Lyrics
Verse 1
Kama machozi yangeweza kusimulia
namna gani moyo unatunza mengi
Kama machozi yangeweza kusimulia
namna gani moyo unavumilia
Verse 2
Moyo umebeba jeraha zangu
Eeh Moyo umebeba huzuni zangu
Moyo umebeba furaha yangu
Eeh Moyo umebeba ushindi wangu
Pre-Chorus
Kuna muda kinywa kinatabasamu lakini Moyo unalia
Kuna muda macho yanafurahi lakini Moyo unalia
Chorus
Nitaulinda moyo wangu kuliko yote niyalindayo , niyalindayo,
Maana ndiko zitokako chemchemi za uzima , Za uzima, za uzima
Nitaulinda moyo wangu kuliko yote niyalindayo niyalindayo,
Maana ndiko zitokako chemchemi za uzima , Za uzima, za uzima
Verse 1 (Reprise)
Kama machozi yangeweza kusimulia
namna gani Moyo unatunza mengi
Kama machozi yangeweza kusimulia
namna gani Moyo unavumilia
Chorus
Linda Moyo wako kuliko yote uyalindayo
Maana ndiko zitokako chemchemi za uzima
Bridge
MUNGU BABA nifute machozi yangu mimi
Waujua Moyo wangu nigange jeraha zangu nibaki
MUNGU BABA nifute machozi yangu mimi
Waujua moyo wangu nigange jeraha zangu nibaki
Credits & Song Information
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Moyo” by AIC Chang’ombe Choir is a live Swahili song about the heart as the place where grief, joy, wounds, and victory are held. It begins with “if tears could tell,” asking how much the heart keeps and endures. The second verse says the heart carries wounds, sorrow, joy, and victory.
The pre-chorus gives a human picture: sometimes the mouth smiles while the heart cries, and sometimes the eyes are glad while the heart cries. The chorus then turns to a verse, saying “Nitaulinda moyo wangu kuliko yote niyalindayo,” meaning “I will guard my heart above all that I guard,” because from it flow the springs of life. This is the wording of Proverbs 4:23.
The bridge becomes a prayer to God the Father to wipe the singer’s tears and heal the wounds, saying that He knows the heart. That request is close to Psalm 147:3 and Revelation 21:4. The song combines honest grief with trust in God’s care.
Related Scripture
- Proverbs 4:23 Guarding the heart, from which flow the springs of life
- Psalm 147:3 God heals the brokenhearted and binds their wounds
- Revelation 21:4 God will wipe away every tear