[Intro]
It's your birthday today, Musa Kamara
Oya Tangwe! (Oya Tangwe!)
[Hook / Chorus] <-- tight, repeatable
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe)
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe)
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe)
We celebrate — it's your day!
[Verse 1]
Lights on the street, the whole town feel the drum
Jubilation moving, every heart come
Peace & Dev in the place, Jallaj in the space
Students, fam, and Fasa — everybody face to face
Mr. Smart on the beat, sing it loud for the son
Palace to the corner shop, the party just begun
Your name in the air, your smile across the bay
Musa Kamara, today your birthday has come
[Pre-Chorus]
Dance for your time, eat for your time
Chill through the night, make this the sign
We clap, we shout, we put you on high
This celebration's yours — raise it to the sky
[Chorus]
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe)
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe)
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe)
We celebrate — it's your day!
[Verse 2]
Chapter one a day, we, you and Fasa see
Wire wait no more, the city sets you free
Plenty eats, plenty love, every corner lit in gold
Friends and brothers gather close, the story's being told
We sing the names of those who lift you when you fall
Peace Foundation in the place, we answer to the call
We move like one heartbeat, the rhythm guides the way
Musa Kamara, this is your nata day
[Tag / Call & Response]
Oya Tangwe — forgive us (Oya Tangwe)
Oya Tangwe — bless this son (Oya Tangwe)
Mr. Smart — on the beat (Come on!)
Everybody — make some heat!
[Bridge] <-- emotional core about Musa
You steady hands, you open doors, you light the morning road
You lift our doubts, you carry hope when heavy burdens grow
A brother, friend, the heart that holds — your laughter moves the crowd
Musa, you make us proud (we sing it loud)
[Chorus — Variation]
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe)
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe — oya!)
It's your day, Musa! (Higher now!)
We celebrate — it's your day!
[Local Prayer / Chant — preserved]
O Baba Mwenu, weina, weina mweni tombwe do
Weina mweni tombwe do
Kono Mwenu, weina mweni tombwe do
O Nae, weina, weina mweni tombwe do
(Transliteration/meaning: O Lord, we call, we call — we ask your blessing on this child)
[Final Chorus / Outro]
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe!)
It's your day, Musa! (Oya Tangwe!)
Celebrate your day — dance for your day
Tonight the town is yours, this love will stay
Musa Kamara, today your birthday has come
Francis Smart — bro — come on, much love
[End]
This song is done for Musa Kamara — your celebration hour
Oya Tangwe!
