Intro (call & response)
Nono! — Ehe! (ha!)
Ah-ah, Nono wangu, ehe!
(Short percussion chant: ta-tak, ta-tak)
Verse 1
Mai, iwe ndiwe chiedza chenyika, unorima masikati nemasikati
Kufema kwako kunondipa mweya, ruoko rwako runodziya seredzi rezuva
Ndiri kufamba newe pamigwagwa yeHarare, mabhanhire anopenya, tichiseka
Zvese zvinodzikama kana uri padhuze, moyo wangu uchirova nemutinhimira
Pre-Chorus
Handikusiye, ndiri newe kusvika mangwanani
Mwoyo wangu unorira, muAfrobeat tinoimba pamwe
Tibate maoko, huya tirege kusiyirana
(Nono! — Ehe!)
Chorus (hook)
Nono wangu, you’re my everyday
Moyo wangu wakazara, you light my way
Nono! — Ehe! (ha!)
Nono wangu, you’re my everyday
Moyo wangu wakazara, you light my way
(Na-na — na-na)
Verse 2
Your laugh is sunrise over Kopje, warm on the skin, chasing cold away
Kutaura kwako kunondinyerera, voice yako inorira sekurira kwerwiyo
Tinotamba pasi pemwenje wesita, tichidzvanya mabeat, tichisundidzira nguva
Rudo rwako rwakabata mhandara yangu, kutamba mumigwagwa kusvika mangwanani
Pre-Chorus
Handikusiye, ndiri newe kusvika mangwanani
Mwoyo wangu unorira, muAfrobeat tinoimba pamwe
Tibate maoko, huya tirege kusiyirana
(Nono! — Ehe!)
Chorus (hook) — repeatable
Nono wangu, you’re my everyday
Moyo wangu wakazara, you light my way
Nono! — Ehe! (ha!)
Nono wangu, you’re my everyday
Moyo wangu wakazara, you light my way
(Na-na — na-na)
Mid-Track Breakdown (instrumental/percussion focus)
(Drums pull back to syncopated clap, congas, shakers)
Short Shona chant: "Nono! Nono! Tarira! Tarira!"
Ad-libs: "Ah! Ehe! Ha!" (call-and-response from background)
Brass stabs hit on the off-beat, bassline grooves low
(Beat drops hard, then builds)
Bridge (turning promise)
Tichasimuka pamwe, forever ndimi
Handingatongosiye, ruoko rwenyu rucharamba rwuri ruoko rwangu
Tichikura mumhanzi, tichishandura hope kuva zviroto
(Nono! — Ndimi chete!)
Final Chorus (big energy)
Nono wangu, you’re my everyday (you’re my everyday)
Moyo wangu wakazara, you light my way (you light my way)
Nono! — Ehe! (stacked harmonies)
Nono wangu, you’re my everyday (together, together)
Moyo wangu wakazara, you light my way
(Short ad-libs: ha! eh! yeah!)
Outro
Nono wangu, ndinokuda, forever nemoyo wese
In this Afro beat love dance, you are my only queen
Mai wangu, my heart sings your name endlessly
Together in love, shining bright for all to see
Production & Performance Notes
- Percussive vocal ad-libs throughout: "ha!", "eh!", "Ehe!" and short Shona chants for hooks
- Brass stabs on off-beats, warm sub-bass, crisp congas and shakers to keep Afrobeat groove
- Mid-track breakdown: remove pads, bring congas and clap forward, then rebuild with brass and backing choir
- Call-and-response arrangements for chorus and ad-libs to heighten crowd sing-along moments
- Suggested vocal style: rhythmic, warm lead with playful R&B inflections and tight layered harmonies on the final choruses
