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Niseme Nini (Baba Ninakushukuru) by Dr Ipyana cover art

Dr Ipyana - Niseme Nini (Baba Ninakushukuru) Lyrics

Artist:
Dr Ipyana
Album:
Niseme Nini - EP
Official Release:
30 Sep 2022

Lyrics

Uliyoyatenda kwangu ni mengi 


Shuhuda zako hazielezeki 


Umefanya hili, umefanya lile 


Umenipa jina, Baba ninakushukuru (Rudia)


Refrain:


Niseme nini? Siwezi kueleza 


Baba ninakushukuru 


Umefanya mengi, siwezi kueleza 


Baba ninakushukuru 


Nikulipe nini, kwa yote umetenda? 


Baba ninakushukuru 


Nikulipe nini, kwa yote umetenda? 


Baba ninakushukuru 


Baraka zako hazihesabiki 


Wema wako hauzoeleki 


Umefanya hili, umefanya lile 


Umenipa jina, Baba ninakushukuru(Rudia)


(Refrain)


Bali ninakushukuru 


Baba ninakushukuru 


Umefanya hili, umefanya lile 


Umenipa jina, Baba ninakushukuru


Umefanya hili, umefanya lile


Utafanya na lile, Bado ninakuamini(Rudia)


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Meaning & Inspiration

The Swahili question “Niseme nini?”—"what can I say?"—carries the central weight of this song. The lyrics circle around the inadequacy of human words when confronting God's accumulated goodness. God has done this, done that, given a name, and the response is repeated, nearly breathless thanks: Baba ninakushukuru.

The refrain asks what could possibly be offered in return for everything God has done. That question echoes Psalm 116:12, where the psalmist wonders how to repay the Lord. The song's answer is not repayment but gratitude itself. Baraka zako hazihesabiki—blessings beyond counting—and wema wako hauzoeleki—goodness beyond comprehension—frame thankfulness not as a transaction but as the only adequate posture.

The closing line moves from testimony to trust. After listing what God has done, the singer declares utafanya na lile, bado ninakuamini: God will do that as well, and belief continues. Thanksgiving becomes the foundation for ongoing faith, not a conclusion but a stance.