[Intro]
Nhai mudiwa wangu, imi ndimi zvandiri
Mwoyo wangu unoridza nziyo dzerudo rwako (ah)
Kutinhira kwembeva, mbira iri kutamba, eh
(Soft call) Mudiwa… mudiwa wangu
[Verse 1]
Pamusika kuseka kwako kunovheneka (8)
Tiyi yemanheru, tisu tiri pamadziro (9)
Kunhuwa kwemvura pamusoro pevhu rakanyanya (10)
Maputi nemwenje, ruoko rwako runondibata (9)
Uri chiedza pakati perima rangu rese (9)
Maziso ako anondiratidza nzira kumba (9)
Ndichirangarira kuseka kwako kuhomwe yevanhu (10)
Mudiwa, iwe, ndiwe rwiyo rwehusiku hwangu (10)
[Pre-Chorus]
Mwoyo unorova sehanzvadzi yemujeri (8)
Tingoridza muridzo, tongai ndinzwe, eh (8)
Tora ruoko rwangu, tizotiza kubva pane zvese (10)
(Whisper) Tiri pamwe chete, handichachinji (8)
[Chorus]
Mudiwa wangu, uri moyo (6)
Mwoyo wangu, nerudo rwako (7)
Tiri vaviri, pasi pemadenga (8)
Hupenyu hwangu, ndimi chete (6)
(ah ah) Mudiwa… (eh eh)
[Verse 2]
Mumigwagwa yemanheru, tinofamba tisina nzara (9)
Munhuwi wechipo chako, kamusoro kanodzungaira (10)
Takatenga matomatisi nemachungwa padivi pecheya (10)
Makore anoturika, asi ruoko rwako runopisa (9)
Kunyemwerera kwako kunorova sokuti dundundu (8)
Ndinoona ramangwana patinenge tichirima nzwara (9)
Kuseka kwako kunovaka imba pamusoro pematombo (10)
Mudiwa wangu, ndiri pano, ndakazvipira nguva dzese (10)
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Temberi tinokwira, tichiimba nemweya (8)
Rudo runoridza, tinoridza marimba (8)
Tamba neni kusvika zuva ravhara, eh (8)
(Short) Handingakurase, ndimi chete (6)
[Bridge]
Kana rima rikauya, ndinobata ruoko rwako (9)
Ndichati: ndiwe chivimbo, ndiwe rumwe rudo (9)
Tora mweya wangu, isa pamoyo pako (8)
Simudza izwi, tizununguke tichiridza pamwe (10)
(Call-and-response) Mudiwa — (ah!) Mudiwa — (eh!)
[Final Chorus]
Mudiwa wangu, uri moyo (6)
Mwoyo wangu, nerudo rwako (7)
Tiri vaviri, pasi pemadenga (8)
Hupenyu hwangu, ndimi chete (6)
(Repeat, build: ah ah — eh eh — ooh)
[Outro]
Nhai mudiwa wangu, imi ndimi zvandiri
Mwoyo wangu unoridza nziyo dzerudo rwako (ah)
Ticharamba tichitamba, tichiridza hupenyu (eh eh)
Mudiwa wangu — ndimi chete, ndimi chete (fade)
[Production Notes]
- Genre: Afrobeat, medium tempo (100 BPM recommended)
- Instrumentation: layered percussion (shakers, congas, kick), plucked guitar/mbira motif, warm horn stabs on choruses, light synth pad for atmosphere
- Arrangement: female lead vocal, harmony stack on choruses, call-and-response ad-libs (ah, eh) in bridge and outro
- Dynamics: Verse = intimate and rhythmic; Pre-Chorus = build with handclaps; Chorus = horn lift and full percussion; Bridge = intimate vulnerability then rising build into final chorus
- Vocal style: soulful Afrobeat phrasing, slight melisma on key words (mudiwa, moyo), crisp snaps on off-beats
