[Intro — Call & Response]
Leader: Chority, Chority — my lovely girl
Choir (echo): My lovely girl, my lovely girl
Leader: Neku Konda, ooh, baby
Choir (echo): Ooh, baby — feel the morning
[Verse 1]
Chority, Chority — sunrise on the plain,
Zeebob Dala: firelight on the lane.
Kudi One Day, we dance through rain,
Jizan Kala — laughter breaks the chain.
Pamosi moves like a river slow,
Soongam Chima, steady glow.
Hands on the drum, feet on the earth,
This is our story, this is our birth.
[Pre-Chorus — Short and punchy]
We clap — we call — we lift the day,
Together we sing, we find the way.
Soongam Chima — strong, we stay,
Love in the step, in the sway.
[Chorus — Tight hook (call & response)]
Leader: Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!)
Choir: Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!)
Leader: Now we are family — sing it loud!
Choir: Now we are family — stand proud!
[Verse 2 — Images paired with phrases]
Jovem Ime Uda — a child's bright eyes,
Kasuvrista — how hope will rise.
Naksam, Nakaside — hands that build,
Fires of home, hearts fulfilled.
Nkamulungu guides the midnight road,
A lamp, a song, a helping load.
Kudi One Day — remember the name,
Jizan Kala — we ignite the flame.
[Pre-Chorus — Response]
Leader: Come close, feel the beat —
Choir: Come close, feel the heat.
Leader: Chorus lift, feet hit the street —
Choir: Hearts drum, hearts meet.
[Chorus — Repeat]
Leader: Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!)
Choir: Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!)
Leader: Now we are family — sing it loud!
Choir: Now we are family — stand proud!
[Bridge — Emotional center — preserved line for impact]
Leader: We remember how we rose from dust,
We weave our grief into songs of trust.
It was not through our power, but the power of God, that inspired us.
Choir: (Ahhh) Blessings heavy like rain, freedom like wind,
Leader: Atiyah's hand, we hold it within.
[Rap / Toast — Short, rhythmic shout-outs]
Spoken/rap: Yo — Isoka to Mafinga, listen, hear the cry,
Sam Zeko on the corners, where the night meets sky.
Mrs. Zeko's laugh, a bell in the town,
We lift our cups, we lift our crowns.
Toast: Pasaka mwa lalembapo — from field to feast,
Every humble voice now sings with the least.
[Percussion Break — Instrumental call & response]
(Handclap • djembe • shakers — call / echo)
Leader: Kudi One Day!
Choir: Kudi One Day!
Leader: Soongam Chima!
Choir: Soongam Chima!
(Short vocal riff — Hallelujah — reply ad lib)
[Final Chorus — Big, layered]
Leader: Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!)
Choir: Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!)
All: Now we are family — feel the sound!
All: Now we are family — roots run deep in this ground!
[Outro — Warm closing + credits]
Leader: Chority, Chority — my lovely girl,
Choir: With you I conquer the world.
Leader: Hallelujah — Atiyah — we sing it true,
All: Pasaka mwa lalembapo — from Isoka to Mafinga, for me and you.
Credits: Song written and performed for the community — Mr. Sam Zeko. Special thanks to Mrs. Zeko. — Pasaka Mwa Lalembapo (Isoka–Mafinga)
