[Intro: Female (soft), Male (echo)]
Female: Nipotee... nipotee... uonekane
Male (soft echo): Uonekane...
[Verse 1: Male (testimony) / Female (reply - pleading)]
Male: Nilizama gizani, macho yangu yalilia
Male: Moyo ulikuwa mzito, ukitbana na dhiki
Female (reply): Nipotee wewe, uonekane sasa
Male: Nilishuhudia baridi, tamaa ikaniacha
Male: Lakini sauti yako ikanionya, ikaniongoza
Female (reply): Nipotee, mwanga uendelee kuangaza
[Pre-Chorus: Female lead / Male harmony]
Female: Mwanga wako uvunje giza, nifungue njia
Male (harmony): Upepo wa neema ulete uponyaji
Female: Tunakuita, tunakuomba kwa imani
Male (soft): Nani kama Wewe, Mungu wa milele
[Chorus 1 - Petition (Female lead, Male echo)]
Female: Nipotee wewe, uonekane sasa
Male (echo short): Uonekane sasa
Female: Utukufu wako wajaze mahali hapa
Male (echo): Utukufu wako
Female: Moyo wangu unalia kwa neema zako
Male (answer): Tunakuomba, uonekane
Female: Nipotee wewe, uonekane sasa
[Verse 2: Male (statement) / Female (declaration)]
Male: Umenibariki kwa nafasi, umeninyonyesha kwa neema
Male: Nimetoka mashambani ya msongo, sasa nasimama
Female (declare): Ufalme wako uvuke milima, ulete ushindi
Male: Minyororo ya woga ilivunjwa, ninapenda sifa zako
Female (reply): Nipotee, uonekane, ulete uponyaji
[Pre-Chorus 2: Call & Response]
Male (call): Nilipokea mwanga, moyo ukachangamka
Female (response): Nipotee, uonekane, mwanga ujazwe
Male (call): Malaika walinieleza, tazama imani imefufuka
Female (response): Nipotee, nipotee, uonekane kwa nguvu
[Chorus 2 - Testimony (Duet, stronger)]
Female: Nipotee wewe, uonekane kwa nguvu
Male (reply): Tuseme pamoja, umeponya nafsi
Female: Mwangaza wako utafanya moyo usisimke
Male: Milima tutaitangaza, jina lako litainuka
Female: Moyo wangu unalia kwa shukrani
Male & Female (together): Nipotee wewe, uonekane kwa nguvu
[Bridge - Climax (stripped, female solo then male joins) ]
Female (solo, intimate): Wewe ni mwamba wetu, ngao yetu ya kweli
Female: Umeokoa, umentimizia ahadi za milele
Female: Mwanga wako ulivunja giza, niliona uso wako
Male (enter gradually, strong): Wewe ni Mfalme, Wewe ni Mwokozi
Male: Umetupa maana, umetupa uhuru
Female (rising): Tunakuabudu, tunakuimbia bila kuacha
Male & Female (call-response rapid):
Male: Nimekufa kwa dhiki
Female (reply): Umenikomboa
Male: Nilikuwa mpweke gizani
Female (reply): Umeniangaza
[Build to Final Chorus - Key lift, full harmonies]
Male (lead): Tazama, mwanga wa neema unapochipua
Female (close harmonies): Tazama, utukufu ukifunika mahali
Male (spoken): Hakuna kama Wewe, kwa nguvu ya upendo
Female (echo): Uonekane, uonekane
[Chorus 3 - Celebration (Full ensemble)]
Female (lead): Nipotee wewe, uonekane milele
Male (response): Tukuze jina, jina lako litadumu
Female: Utukufu wako juu yetu, utangaze umilele
Male: Vipeleke sifa, vilinde nyumba ya nafsi
Female & Male (together, triumphant): Nipotee wewe, uonekane milele
[Tag / Reprise - Call & Response, rhythmic]
Female (call): Nipotee, nipotee, uonekane!
Male (reply):
