[Intro]
[Verse]
Yahhhā¦
From the hills to the valleys,
From Loong to Temezelee,
Yemnghe to Kunam,
We rise as one people, one heart, one dreamā¦
Letās go!
[B**t builds ā Afrobeat drums, shekere, guitar riff enters]
Ohhh oh oh⦠ohhh yeah yeahā¦
Verse 1
Long time weāve been standing apart,
Now itās time we move with one heart,
Our fathers laid the ground, now itās our turn,
To light the flame and make it burn.
Kimbi Dieudonne Chu with the vision strong,
Nji Claudette Lai, keep building on,
Andem Clementine lift the women up,
Ndimvogo Eric Jose, never giving up!
Ngong Grace with the heart of gold,
Muh Sylvia, your story must be told,
Kang Norbert Kah, with wisdom to guide,
Mme Tiang Teresia, youāre our pride!
Mme Chouh Evira, youāre our pride!
Chorus
(Call & Response)
Lead: Kung my beloved villageā¦
All: Eeeehhhhhh!
Lead: Kang Kelvin the Visionaryā¦
All: Eeeehhhhhh!
Lead: Chu MAGDALEN out women headā¦
All: Eeeehhhhhh!
Lead: Kung my motherlandā¦
All: Eeeehhhhhh!
Lead: Together we stand, divided we fall,
Letās build the dream for one and all,
All: Kung my beloved villageā¦
Lead: Eeeehhhhhh!
All: Kung my motherlandā¦
Lead: Eeeehhhhhh!
Verse 2
Unity is power, letās make that clear,
Development is calling, the future is near,
From the farms to the schools we go,
Together we reap what together we sow.
The youth must rise, no time to sleep,
Weāve got a promise our fathers keep,
Culture and love, our daily bread,
Peace and progress, thatās ahead!
(Bridge vocals ad-lib)
Ohhh oh Kung, our destiny is bright,
From sunrise to the calm of night,
Weāll sing our song, weāll dance our way,
To a brighter, stronger day!
Chorus
(Refrain ā Stronger b**t)
Lead: Kung my beloved villageā¦
All: Eeeehhhhhh!
Lead: Kung my motherlandā¦
All: Eeeehhhhhh!
Lead: We go build am, we go change am,
We go love am, we go raise am,
All: Kung my beloved villageā¦
Lead: Eeeehhhhhh!
All: Kung my motherlandā¦
Lead: Eeeehhhhhh!
Bridge
(Instrumental + Spoken interlude)
(Afrobeat drums, talking drum, flute ā fade instruments halfway for spoken part)
Spoken:
My people of Kung ā time don reach oh!
From Loo-ong to Temezelee, from Yemnghe to Kunam,
Make we no wait for tomorrow to change our land, lets Fungom, Menkaf, Zhoa, Abar Copy from us the giant
Letās start today ā in peace, in unity, in love!
Because when we stand as one, we move as giants!
Verse 3
Letās lift each other, sister to brother,
No more f***t, no more border,
Education, culture, pride,
Let the youth carry the light inside.
Kimbi Che wey di talk for change,
Kai Alibassa with design wey range,
Andem Clementine build up dream,
Ndimvogo Jose dey on the team!
Ngong Grace with the future bright,
Muh Sylvia wey di shine her light,
Kang Norbert Kah, guiding hand,
Mme Tiang Theresia, mother of the land!
Final Chorus (Extended ā With crowd chants)
All together (chant style):
Kung my beloved village⦠Eeeehhhhhh!
Kung my motherland⦠Eeeehhhhhh!
Kung my beloved village⦠Eeeehhhhhh!
Kung my motherland⦠Eeeehhhhhh!
(Ad-libs over fade-out)
We go rise ohhh⦠rise