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by Patricia Bamurangirwa


  Nimiruho twanyuzemo twarikumwe

  Turambukana tubakubite ingabo mubitugu

  Ntiturushanwa nabo mumbaraga zamaboko

  Igikora nimbaraga zomumutwe turazifite

  Nubwihangane bwumutima kamere muntu

  Kandi ibihe byubu dukoresha mashini.

  Sinkibya Ndabaga byarimiheto gakondo

  Turashinga ikirenge mucye, aliko twe ntitwigira abahungu

  Mureke dutabare turabakobwa.

  Aho tuzaba tulihose, basaza bacu tubabe hafi

  Kandi tubabereye Nyampinga

  Inama yubutabazi turayishyigikiye

  Reka tugende tucyure abandi bana

  Bazige bamenyubwenge

  Amanota yabo ajje aba ayabo

  Ataribyi I Burundi bagenerwage ayabo

  Cyanga I Rwanda kubwa Kinani

  Ntibazabuzwa kwinjira Kaminuza

  Nko muri Kenya UN ningabo zabo babimira.

  Ngo kaminuza sizizimpunzi

  Aliko ubwo umwana azajja yiga

  Kuba alinde cyanga alinde

  Bitamukura umutima ngo atinye.

  Rose Kanyange bati wowe ufite ikibondo

  Reka tugende urere uruhinja

  Ati uwomwana arasigara ngende

  Kuko nchaka kuzamurerera i Rwanda

  Ikindi ndashaka kuzahangana numufaransa

  Harukuntu akeka ko kuba umwirabura

  Bisobanura kutagira umutima nkawe

  Ndagirango nzababere ishuli

  Mbakure mubitotsi bangire indahiro.

  Bizabatere kubaha umwirabura hose aho bamusanze

  Bati burya abirabura nabo nabantu

  Bati ahubwo ducishe make bitadukoza isoni

  Inama yubutabazi ndayishyigigikiye

  Kandi ndambutse ndagiye

  GAHONZIRE Mary ati ndahali

  Jje nzajja mbamenyera hirya hino

  Hatazagira ikizaza bucece kikabakanga

  Hatazagira ikizabahungabanya

  Nzakoresha ubuhanga ubwo mfite bwose

  Ubwamashuli, uburere nubuvuke

  Kandi mukazi ndumuhanga

  Umunyarwandakazi azabe intanga rugero

  Murwamubyaye nomumahanga.

  Inama yubutabazi ndayishyigikiye.

  Aho yaliyicaye Kayitare Emmanuel ati byose nabyumvise

  Ibyinama yubutabazi ndikumwe namwe

  Igihe cyokubabwira ibanga nicyi

  Jje nali nalimenye nkirumwana

  Kandi nabibwiwe nabambyaye

  Ko ndumwe mubahanuwe bataravuka

  Bati umunsi urwanda ruzagera ahaga

  Hazaduka intwari imeze nka Ruganzu

  Izarwitangira rukava ibuzimu rukajja ibumuntu

  Ishusho yarwo igatangaza amahanga.

  Abahanuzi bati icyogihe cyange.

  Nzaba igitambo nzabe insinzi yabange.

  Kumunsi bazahura nabasazi bambaye amashara.

  Biyuhagiye amaraso

  Igihe kizaba cyiegeze

  Cyuko Urwanda rutemba amata rwaziganilijwe na Rurema

  None nimuhaguruke dutabare igihe kirageze

  Jje mpisemo ko muzamparira Uruhengeli nu Murera

  Nzatsinda butwari icyo gihe nzaba mfite nizina ryubwema.

  Nzaba naramaze kubatizwa ko ndi Intare batinya.

  Nkusi Sam ati nzaza mbereke ubuhanga nahashye ibuzungu

  Nimuhumure nzahanga radio Muhabura

  Izahangane nizabanzi bibajijishe

  Ihabure abacu bakore bugenge bitangaze

  Bati ibyababana ntibisanzwe tubitege amaso

  Bibulirwe izina bati ibi nibyo bita ubutatu butagatifu.

  Iyonama yubutabazi ndayishyigikiye

  Rusagara Franc ati iyonama ndayishyigikiye

  Nange maze iminsi ndota Urwanda

  Ngo ndikurugamba ndwana inkundura

  Bati uyumusore wambariye urugamba

  Unatera intambwe nka Nyiringango, yambaye insinzi

  Kandi nkarota nganje natsinze abagome

  Ngobabaririza abo turibo tarangwa nubutwari

  Turakuze reka dutabalire Urwanda

  Nziza Jack ati ntimunsiga turajjana

  Burya kuba umufumbira bisobanura ubunyarwanda

  Amateka yacu ntadutera isoni

  Imipaka yaje ejubundi ntimuyishinge

  Ejo ntazatinya intango yintwari ntalikigwali.

  Inama yubutabazi ndayishyigikiye

  Kayonga Charles ati nibyo tugende

  Muzareke mbanze kumurwa i Kigali

  Nzaba mbareba batandeba

  Kubera ubuhanga nzaba njanye

  Bankekere kumibare mbabwiye bahere kuliyo

  Ahakomeye sinzahatinya

  Nzashishoza ntegure amayira

  Mubwitonzi nubwitange ducyure abacu.

  Iyinama yubutabazi ndayishyigikiye

  Mbandahe Mbayire Alfonci bimugezeho

  Ati iyo niyonama yalitegerejwe

  Hashize imyaka twitwa Inyenzi

  Ubundi twiyoberanya ngo bucye kabiri.

  Nimuze tureke ayomanyamaswa

  Tuzahabwe ayubwema adukwiye

  Tuzabayobora amayira mazima

  Ayo mubishanga numubigunda

  Maze tugote abagome tubatsinde

  Umunyarwanda wese mu Rwanda

  Abe we ntamushyitsi

  Inama yubutabazi turayishyigikiye

  Ba Kadogo bati twabyumvise

  Ntimudusiga nubwo mutubuza

  Tuzihisha tuze mubone tulikumwe

  Ntako mukibigize mureke tuhagume

  Maze twiyoberanye ngo turabana

  Tugire akamaro mutangare

  Abanyeshuli basize amakaramu kumeza

  Abo mumajjaruguru ya Uganda barahindukira

  Abaganga basiga amakote mubyumba

  Abalimu nabo mubiro biha ibiruhuko

  Ababyeyi bamwe barasezerwa,

  Abana bati mwemere mwange Umusindi yarenze akarwa.

  Zere zirabure turagiye

  Ahubwo mwitungurwa igihe cyirageze.

  Nimwahe impumbya,mudufatire iryiburyo turatabaye.

  INAMA YUBUTABAZI

  Intwari zatabaliye Urwanda mugihe cya 1990, abikubitiro bambutse 1-10-1990, nibenchi, baturutse impande zose kwisi, bazanye ubuhanga butandukanye, arabatabarutse tulikumwe nabo, harinabatanze ubuzima bwabo tukaba tutalikumwe, aliko twarabasigaranye mumitima yacu. Arabakobwa arabahungu, sinavuze amazina yabose. Amazina avuzwe aha ahagarariye ayabandi.

  Izo ntwari zacu zitazibagirana nizo dukesha Urwanda rwubu, tutibagirwa ababyeyi babo,abavandimwe, hamwe ninchuti, balinyuma yabo, babafasha kururwo rugamba, batanze inkunga zabo muburyo butandukanye, batanze imyanya yabo nibintu, batanze amatunga namafaranga, kugirango abafashe umuheto babishobore. Nabogushima. Bituma tugira ishema hose aho tunyuze, tukishimira ko turabanyarwanda.

  LIBERATION LAUNCH

  Children said, time is up.

  Too many years have come to pass

  We should not wait for more years

  Let us get arms as it has become a must

  Brave Rwigema Gisa Fred and

  Kagame Paul said let us unite and build the liberation team

  Now that our cause is supported by Mozambique and Uganda

  Rwigema said that a woman rebels in Northern Uganda

  She knows me and will tell you more

  It gave her hard time, chased her from place to place

  Dumped her into Kenya

  Lakwena up now swears my name

  I love the world but especially Africa because it is the pearl and beginning

  That is why I cannot die in foreign land

  Yet Rwanda has raised warriors

  I feel sad that I am raised from foreign land

  I have a fear that I might die in foreign land too

  Yet I have a purpose of being born

  I will rest when I reach home

  My blood shed at my home country

  This might be blessing to my country men and women

  Planting a seed which will widely grow

  I am not alone but with others together we grew

  They are all tired of living as foreigners

/>   At home there is no democracy,

  After we have laid our work plan,

  Even our sisters shall not be left out

  Here was launched a liberation meeting.

  It is necessary to change the direction for arms

  Direct the arms towards the dictator with deaf ears

  Without fear he told us that Rwanda is full

  That like a glass full of water, we cannot be accommodated

  But through all ways we shall be accommodated

  Forgetting that where there is a will, there is a way,

  Also no mother fails to look after her baby

  He refused to listen peacefully

  He still call us rebels expecting us to be the previous ones

  Forgetting that we are modern

  Without sensitivity he calls us rebels

  That we didn’t deserve Rwanda!

  Children groomed and raised in foreign land

  Grew in sorrow which gave us courage

  We are scattered all over the world, including the Pacific

  We are all over the world and we are educated

  Once we hold the trigger, our case shall move faster

  Boys and girls all over the world shall get arms

  Those in Rwanda will secretly support us

  Our parents shall stay behind

  But behind them, shall get support

  All our people shall know their contribution

  We have lived in harmony, have been our good friends

  Liberation Launch! Time is up

  Kagame Paul said let me leave Rwigema and go for further studies.

  I trust him, that is why I have to go.

  Where there is urgency, I will burden you

  I will come back soon, as soon as I will know I will fly.

  I assure you when I reach my home country

  Our Rwanda will be its olive tree

  I will grow wide branches of peace side by side

  Rwandans will drink wine

  The whole country shall quench its thirst

  I will be a tree which can’t be shaken.

  A firm tree which is not easily shaken by any wind

  Those who love peace shall come to study and consult about the fighters

  Our Liberation Launch has come at the right time.

  I support it.

  Rutaremara Tito and Mazimpaka Patrick

  Do not worry, we are close to you

  We shall be your genuine advisors

  We shall advise you wherever you go

  We shall be careful with secret investigations

  By all means we shall overcome the enemies

  Liberation Launch we support you.

  Mugambage Frank and Kayizare Caesar

  We are together with Rutatina Eugene

  We shall not fear any place or one

  For many years, we have not been in limelight

  Let us go in limelight and they see us

  Nothing will stop us, we are set to go

  This is time to wake up! We have come

  Liberation Launch! We support it.

  Ndushabandi and Mutimbo

  We, we are doctors

  Let go us, we will support you

  Regards all medicines, we shall be responsible.

  Fortunately it’s true we are all around the world.

  Liberation Launch! We support you.

  Kabarebe James, I am not scared of cheap politics

  I am scared of cheap ideas

  We shall go as liberators

  I will be in Rwanda at the same time in Congo

  I will reinstate policy in Africa as a Rwandan. I will lead fighters of two countries at the same time

  By all means we have gone to battle.

  I will not be reminded that I am not wanted

  The word that angered me and filled with courage

  It drove me to meet Museveni in the bush

  I would not cry, if my child should not be told the same

  Liberation Launch! I support you.

  Nzaramba Martin, do not we are together.

  Hard times train

  Growing in foreign land grooms you to be wise

  Let us cross the border, we shall overcome by all means

  We have lawyers, we shall apply science.

  And since I have few words

  I will apply British science

  That is diplomacy

  Sweet talk the enemy you meet

  Not giving him/her chance to suspect you

  To an extent of forgetting and let out all secrets

  Get exhibits and capture him

  The rest, Liberation Launch! I support you.

  Kaka Sam, Liberation Launch I support it

  Let us return with no turning back.

  At least our children shall be named Mutabazi and Nyampinga

  Katende and Namatovu shall be visited.

  Liberation Launch, I support it.

  Karenzi Karake and Nyamvumba, our science is anxiety

  We do not want to continue being called rebels

  We don’t want our struggle to be like Angola’s or Sudan’s

  We want ours to succeed without any delay

  Our plan is to see Africa at peace out of slavery

  We shall be a role model to Sudan.

  Kayitesi Doreen and Inyumba Aloysia asked Rose Kanyange

  What do we say about the Liberation Launch?

  All of them at once said that they support it.

  Yeah, we are still young and beautiful

  But we have never been naughty, no conducive place

  Many of us are here and were dearly loved at our home country

  We have not hated ourselves as well

  Our brothers shall not go to the battlefield alone

  We have shared all hardships

  We shall cross the border together and support them.

  We shall not compete physically

  What is needed is mental power, which we have

  Patience and personal determination.

  This is a modern era, we use machine guns

  Not like old days of arrows

  We shall follow their steps, we shall not become boys.

  Like Ndabaga we will only follow her braveness

  Let us go to the battlefield, as girls!

  Always we shall be near our brothers

  And we shall be their immediate saviour

  Liberation Launch we support it.

  Let us go and liberate other children

  They will study and become professionals

  Their grades at schools will belong to them

  Not as in Burundi where they had limited grades

  Or in Rwanda during the days of dictators

  They shall not be barred from joining University

  Like in Kenya where the UN with their allies limited grades

  Not even like in Uganda where you have to change the name.

  But now a child will go to school

  Despite the status of the child

  Children shall be confident and shall not be scared.

  Rose Kanyange you have a little baby

  Let us go, you will look after the baby

  The child will remain behind and I go

  Because I want to raise him in Rwanda

  I also want to face the French man

  There is a way he thinks being black means not having natural feelings like him.

  I want to be their lesson

  I will wake them up

  It will cause them to respect black people wherever they are.

  Wake up and realise that black people are also human

  They will change their attitude and feel ashamed

  Liberation Launch I support you.

  Now I have crossed and gone.

  Gahonzire Mary, I am present

  I will be spying from all corners

  Nothing would come secretly to scare you

  Nothing would disorganise you

  I will apply my ex
pertise

  Education, nurturing and natural

  At work, I am an expert

  I will not be a dormant listener

  Instead, I shall open my eyes and ears to the whole word

  Rwanda will be respected and valuable to other countries

  A Rwandan female shall be a role model.

  In her home country and foreign land

  Liberation Launch! I support you.

  In his seat, Kayitare Emmanuel said,

  I have heard it all. Liberation Launch! We are together

  This is the time to tell you the secret

  I discovered myself when I was young

  I even told my parents

  I was among those prophesied upon in my mother’s womb

  The day Rwanda will be in turmoil

  There shall arise a warrior like Ruganzu

  He will be a sacrifice to raise Rwanda from death to life

  Its image shall surprise other countries

  The foretellers confirmed that it was the time

  I will be a sacrifice to liberate my people

  On the day they will come across mad people dressed in rugs

  Bathed in blood

  The time will be closer

  The Rwanda flowing into milk was protected by God

  Now get up, it is time to go.

  I have chosen to handle areas of Ruhengeri and Murera

  I shall win and will have called a fierce Lion.

  Liberation Launch I support you.

  Nkusi Sam was there said

  I will present to you the expertise I acquired from Europe.

  Do not worry, I will establish radio Muhabura.

  It will compete with those of our enemies

  It will be confusion to them.

  It will be sensitive to our people and they shall contribute surprisingly

  These plans are unusual,

  Let us just watch out

  It shall not have a description; it will be called the Trinity

  Liberation Launch I support it.

  Rusagara Frank, I support the Liberation Launch.

  I have been dreaming about Rwanda

  Dreaming of fighting at the frontline.

  And people were wondering and say

  This young boy has championed the liberation

  He moved his steps like Nyiringango

  Armed with the shield.

  I also dreamed of overcoming our enemies

  The enemies wondering who these warriors are

  We are growing up!

  Let us Liberate Rwanda.

  Nziza Jack said, you will not leave me

  We shall go together

  Being a Mufumbira means a Munyarwanda

  Our policies do not shame us

  The borders were set by foreigners

  I should not fear

  Or become a coward

  Liberation Launch I support it.

  Kayonga Charles, it is right we should go

 

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