.
Chese chiri mairi
Murunako nerudo;
Togara nerufaro.
Manzwi: James H. Wallis, 1861–1940
Mumhanzi: Spanish melody; arr. by Benjamin Carr, 1768–1831