Intro (call-and-response)
Awa Mose Boa Ngima, Mose Boa Ngima
Awa Mose Boa Ngima, Mose Boa Ngima
(Choir echoes: Mungi Veli Mungi Lato...)
[Verse 1]
You gave me my one and only daughter,
With a promise I could hold her close.
Her laugh like rain across the kitchen floor,
A tiny hand that fit inside my hand —
A lullaby at midnight, humming slow,
I'm in the pain, I'm missing the soul called Tia Magengo.
I'm missing the daughter called Sia Tia Magengo.
[Pre-Chorus]
Every small light in the house remembers her name,
Every quiet corner knows the shape of her smile.
We breathe the memory, we carry the flame,
Hold on to the echoes for a little while.
[Chorus]
Awa Mose Boa Ngima, Mose Boa Ngima
Mungi Veli Mungi Lato — we sing your name.
She is my beautiful daughter, my everything when I had her.
Oh, Tia Magengo — family, we all miss you.
I miss you so much, I miss you so much. Oh, Tia Magengo.
(Choir: Oh, Tia Magengo, oh, Tia Magengo)
[Verse 2]
I held her through the storms and lit her first small stars,
You shaped our lives and placed us here on earth.
And I love the daughter so much — your love is higher still,
Lord, you gave and stole, and left a silence in the room.
Please, Father, hear my prayer for Tia Magengo.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
A photograph, a folded dress, the scent of Sunday best,
Her giggle in the doorway when the world felt too heavy to bear.
These moments keep me honest, these memories keep me blessed,
We lift our voices up; we lay our hearts out there.
[Chorus — with family voices]
Awa Mose Boa Ngima, Mose Boa Ngima
Mungi Lato, Mungi Boa Ngima — we call your name.
She is my beautiful daughter, my everything when I had her.
Oh, Tia Magengo — Smart family, we all miss you.
The Miller family, the Duffy family — they pray for you.
I miss you so much, I miss you so much. Oh, Sia Tia Magengo.
[Bridge — honest plea]
Oh Father, take this pain or give us strength to hold her name,
Take the sting from every night, or teach our hearts to carry light.
We beg for comfort, not to empty sorrow's frame,
But to weave her love into the day and into the night.
[Final Chorus — full choir & family]
Awa Mose Boa Ngima, Mose Boa Ngima
Mungi Veli Mungi Lato — together we sing your name.
She is my beautiful daughter, she is my everything when I had her.
Oh, Tia Magengo — we won't let you fade, we won't let you go.
Family voices rising: we all miss you, we can't let you go.
Smart family, Miller, Duffy — we pray and sing your name.
Oh, Sia Tia Magengo — we hold you, we hold you close.
[Outro / Dedication]
Awa Mose Boa Ngima, Mose Boa Ngima — this song is for you.
This song is dedicated to our beloved daughter, Sia Tia Magengo.
Sia Tia Magengo — that is a song, that is a prayer, that is love.
