[Intro — Percussion groove]
[Kick + Shaker] Waah — ha! (Ad-lib: yeah-yeah)
[Lead chant softly] Mimi… Enock… Nadine…
[Verse 1 — Short, rhythmic lines (6–10 syllables each)]
Mwangaza alfajiri, chai mezani, tunacheka, (linaangaza!)
Tabasamu lako, Nadine — mwanga wa nyumba, (mwanga mwanga)
Mimi nakuimba, mikono yako ninajua, (thabiti!)
Enock anacheka, anashika mkono, ametulia, (shimmy, shimmy)
[Percussion cue: djembe slap on “thabiti”]
[Pre-Chorus — Build, call-in]
Sauti ndogo, tinasema kwa mioyo,
Hii ni hadithi, sio maneno tu — ni maisha.
[Backing choir whisper] Ah — ah
[Chorus — Hook: short, chantable; call & response]
Lead: Ninyi ni moyo wangu — (6 syllables)
Backing: (Ninyi!)
Lead: Mimi, Enock, Nadine — (6–8 syllables)
Backing: (Pamoja daima!)
Lead: Upendo huo, tutaimba — (6–8 syllables)
Backing: (Tutaimba!)
Lead: Ninyi ni mwanga wangu — (6–8 syllables)
Backing: (Mimi! Enock! Nadine!)
[Percussion hit each line: conga, snap, clap, cymbal]
[Verse 2 — Concrete moments, internal rhyme]
Tukicheka alfajiri, nguo zikatoka, chai ikakamua,
Sauti za watoto, dari ya jioni, studio ya nyumbani.
Nadine ukitabasamu, dunia inageuka, rangi zikachora,
Enock anapika, fedha si kitu, tuko pamoja — ndoto zikajawa.
[Ad-libs: “linaangaza, linaangaza!” percussion: rimshot]
[Pre-Chorus — Short]
Hapa tumeandika nyimbo za kawaida,
Lakini za kweli, zinapiga moyo na moyo.
[Backing choir] Ah — ah — ah
[Chorus — Repeat, stronger]
Lead: Ninyi ni moyo wangu —
Backing: (Ninyi!)
Lead: Mimi, Enock, Nadine —
Backing: (Pamoja daima!)
Lead: Upendo huo, tutaimba —
Backing: (Tutaimba!)
Lead: Ninyi ni mwanga wangu —
Backing: (Mimi! Enock! Nadine!)
[Percussion break: polyrhythm, handclaps build]
[Bridge — Intimate, direct promises]
(Strip back to soft keys + hi-hat)
Mimi (Lead): Nadine, mke wangu, niko hapa, nakuahidi -
Nitakulinda, nitakulisha ndoto, nitakupeleka juu.
Enock (soft): Nitajenga daraja, nitabeba mizigo yasiyoonekana,
Pamoja tutaweka nyota angani, tutaimba kwa umilele.
[Backing choir hums a warm 3-note motif]
[Chorus — Big, rhythmic, with C&R and percussion cues]
Lead: Ninyi ni moyo wangu — (drop)
Backing: (Ninyi!) [clap-clap]
Lead: Mimi, Enock, Nadine — (lift)
Backing: (Pamoja daima!) [conga roll]
Lead: Upendo huo, tutaimba — (call)
Backing: (Tutaimba!) [stomp]
Lead: Ninyi ni mwanga wangu — (big)
Backing: (Mimi! Enock! Nadine!) [full choir]
[Outro — Warm, resolving]
Mimi: Twende polepole, mtaa wetu, nyota zetu zinamulika,
Enock: Chai mezani, nyimbo cheo, tukiimba kwa pamoja.
Lead (together): Nampenda Nadine, mke wangu — daima, daima.
[Soft choir repeats: "Daima, daima"]
[Percussion fades out with gentle shaker]
[Final ad-lib tag]
(Ninyi ni moyo wangu — Mimi, Enock, Nadine!) — Pamoja, daima!
