(Intro)
Yeah — violin on the strings, low boom kick, ad-libs: eh, yah
Listen — from Vhembe hills to city blocks, this one’s for her
Ndaa — ndi a funa (yeah), ndi a funa (yah)
(Verse 1 — 16 bars)
I walk the Vhembe road, market baskets sway — heart hold (hold)
Sun on her mother’s roof, she hums the lobola song — I’m sold (sold)
Her steps, barefoot through dust, basket full of day-old maize — I’m told (told)
Eyes like rainy terraces, promise in the dawn — I fold (fold)
I spit confessions in tight bars, patience on my sleeve — stay cold (cold)
Call her name at the kraal, sound travels past the veld — she knows (she knows)
I’m learning family stories, evening fire, slow hand roast — she grows (grows)
Respect her vows, respect her house, keep my distance, keep composed (composed)
My cadence like a river, steady, deep — I flow (I flow)
Two-word tag on my breath: forever mine — not rushed, slow (slow)
I write in Venda whispers: ndi a funa, ndi a livhuha — real, bro (bro)
From mud-path to the taxi rank, her laugh still rings — that glow (glow)
I fold my pride into these bars, fold it soft like cloth — hold tight (tight)
Promise in my chest, low-key flex — patience is my fight (fight)
I rhyme for the girl who’s promised but made my nights bright — all night (night)
End every line with a two-word tag: love strong — love right (right)
(Pre-Chorus — call-response, 4 bars)
Lead: "Ndi a funa" (say it) — ad-libs: "Ndi a funa!" (say it)
Lead: "Ndi a funa" (echo) — Crowd: "Ndi a funa!" (echo)
Short breath — violin lift — kick returns, clap — hold
Hook prep — nod your head, stamp your feet, take hold
(Chorus / Hook — chantable, 4–6 words)
Ndi a funa — Venda heartbeat (x3)
(Ad-libs after each repeat: eh / yah / ndi a funa)
(Verse 2 — 16 bars)
She keeps a picture in her cloth, grandmother’s braid — pride sealed (sealed)
Sits by the riverbank at dusk, ties stories to the reed — revealed (revealed)
I watch from two streets over, taxi lights paint her silhouette — concealed (concealed)
My bars confess like smoke to sky, honest breath — unsealed (unsealed)
Her laugh breaks market morning, she barters with a smile — I melt (melt)
She ministers to little ones, teaches songs, unbroken belt — heartfelt (felt)
I fold my wants into duty, honor lines I will not cross — my depth (depth)
She’s promised, tied by custom, but I keep faith — no theft (no theft)
Rhymes hit like drum calls at dawn, steady, clear — I step (I step)
I plant my patience like seeds in red earth — I rep (I rep)
Say her name in Venda prayer: ndi a funa, ndi a livhuha — I prep (prep)
Night city hum, violin weeps, guitar scratches like a breath (breath)
Short tag at line ends: slow burn, warm flame — remain (remain)
I’m writing vows in verse until the day she’s free — sustain (sustain)
Concrete detail, I count her ways: market, fire, riverbed — remain (remain)
Two-word rhythm tag closes: patient love — patient aim (aim)
(Bridge / Breakdown — rapid-fire, 12 bars)
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