[Intro]
Soft ukulele and warm bass, offbeat skank, subtle steel guitar.
Call: (lead) koros be long mi tupela yet...
Response: (choir) koros be long mi tupela yet...
[Verse 1]
koros be long mi tupela yet u kirap Karim pikinini na raun way long mi
koros be long mi tupela yet u kirap Karim pikinini na raun way long mi
(Translation: The chorus is for the two of us — you stood up, Karim's child circles around me.)
[Pre-Chorus]
Salt on the lip, pandanus at the shore — I remember how you laughed.
Small boats rock, the night lamps glow, your footprints on the sand.
[Chorus]
mi misim u day na night ino mama Karim you sava Karim
mi misim u day na night ino mama Karim you sava Karim
(Translation: I miss you day and night — oh mother Karim, you keep safe Karim.)
mi misim u day na night ino mama Karim you sava Karim
mi misim u day na night ino mama Karim you sava Karim
(Repeat as call-and-response: lead / choir)
[Verse 2]
you huhu ya sava Karim you
you huhu ya sava Karim you
(Translation: You laugh, you comfort, you save Karim — your breath steadies him.)
Under the mango tree we shared our quiet deal,
I saw your shadow steady like the lighthouse wheel.
A concrete moment: I held your hand by the old pier light,
Your necklace caught the moon and everything felt right.
[Chorus]
mi misim u day na night ino mama Karim you sava Karim
mi misim u day na night ino mama Karim you sava Karim
(Lead sings, choir answers; leave space for a call-and-response tag)
[Bridge]
Kirap yet — rise up, feel the tide with me,
Promise on the breeze: we keep each other free.
When the drifters come with doubt and rain,
You stand like the coconut, strong through the pain.
(Bridge payoff — ties back to chorus)
We will keep you safe, ino mama, we will hold Karim tight,
From morning star to the harbor lights, we bring you home tonight.
[Chorus — Variation]
mi misim u day na night ino mama Karim you sava Karim
mi misim u day na night ino mama Karim you sava Karim
(Variation tag — lead: “Mi singim long yu, mi holim long yu” — I sing to you, I hold you close)
mi misim u day na night ino mama Karim you sava Karim
(Choir harmony rises; add subtle counter-melody on the final repeat)
[Outro]
koros be long mi tupela yet u kirap Karim pikinini na raun way long mi
(Soft repeat, fade with ukulele and steel guitar swells)
you
(One last breath — leave space for a whisper response and a soft percussion heartbeat)
[Arrangement & Vocal Notes]
- Genre: Pacific Island Reggae with light ukulele, warm bass pocket, gentle steel guitar fills, and percussion emphasizing 2 & 4.
- Tempo: relaxed reggae groove (around 72–84 BPM) with space for call-and-response.
- Vocal: warm female lead with a low harmony or male baritone on chorus; allow phrasing to breathe around the user-provided lines (these lines must remain exact and are intended as the emotional hook).
- Production touches: subtle reverb on vocals in chorus, harmonized choir on final chorus variation, and a gentle steel-drum or flute doubling the uke
