Muriungi Martin

1 Mja ninanena, neno la hikima,
Sio kuwachana, wenye taadhima,
Naweka bayana, mbaini hima,
Mjuwe hakuna, mume wa waume.
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Usilie mwanamwari, kwani vita ni karimu,
Mpenzi wako kisiri, litupa makono gumu,
Mbinguni kuso na heri, imara akajikimu,
Nyamaza dada silie, vita kweli ni karimu.
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Imi nataka niambe, niambe kwa ukabambe,
Sitoamba kwa kithembe, wala kunena kizembe,
Nifikie na mashombe, ngoma yangu na itambe,
Ngoma yangu musikile, amani ndugu amani.
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It started slowly,
From a place so hilly,
She walked shyly,
Her face smiley,
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Ooh! thee beauty of the ages,
Whose beauty is sung praises,
For you, I write,
A poem,
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Makiwa makiwa mama, umempoteza mwana,
Rajuayo kaditama, mava makazi yafana,
Peke baki kukoroma, maisha tunga kwa kina,
Tukufu vita na kifo, pamwe nyanja za maiti.
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